Orlando is home to one large NCAA Division I program with a football-first, tailgating-heavy culture (UCF, American Athletic Conference) and one NCAA Division II program with a smaller, closer, more community-feel game day (Rollins, Sunshine State Conference). Both are worth catching, for different reasons.
American Athletic Conference (AAC)
Acrisure Bounce House
Capacity ~44,206, on UCF's main campus. Renamed from FBC Mortgage Stadium (formerly Spectrum Stadium) effective July 1, 2025.
UCF Athletics runs an official tailgating program (dedicated lots) that opens ahead of kickoff.
American Athletic Conference (AAC)
Addition Financial Arena
Capacity 10,000 — UCF's home basketball venue since the 2007-08 season.
UCF now also runs tailgating for weekend basketball games at Addition Financial Arena — not just football, a genuinely distinctive detail few guides mention.
Sunshine State Conference
Harold & Ted Alfond Sports Center
On the Rollins College campus in Winter Park.
Rollins is a small liberal-arts college, not a large public university like UCF — expect smaller crowds, closer-to-the-court seating, and free or low-cost admission typical of D2 basketball.
Acrisure Bounce House — the stadium was renamed from FBC Mortgage Stadium (and, before that, Spectrum Stadium) effective July 1, 2025. Capacity is approximately 44,206.
The American Athletic Conference (AAC), at the NCAA Division I FBS level for football and Division I for basketball.
Yes — UCF began offering tailgating for weekend basketball games at Addition Financial Arena in addition to its long-running football tailgating program.
NCAA Division II, as a member of the Sunshine State Conference across all 21 of Rollins' varsity sports.
The Harold & Ted Alfond Sports Center on the Rollins College campus in Winter Park.
