College Basketball Tournament Season is here! Luker On Trends and SSRS have put together an inside look on Tournament Trends over the past two decades. Take a look at our latest infographic!

1. PAST, PRESENT, FUTU RE
The love of the game
T h e L u k e r o n T r e n d s - E S P N S p o rt s P o l l h as t r a c k e d t h e s p o rt s
i n t e r e s t s a n d b e h av i o rs o f A m e r i c a n s 1 2 a n d o l d e r s i n c e 1 9 9 4 .
O v e r t h at t i m e , t h e t o p t e n fav o r i t e c o l l e g e b as k e t b a l l t e a m s
h av e b e e n r e m a r k a b ly c o n s i s t e n t . D u k e , N o rt h C a r o l i n a , a n d
K e n t u c ky h av e t r a d i t i o n a l ly r a n k e d at t h e t o p .
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E I T H E R D U K E O R U N C H A S R A N K E D A S T H E
#1 FAVORITE EVERY YEAR SINCE 1994
5.6%
4.9%
3.9%
3.0%
2.8%
2.8%
1.9%
1.8%
1.5%
1.5%
Duke
UNC
OhioState
UCLA
Florida
Kentucky
Wisconsin
Texas
Indiana
Illinois
2 0 0 7
5.0%
4.0%
2.8%
2.6%
1.9%
1.6%
1.5%
1.4%
1.2%
1.2%
Duke
UNC
Kentucky
UCLA
OhioState
Michigan
Kansas
Wisconsin
Syracuse
MichiganState
2 0 1 7
O D D L Y E N O U G H , N E I T H E R O F T H O S E T E A M S
WON THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP.
DUKE
I S T H E
N AT I O N A L
FAV O R I T E ,
B U T N O T
# 1 I N A N Y
R E G I O N
FAVORITE TEAMS BY REGION
2017
T H E 2 0 1 7 D A TA I N T H I S g r a p h i c I S B A S E D O N A N A T I O N A L LY
R E P R E S E N TA T I V E S A M P L E O F 9 0 2 0 C O L L E G E B A S K E T B A L L FA N S A G E
1 2 A N D O L D E R . V i s i t w w w . l u k e r o n t r e n d s o r w w w . s s r s . c o m
f o r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n .
Pa c i f i c :
U C L A
N e w
E n g l a n d :
U C o n n
M i d - At l a n t i c :
V i l l a n o va
E a s t N o r t h
C e n t r a l :
O h i o S tat e
W e s t N o r t h C e n t r a l :
K a n s a s
S o u t h At l a n t i c :
N o r t h C a r o l i n a
E a s t S o u t h
C e n t r a l :
K e n t u c k y
W e s t S o u t h C e n t r a l :
T e x a s
M o u n ta i n :
BY U
8.0%
5.9%
4.5%
3.3%
3.2%
2.7%
2.5%
2.4%
1.9%
1.6%
UNC
Kentucky
Duke
Michigan
UCLA
Georgetown
Indiana
Kansas
Arkansas
Syracuse
1 9 9 7
O V E R T H E S E PAS T 2 5 Y E A RS , t h e 2 0 0 2 D U K E T E A M WAS
T H E M O S T P O P U L A R , F O L L O W E D BY t h e 1 9 9 8 U n c T E A M .