Aug. 27, 2007: The NCAA Executive Committee approves a new seating configuration that will increase capacity to about 70,000 at the Men’s Final Four beginning in 2009, creating sections that will put thousands of students courtside for the national championship. The Executive Committee authorized the purchase of temporary seating to be transported and installed at all Final Four sites. 

On August 27 2007

Aug. 27, 2007: The NCAA Executive Committee approves a new seating configuration that will increase capacity to about 70,000 at the Men’s Final Four beginning in 2009, creating sections that will put thousands of students courtside for the national championship. The Executive Committee authorized the purchase of temporary seating to be transported and installed at all Final Four sites. 

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Sources: “In the Arena: The NCAA’s First Century” by Joseph N. Crowley, NCAA News and Champion magazine archives, the NCAA Media Center, and NCAA record books 

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