The Biggest Crowds at Basketball Arenas
49 arenas qualify, ranked by record attendance. No. 1 is JMA Wireless Dome in Syracuse, New York (35,642).
- 1D-IJMA Wireless Dome — Syracuse Orange 35,642
- 2D-IMarriott Center — BYU Cougars 25,875
- 3D-IThompson–Boling Arena — Tennessee Volunteers 25,610
- 4D-IRupp Arena — Kentucky Wildcats 24,480
- 5NBAUnited Center — Chicago Bulls 22,819
- 6D-IKFC Yum! Center — Louisville Cardinals 22,815
- 7D-ICarver–Hawkeye Arena — Iowa Hawkeyes 22,157
- 8D-IDean Smith Center — North Carolina Tar Heels 22,125
- 9NBAXfinity Mobile Arena — Philadelphia 76ers 21,490
- 10NBACrypto.com Arena — Los Angeles Lakers 20,820
- 11NBAState Farm Arena — Atlanta Hawks 20,425
- 12D-IBud Walton Arena — Arkansas Razorbacks 20,344
- 13D-ILenovo Center — NC State Wolfpack 19,722
- 14NBAScotiabank Arena — Toronto Raptors 19,285
- 15D-ICHI Health Center Omaha — Creighton Bluejays 18,964
- 16NBAToyota Center — Houston Rockets 18,583
- 17NBAFiserv Forum — Milwaukee Bucks 18,412
- 18NBAGainbridge Fieldhouse — Indiana Pacers 18,274
- 19D-IXfinity Center — Maryland Terrapins 17,950
- 20D-IAllen Fieldhouse — Kansas Jayhawks 17,228
- 21D-IState Farm Center — Illinois Fighting Illini 17,087
- 22D-IWVU Coliseum — West Virginia Mountaineers 16,704
- 23D-IMoody Center — Texas Longhorns 16,389
- 24D-IJon M. Huntsman Center — Utah Utes 16,019
- 25D-IPinnacle Bank Arena — Nebraska Cornhuskers 15,998
- 26D-IBryce Jordan Center — Penn State Nittany Lions 15,998
- 27D-IJohn Paul Jones Arena — Virginia Cavaliers 15,219
- 28D-IGallagher-Iba Arena — Oklahoma State Cowboys 14,059
- 29D-IReed Arena — Texas A&M Aggies 14,036
- 30D-IBramlage Coliseum — Kansas State Wildcats 13,762
- 31D-IPauley Pavilion — UCLA Bruins 13,727
- 32D-IFifth Third Arena — Cincinnati Bearcats 13,477
- 33D-IStegeman Coliseum — Georgia Bulldogs 13,200
- 34D-IAlaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion — Washington Huskies 12,961
- 35D-IExactech Arena at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center — Florida Gators 12,633
- 36D-IMatthew Knight Arena — Oregon Ducks 12,369
- 37D-IDonald L. Tucker Civic Center — Florida State Seminoles 12,358
- 38D-ICassell Coliseum — Virginia Tech Hokies 11,500
- 39D-ICintas Center — Xavier Musketeers 10,880
- 40D-IFertitta Center — Houston Cougars 10,660
- 41D-IThe Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss — Ole Miss Rebels 10,630
- 42D-IHaas Pavilion — California Golden Bears 10,525
- 43D-IMoody Coliseum — SMU Mustangs 10,276
- 44D-IGalen Center — USC Trojans 10,258
- 45D-IHank McCamish Pavilion — Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 10,125
- 46D-IAddition Financial Arena — UCF Knights 10,011
- 47D-INeville Arena — Auburn Tigers 9,121
- 48D-IWintrust Arena — DePaul Blue Demons 8,786
- 49D-ISchollmaier Arena — TCU Horned Frogs 8,412
Capacity figures vary by source. Opening years count the current building, not later renovations. Some records were set at non-basketball events; each entry says which event set it on the venue page.