In its 30 seasons as an NCAA Tournament team in the Pac-12 era, Arizona has played in 34 different arenas from as far east as Washington D.C, and Providence, Rhode Island, to the deep south, Birmingham, Alabama, and all places West — Seattle, Sacramento, Portland, Anaheim, Long Beach and San Diego.
The Wildcats have even played at McKale Center — it lost to UTEP in overtime in 1987 — and at Arizona State (1996), where it beat Iowa to reach the Sweet 16.
That’s 81 games. I’ve been to all 81. Here’s how I rate the venues:
