March Madness

bundle ball MARCH MADNESS BUNDLE TOURNAMENT 1. Syracuse 2. Kansas 2. Kansas 1. Syracuse 32. Connecticut 31. Washington BRACKET 1. Syracuse 2. Kansas *Based on Basketball Program Expense & Revenue, Game Attendance, and Spending 16. UTEP 15. Notre Dame 15. Notre Dame 16. UTEP 17. Purdue 18. Texas 9. North Carolina 1. Syracuse 2. Kansas 10. Villanova 9. North Carolina 10. Villanova 24. St. John's 23. Utah State 8. West Virginia 7. Vanderbilt 8. West Virginia 7. Vanderbilt 8. West Virginia 7. Vanderbilt 25. Pittsburgh 26. Arizona 1. Syracuse 4. Xavier 3. Marquette 4. Xavier 2. Kansas 3. Marquette 29. Memphis 30. UCLA 13. Duke 4. Xavier 3. Marquette 14. Wisconsin 13. Duke 14. Wisconsin 20. Ohio State 19. Michigan State 12. UNLV 4. Xavier 3. Marquette 11. Kentucky 12. UNLV 11. Kentucky 21. Kansas State 22. Tennessee 5. Louisville 6. Georgetown 6. Georgetown 5. Louisville 5. Louisville 6. Georgetown 28. Minnesota 27. Illinois MARCH MADNESS TECHNOLOGY More Americans will be following March Madness through Social Media and Mobile Devices than ever before! Of the 23% of online Americans who plan to use social media to follow March Madness, the research study revealed the following: FREE THROW! TWO POINTER! THREE POINTER! 27% will utilize a mobile application 31% will specifically utilize YouTube 50% will use social networking sites www TOP NCAA BASKETBALL PROGRAMS BY SPEND & ATTENDANCE %24 REVENUE PER STUDENT EXPENSE PER STUDENT TOTAL ATTENDANCE Basketball program's revenue Basketball program's expenses Average per basketball game $4,167 Duke University $1,920 Duke University 24,111 University of Kentucky $2,705 X Xavier University $1,070 G Georgetown University 22,152 Syracuse University M. $2,184 University of Louisville $1,069 Marquette University 19,397 University of Louisville loursVILLE $1,812 M. Marquette University $1,030 Vanderbilt University 19,168 University of Tennessee VANDERBILT $1,458 G Georgetown University $968 X Xavier University 17,786 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill| DINING OUT SPENDING BAR SPENDING TRAVEL SPENDING Percentage increase during March Madness Percentage increase during March Madness Percentage increase during March Madness +21% Texas A & M University +257% MASON George Mason University +85% University of Kansas +16% West Virginia University +176% Utah State University +58% Utah State University +15% Kansas State University University of Nevada Las Vegas +113% +53% Texas A & M University KSTATE. +12% P Purdue University +44% The University of Texas +111% Purdue University at Austin +11% UE at El Paso The University of Texas +41% The University of Texas at El Paso +110% University of Notre Dame *Rankings are based on a weighted combination of scores from the data sources listed below. Bundle Data: Third Party Data: Revenue Per Student - Office of Postsecondary Education of the U.S. Department of Education. Weighted by undergraduate population. Expense Per Student - Office of Postsecondary Education of the U.S. Department of Education. Weighted by undergraduate population. 2010 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Attendance - National Collegiate Athletic Association. March Madness Technology - PR Newswire.com bindle Transactions for restaurants, bars, and travel were incorporated based on their percentage increase the first two weeks of March Madness in 2010, relative to the preceding two weeks. Bundle data comes from the U.S. government, from anonymous and aggregated spending transactions from Citi, and third party data providers. www.bundle.com