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15 best home-court advantages in college basketball

By Mike Phillips

EAST LANSING, MI - MARCH 09: Matt McQuaid #20 of the Michigan State Spartans kisses the logo after defeating the Michigan Wolverines 75-63 at Breslin Center on March 9, 2019 in East Lansing, Michigan. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
EAST LANSING, MI - MARCH 09: Matt McQuaid #20 of the Michigan State Spartans kisses the logo after defeating the Michigan Wolverines 75-63 at Breslin Center on March 9, 2019 in East Lansing, Michigan. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) /
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CINCINNATI, OH – MARCH 09: Shamorie Ponds #2 of the St. John’s Red Storm brings the ball up court during the game against the Xavier Musketeers at Cintas Center on March 9, 2019 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images)
CINCINNATI, OH – MARCH 09: Shamorie Ponds #2 of the St. John’s Red Storm brings the ball up court during the game against the Xavier Musketeers at Cintas Center on March 9, 2019 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images) /

9. Xavier

  • Venue: Cintas Center
  • Location: Cincinnati, OH
  • Opened: 11/18/00
  • Capacity: 10,224
  • Home Record Since 2000: 253-37 (.872 Winning Percentage)

This may be one of the newest venues on our list, but the Cintas Center has allowed the Xavier Musketeers to develop one hell of an environment for opposing teams. The arena was built in 2000 thanks to plenty of private donations to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Xavier, and the basketball team quickly grew to love its new digs.

Located right at the heart of campus, Cintas Center has become a terrorizing venue for opposing teams. Xavier dominated the opposition at the building as a member of the A-10 for years, including a perfect 15-0 season during the 2009-2010 campaign.

All of that success caught the attention of the Big East, which extended an invitation to Xavier when the league reformed as a basketball-centric conference in 2013. The Musketeers continued to win at home at a prodigious clip, a sign of how tough the Cintas Center is to play in for visitors.

It remains to be seen if the Cintas Center will continue to rank as an elite home-court advantage in the future, but the results speak for themselves right now.