Tucson was named the fourth-best college town nationally by Andy Katz of NCAA.Com on Monday. Tucson was the top college town in the West and only behind Madison, Wisconsin, Austin, Texas and Gainesville, Florida in the top 10 list posted by Katz.
Lawrence, Kansas, home of the University of Kansas, is the only other school in the Big XII on the list of the top 10 college towns nationally per Katz. Arizona and Florida were the basketball programs specifically named by Katz in his top 10 nationally.
Katz stated McKale Center as one of the best arenas nationally in his short summary about why Tucson is the fourth best college town.