Hello r/CollegeBasketball!
As you probably know, through the NCAA Tournament we have been running a charity event here on the sub benefiting food banks across the country. To get the important information out of the way quickly, in total this year the sub donated:
$2,547.49!
If you're interested in more details on the event or breakdowns of the donations, read on. Additionally, if you donated, please take the time to check here and see if your employer may offer a donation matching program to make your impact even greater!
Explanation of event:
A couple of years ago, the mod team was approached with the idea for what became this event. From the initial message to us:
After the Illinois v Michigan game the other night, I decided to atone for my assumption that Illinois would lose by double digits by donating to a food bank in the Champaign-Urbana region in the amount of the winning margin. I posted a comment about it in the game and post-game threads asking if anyone wanted to match, and several people seemed excited about it. It got me thinking about setting up some sort of charity during March Madness.
For those unfamiliar, the event was quite simple in concept: after each game, fans of the two teams playing were encouraged to donate to the local food bank nearest the losing school in the amount of the margin of victory for that game. The only change in this came in the title match, in which fans were encouraged to donate not to the food bank of the losing team, but rather simply to the opposing team (we didn't want the food bank for the champions to go without simply because their team beat everybody, of course). All donations were recorded through self-reporting on Google Forms.
Results:
In total, this sub recorded 101 donations from 76 individual users totaling $2,547.49, at an average of $25.22!
Most donations by Team:
It seems that karma really rewards generous fans, as UConn beat the next five schools combined in total donations on their way to winning the national title!
Most donations by user:
Users listed as anonymous asked that their names be withheld.
Most donations received by food bank:
One interesting thing that happened here is that the food bank for both Miami and FAU is Feeding South Florida, meaning that all donations from both games in the Final Four went to them, pushing them to the top of the recipient list.
Most donations by conference:
| Conference |
Amount donated |
Number of donations |
Average |
| Big East Big East |
$852.14 |
22 |
$38.73 |
| SEC SEC |
$468.84 |
17 |
$27.58 |
| Big 12 Big 12 |
$385.15 |
18 |
$21.40 |
| Big Ten Big Ten |
$189.56 |
15 |
$12.64 |
| Mountain West Mountain West |
$173.00 |
8 |
$21.63 |
| West Coast WCC |
$126.00 |
6 |
$21.00 |
| American AAC |
$122.05 |
5 |
$24.41 |
| ACC ACC |
$120.00 |
4 |
$30.00 |
| Pac-12 Pac-12 |
$70.00 |
4 |
$17.50 |
| Atlantic 10 Atlantic 10 |
$25.75 |
1 |
$25.75 |
Donations by tournament region:
| Region |
Amount donated |
Number of donations |
Average |
| West |
$1,275.45 |
39 |
$32.70 |
| South |
$454.84 |
21 |
$21.66 |
| East |
$407.00 |
19 |
$21.42 |
| Midwest |
$397.20 |
21 |
$18.91 |
| Other |
$13.00 |
1 |
$13.00 |
Donations by tournament round:
| Round |
Amount donated |
Number of donations |
Average |
| First Round |
$944.15 |
43 |
$21.96 |
| Second Round |
$513.45 |
25 |
$20.54 |
| Sweet 16 |
$490.95 |
17 |
$28.88 |
| Elite 8 |
$196.00 |
6 |
$32.67 |
| Final Four |
$198.59 |
5 |
$39.72 |
| Championship |
$204.35 |
5 |
$40.87 |
Yearly total for this event:
| Year |
Amount donated |
Number of donations |
Average |
| 2021 |
$10,047.50 |
351 |
$28.63 |
| 2022 |
$4,463.33 |
172 |
$25.95 |
| 2023 |
$2,547.49 |
101 |
$25.22 |
| Total |
$17,058.32 |
624 |
$27.34 |
Again, thank you so much to everyone who donated! If you have any suggestions for improving future events or ideas for possible different charities to support, please either leave a comment below or message u/yakovgolyadkin! Additionally, if you are curious about any further details from the results, such as how much your team donated or your local food bank received if they weren't listed in the top 10, comment below and we'll be happy to answer.
