NCAA Tournament Was Worth How Much to Atlanta’s Economy?

More than 24,000 fans packed the Georgia Dome Sunday to watch the University of Kentucky take on Baylor in the men’s NCAA South Regional final.

All those fans mean a big boost to the local economy.  But just how big might be difficult to measure. 

When the Final Four came to Atlanta in 2007, an Atlanta Sports Council study showed it had a nearly $44-million impact on the city.