More than 1,100 colleges and universities sponsor NCAA sports, including 136 in FBS football. Visiting all of them would be impossible. On top of that, some of the most important college sports events of the year take place in off-campus venues.
With the 2025-26 school year about to begin, we figured we’d narrow down 25 college sports places to visit over the next 10 months. It’s a blend of historic stadiums and arenas, renowned atmospheres, bitter rivalries and high-stakes matchups.
While football represents half our list, you’ll find that 11 other sports make appearances as well. One rule: No city or campus could appear twice. It was hard to narrow the list to 25. It would have been nice to include an FCS football game, for one, and perhaps some conference tournaments in basketball. The good news, though, is that we get to pick 26 for 2026 next year.
The iconic Horseshoe hosts a potentially iconic game.
Texas at Ohio State, Aug. 30 (football)
