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===College sports=== In addition to its professional sports tenants, Rocket Arena has hosted several intercollegiate sporting events. It has been home to the [[Mid-American Conference]] (MAC) [[Mid-American Conference men's basketball tournament|men's basketball tournament]] since 2000 and the MAC [[Mid-American Conference women's basketball tournament|MAC women's basketball tournament]] since 2001. "MAC Madness," as it is known, has become a strong draw for the arena. The men's semi-final and championship games routinely draw 10,000β15,000 attendees. In addition, the Rocket Arena has served as a host for games of the [[NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship]], hosting early-round games in [[2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2011]] and regional semi-final and final games in [[2015 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2015]].<ref name="NCAA1">{{cite web|url=http://www.theqarena.com/events/ncaa_110318-20/|title=2011 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship|publisher=Quicken Loans Arena|date=March 19, 2010|access-date=July 7, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100726012711/http://www.theqarena.com/events/ncaa_110318-20/|archive-date=July 26, 2010}}</ref> Rocket Arena has also hosted games for the [[NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship]], hosting regional semi-finals and finals for the [[2006 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament|2006 tournament]] and the Final Four and national championship games in the [[2007 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament|2007 tournament]] and the [[2024 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|2024 tournament]]. [[File:Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse (51914327648).jpg|thumb|Exterior view in February 2022]] In 2015, it was announced that arena management and [[Cleveland State University]] came to an agreement where select [[Cleveland State Vikings]] men's and women's basketball games would take place at Rocket Arena, while the arena would essentially take over operations of the [[Wolstein Center]], CSU's primary home arena, being in charge of promoting and booking events at the venue.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theqarena.com/news/detail/cleveland-state-150826|title=Quicken Loans Arena and Cleveland State University Announce Partnership to Grow the Sports and Entertainment Landscape in Downtown Cleveland|publisher=Quicken Loans Arena|access-date=April 1, 2016}}</ref> [[File:Quicken Loans Arena 3.jpg|thumb|300px|A view from inside the arena.]]
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