Venue #20: San Jose State - 23 Feb. 2011

 Team: San Jose State Spartans (WAC)
Arena: The Event Center Arena (Capacity: 5000)
Chill Factor: 3/10
Crowd Factor: 6/10
Cost Factor: 2/5
Food Factor: 3/5
Mascot Factor: 4/5
PA Factor: 3/5
Total: 21/40
Result: San Jose State 72, New Mexico State 70 (OT)*

Venue #19: UT Arlington - 16 Feb. 2011

  

 

Team: Texas-Arlington Mavericks (Southland)
Arena: Texas Hall (Capacity: 3600)
Chill Factor: 8/10
Crowd Factor: 8/10
Cost Factor: 4/5
Food Factor: 3/5
Mascot Factor: 3/5
PA Factor: 3/5
Total: 29/40
Result: UT Arlington 66, Stephen F. Austin 65 (OT)

Venue #18: Centenary - 15 Feb. 2011

Team: Centenary Gentlemen (Summit League)
Arena: The Gold Dome (Capacity: 3000)
Chill Factor: 7/10
Crowd Factor: 6/10
Cost Factor: 5/5
Food Factor: 2/5
Mascot Factor: 0/5
PA Factor: 4/5
Total: 24/40
Result: Oral Roberts 81, @Centenary 61

Venue #17: Presbyterian College - 10 Feb. 2011

Team: Presbyterian College Blue Hose (Big South)
Arena: Templeton Center (Capacity: 2500)
Chill Factor: 6/10
Crowd Factor: 5/10
Cost Factor: 5/5
Food Factor: 2/5
Mascot Factor: 5/5
PA Factor: 5/5
Total: 28/40
Result: Coastal Carolina 61, @Presbyterian 41

The Rules

Any good fan lives by a set of rules. Just ask Bill Simmons. As such, this quest needs some guidelines with regard to what counts and what doesn't. With no further ado:

See America, Watch Mediocre Basketball

A surprising number of people have made the decision to attend a baseball game at every Major League stadium. I can see why. It sounds great: See baseball, see America, eat greasy popcorn. Pretty much perfect, right? There are two problems, though. First of all, MLB teams are, of course, only located in major cities. ESPN calls Kansas City a small market, but compared to Ruston, Kansas City may as well be Beijing. And the popcorn is way too expensive. So, if you're really determined to see America by attending a sporting event at every stop, there's only one real answer: NCAA Division 1 basketball.