1998 NATIONAL COLLEGE BASKETBALL ATTENDANCE (For All NCAA Men's Varsity Teams)

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1 1998 NATIONAL COLLEGE BASKETBALL ATTENDANCE (For All NCAA Men's Varsity Teams) Total Games or 1998 Change Change Teams Sessions Attendance Average In Total In Avg Home Attendance, NCAA Division I *306 *4,058 21,072,004 5, , NCAA Championship Tournament ,530 20,074 47,946 1,410 Other Division I Neutral-Site Attendance 173 1,528,240 8, , NCAA DIVISION I TOTALS *306 *4,265 23,282,774 5,459 91, Home Attendance, NCAA Division II *252 *3,280 2,976, ,109-8 Home Attendance, NCAA Division III *337 *3,888 1,736, ,169 3 Neutral-Site Attendance for Divisions II & III 20 10, NCAA Division II Tournament Neutral Sites 12 18,388 1, NCAA Division III Tournament Neutral Sites 2 7,818 3, NATIONAL TOTALS FOR 1998 *895 *11,467 28,031,879 2, , * Record high. NOTES: Most of the Division II and III tournament games are played on the home courts of participating teams. The total attendance for the Division II Tournament was 59,946 for a 2,141 average over 28 sessions and the Division III Tournament was 63,330 for a 1,508 average over 42 sessions NCAA DIVISION I MEN'S BASKETBALL ATTENDANCE TEAM LEADERS Rank School G Attendance Average 1. Kentucky ,354 23, Syracuse ,976 21, North Caro ,556 20, Arkansas ,089 19, Louisville ,364 18, St. Louis ,614 17, New Mexico ,002 17, Indiana ,248 16, Kansas ,436 16, Tennessee ,947 15, Arizona ,953 14, Purdue ,722 14, UNLV ,550 14, Iowa ,404 13, Michigan St ,694 13, Utah ,630 13, Minnesota ,338 13, Memphis ,398 13, Illinois ,971 13, Maryland ,272 13, Vanderbilt ,974 13, Wisconsin ,032 13, Connecticut ,123 13, Missouri ,283 12, Michigan ,294 12, Dayton ,411 11, Marquette ,150 11, Wake Forest ,223 11, Texas ,502 11, Clemson ,500 11, Cincinnati ,188 11,009 Rank School G Attendance Average 32. UCLA ,089 10, Iowa St ,475 10, North Caro. St ,418 10, South Caro ,517 10, Providence ,778 10, Fresno St ,882 10, Georgetown ,477 10, Ohio St ,490 9, Xavier ,933 9, Bradley ,001 9, Penn St ,123 9, Hawaii ,520 9, Nebraska ,472 9, Duke ,710 9, California ,258 9, Notre Dame ,827 9, Oklahoma ,384 9, West Va ,817 8, Illinois St ,333 8, Kansas St ,989 8, Massachusetts 10 84,993 8, Brigham Young ,014 8, Villanova ,472 8,391

2 55. Evansville ,655 8, St. John's (N.Y.) ,188 8, Temple ,536 7, UTEP ,008 7, Seton Hall ,853 7, NCAA DIVISION I MEN'S BASKETBALL ATTENDANCE TEAM LEADERS - Continued 60. Florida ,858 7, Wichita St ,371 7, Georgia ,381 7,559 Rank School G Attendance Average 63. Georgia Tech ,791 7, Texas Tech 13 96,548 7, Ball St ,110 7, Tulsa ,972 7, Oregon ,682 7, Southwest Mo. St ,089 7, LSU ,266 7, Nevada 14 99,181 7, Wyoming ,261 7, Boise St ,524 7, Utah St ,591 7, New Mexico St ,339 6, Florida St ,829 6, Pittsburgh ,423 6, Stanford 13 87,546 6, N.C.-Charlotte 11 73,892 6, Oregon St ,370 6, Indiana St ,476 6, Arizona St ,298 6,628 Rank School G Attendance Average 82. Arkansas St ,296 6, Mississippi 14 90,411 6, Ohio 11 70,095 6, UAB 14 89,053 6, Richmond 11 69,184 6, Virginia 13 81,529 6, Rutgers 15 91,610 6, Auburn 15 91,509 6, Rhode Island 14 84,984 6, Mississippi St ,954 5, Oklahoma St ,562 5, Texas Christian ,660 5, Alabama 13 74,779 5, Toledo 13 74,701 5, Siena 16 91,269 5, Colorado St ,461 5, St. Bonaventure 13 72,558 5, Southwestern La ,253 5, Oral Roberts 12 64,995 5,416 LARGEST DIVISION I MEN'S BASKETBALL AVERAGE ATTENDANCE INCREASE FROM PREVIOUS YEAR Change Rank School G Avg. Avg. in Avg. 1. Temple 13 7,964 3,891 4, St. Louis 15 17,708 13,732 3, Southwestern La. 17 5,427 2,925 2, Siena 16 5,704 3,288 2, Hawaii 22 9,615 7,653 1, California 14 9,304 7,429 1, Wisconsin 15 13,335 11,473 1, Arizona St. 18 6,628 4,822 1, Lamar 13 4,442 2,638 1, Indiana St. 13 6,652 4,895 1, Wyoming 15 7,084 5,368 1, UAB 14 6,361 4,672 1, Mississippi 14 6,458 4,775 1, San Diego St. 14 4,312 2,670 1, Ball St. 15 7,407 5,821 1, N.C.-Wilmington 9 4,739 3,206 1, Memphis 15 13,427 11,980 1, Change Rank School G Avg. Avg. in Avg. 18. Rhode Island 14 6,070 4,651 1, Florida 15 7,724 6,401 1, Clemson 14 11,107 9,801 1, Arkansas 15 19,406 18,196 1, N.C.-Charlotte 11 6,717 5,544 1, UNLV 20 14,028 12,876 1, West Va. 14 8,987 7,864 1, Texas Christian 17 5,921 4,826 1, Murray St. 16 4,274 3,186 1, Tennessee 16 15,372 14,294 1, St. Joseph's 11 4,150 3,076 1, Texas Southern 10 2, , South Caro ,251 9,228 1, Richmond 11 6,289 5,270 1, Nevada 14 7,084 6,068 1, Youngstown St. 13 2,429 1,416 1,013 DIVISION I ALL GAMES ATTENDANCE (HOME, ROAD, NEUTRAL) 1. Kentucky 784, North Caro. 654, Syracuse 563,415

3 4. Kansas 547, Purdue 541, Indiana 520, Connecticut 512, Arkansas 493, Utah 476, Louisville 473, New Mexico 471, Duke 462, Illinois 454, Minnesota 452, Maryland 446, Michigan 425, Arizona 414, Michigan St. 410, St. Louis 408, UNLV 404, Tennessee 402, South Caro. 400,223

4 1998 NCAA DIVISION I MEN'S BASKETBALL CONFERENCE ATTENDANCE Entire Season Conference Tournament Total Games or 1998 Change Total Total Teams Sessions Attendance Average In Avg. Sessions Attendance Average 1. Big Ten **2,166,264 12, ,555 21, Atlantic Coast ,552,760 11, ,932 23, Southeastern ,977,245 10, ,206 19, Big East ,902,325 9, ,687 16, Big ,667,642 8, ,200 14, Conference USA ,582,763 8, ,256 10, Western Athletic *1,997,426 7, ,844 13, Pacific ,088,395 7, Missouri Valley ,418 6, ,410 9, Atlantic *1,017,136 *6, ,314 9, Colonial ,816 4, ,121 4, Big West ,589 4, ,327 5, Mid-American# *610,932 3, ,312 4, Midwestern# ,533 3, ,063 4, Sun Belt ,072 3, ,156 5, Ohio Valley ,018 2, ,457 3, Big Sky ,927 2, ,319 3, Metro Atlantic# ,613 2, ,042 7, Mid-Continent# ,308 2, ,866 3, West Coast ,029 2, ,235 3, Southern# ,558 2, ,289 3, Southwestern ,219 2, ,264 2, Ivy ,923 1, Mid-Eastern# ,313 1, ,469 4, Patriot ,968 1, ,487 2, America East ,680 1, ,402 3, Big South# ,540 1, ,007 5, Trans America# ,271 1, ,761 2, Southland# ,026 1, ,443 1, Northeast# ,507 1, ,983 1,246 * Record high for that conference. ** All-time high for any conference. # Different lineups in NOTE: Entire season total attendance includes the conference tournaments DIVISION I MEN S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT ATTENDANCE Round East Region Att. South Region Att. Midwest Region Att. West Region Att. 1 st Round Hartford 16,105 Atlanta 17,474 Oklahoma City 13,349 Sacramento 14,920 Hartford 16,105 Atlanta 17,818 Oklahoma City 13,369 Sacramento 15,284 Washington 19,288 Lexington 15,622 Chicago 21,158 Boise 12,154 Washington 19,288 Lexington 16,824 Chicago 21,296 Boise 12,159 2 nd Round Hartford 16,105 Atlanta 19,423 Oklahoma City 13,369 Sacramento 16,402 Washington 19,320 Lexington 13,220 Chicago 21,613 Boise 12,166 Regional Semifinal Greensboro 23,235 St. Petersburg 40,589 St. Louis 22,172 Anaheim 17,838 Regional Final Greensboro 23,235 St. Petersburg 40,589 St. Louis 22,172 Anaheim 17,851 Totals 152, , , ,774 Final Four National Semifinal San Antonio 40,509 National Final San Antonio 40,509 Final Four Total 81,018 Total Tournament Attendance 682,530 Average Per Session 20,074

5 1998 NCAA DIVISION II AND III MEN'S BASKETBALL ATTENDANCE TEAM LEADERS Rank Division II G/S Attendance Avg. Rank Division II G/S Attendance Avg. 1. South Dak. St ,599 5, North Dak ,127 2, Northern St ,167 3, Fort Hays St ,861 2, Morehouse 12 41,851 3, Mont. St.-Billings 15 31,093 2, Ky. Wesleyan 20 68,400 3, Gannon 16 33,000 2, Neb.-Kearney 15 42,617 2, Portland St ,654 2, North Dak. St ,480 2, N.C. Central 12 21,518 1, Augustana (S.D.) 14 36,248 2, Quincy 13 22,876 1, Alas. Anchorage 17 42,347 2, Alabama A&M 13 22,403 1, Cal St. Bakersfield 16 39,431 2, St. Cloud St ,259 1, Winston-Salem 13 31,909 2, Southern Colo ,987 1, South Dak ,258 2, Mesa St ,387 1, Southern Ind ,100 2, Albany St. (Ga.) 8 13,000 1, UC Davis 17 38,286 2, Elizabeth City St ,790 1, Harding 13 29,277 2, Johnson Smith 12 19,350 1, Washburn 12 26,608 2, Mo. Western St ,487 1,606 Rank Division III G/S Attendance Avg. Rank Division III G/S Attendance Avg. 1. Ill. Wesleyan 13 34,000 2, Scranton 12 13,400 1, Calvin 9 21,501 2, Wabash 14 15,353 1, Hope 15 34,805 2, Rose-Hulman 13 14,238 1, Gust. Adolphus 14 24,222 1, Wooster 14 14,435 1, Wis.-Platteville 14 22,440 1, Bethel (Minn.) 11 10, Mississippi Col ,657 1, Roanoke 13 12, Otterbein 13 18,280 1, Baldwin-Wallace 11 10, Stillman 10 14,010 1, Denison 10 9, Wilkes 17 23,219 1, Wis.-Eau Claire 14 13, Wittenberg 14 17,105 1, St. John's (Minn.) 12 11, Wheaton (Ill.) 11 13,350 1, Binghamton 11 10, Neb. Wesleyan 13 15,708 1, Hampden-Sydney 15 13, Lebanon Valley 14 15,950 1, Bridgewater (Va.) 12 10, Wis.-Stevens Point 13 14,590 1, Fisk 12 10, Lincoln (Pa.) 8 8,944 1, Franklin 14 12, NCAA DIVISION II AND III MEN'S BASKETBALL ATTENDANCE CONFERENCE LEADERS Total Games or 1998 Change Rank Division II Teams Sessions Attendance Average In Avg. 1. North Central ,918 2, CIAA ,253 1, SIAC ,031 1, Northern Sun ,263 1, Great Lakes Valley ,615 1, Pacific West ,080 1, Mid-America ,326 1, Lone Star ,599 1, Rocky Mountain ,791 1, South Atlantic , Total Games or 1998 Change Rank Division III Teams Sessions Attendance Average In Avg. 1. Michigan , Illinois & Wisconsin , Indiana , Wisconsin State , Minnesota , Ohio , North Coast , American Southwest , Middle Atlantic , Iowa ,

6 1998 NCAA DIVISION I TEAM-BY-TEAM BASKETBALL ATTENDANCE Air Force 13 21,329 1,641 Akron 14 50,674 3,620 Alabama 13 74,779 5,752 UAB 14 89,053 6,361 Alabama St ,287 1,774 Alcorn St ,949 2,814 American 13 34,078 2,621 Appalachian St ,427 2,895 Arizona ,953 14,530 Arizona St ,298 6,628 Arkansas ,089 19,406 Ark.-Little Rock 14 34,604 2,472 Arkansas St ,296 6,525 Army 13 16,038 1,234 Auburn 15 91,509 6,101 Austin Peay 13 38,044 2,926 Ball St ,110 7,407 Baylor 14 73,290 5,235 Bethune-Cookman 8 11,264 1,408 Boise St ,524 7,040 Boston College 15 75,136 5,009 Boston U ,678 1,557 Bowling Green 12 34,189 2,849 Bradley ,001 9,769 Brigham Young ,014 8,430 Brown 12 11, Bucknell 11 17,622 1,602 Buffalo 11 22,265 2,024 Butler 14 60,051 4,289 California ,258 9,304 UC Irvine 15 24,569 1,638 UC Santa Barb ,007 1,572 Cal Poly SLO 15 41,589 2,773 Cal St. Fullerton 13 13,822 1,063 Cal St. Northridge 11 9, Cal St. Sacramento 12 14,278 1,190 Campbell 13 9, Canisius 12 48,100 4,008 Centenary 11 11,259 1,024 Central Conn. St. 10 6, Central Fla ,450 1,265 Central Mich ,802 1,982 Col. of Charleston 18 58,891 3,272 Charleston So. 11 8, Chattanooga 14 67,770 4,841 Chicago St. 11 2, Cincinnati ,188 11,009 Citadel 14 23,251 1,661 Clemson ,500 11,107 Cleveland St ,912 1,997 Coastal Caro , Colgate 10 15,134 1,513 Colorado 16 72,868 4,554 Colorado St ,461 5,697 Columbia 11 12,395 1,127 Connecticut ,123 13,007 Coppin St. 9 23,717 2,635 Cornell 11 14,506 1,319 Creighton 14 69,169 4,941 Dartmouth 11 15,261 1,387 Davidson 13 35,371 2,721 Dayton ,411 11,690 Delaware 15 55,284 3,686 Delaware St ,547 2,046 DePaul 13 49,320 3,794 Detroit 14 46,587 3,328 Drake 12 49,112 4,093 Drexel 9 12,663 1,407 Duke ,710 9,314 Duquesne 13 56,772 4,367 East Caro ,522 4,040 East Tenn. St ,693 2,891 Eastern Ill ,054 2,235 Eastern Ky ,500 2,292 Eastern Mich ,327 2,861 Eastern Wash ,714 1,226 Evansville ,655 8,177 Fairfield 12 22,911 1,909 Fairleigh Dickinson 12 20,528 1,711 Florida ,858 7,724 Florida A&M 12 18,768 1,564 Fla. Atlantic 12 13,551 1,129 Florida Int l 13 12, Florida St ,829 6,916 Fordham 11 20,171 1,834 Fresno St ,882 10,170 Furman 13 23,887 1,837 George Mason 12 37,039 3,087 Geo. Washington 12 49,891 4,158 Georgetown ,477 10,030 Georgia ,381 7,559 Ga. Southern 12 17,745 1,479 Georgia St ,020 1,287 Georgia Tech ,791 7,458 Gonzaga 12 43,396 3,616 Grambling 11 19,313 1,756 Hampton 11 24,389 2,217 Hartford 11 9, Harvard 13 11, Hawaii ,520 9,615 Hofstra 13 17,779 1,368 Holy Cross 10 11,161 1,116 Houston 13 36,889 2,838 Howard 12 22,589 1,882 Idaho 13 35,761 2,751 Idaho St ,968 2,270 Illinois ,971 13,398 Ill.-Chicago 14 61,990 4,428 Illinois St ,333 8,694 Indiana ,248 16,271 Indiana St ,476 6,652 Iona 13 33,616 2,586 Iowa ,404 13,963 Iowa St ,475 10,717 Jackson St ,110 2,101 Jacksonville 13 21,285 1,637 Jacksonville St ,016 1,001 James Madison 13 58,700 4,515 Kansas ,436 16,027 Kansas St ,989 8,571

7 1998 NCAA DIVISION I TEAM-BY-TEAM BASKETBALL ATTENDANCE Continued Kent 13 27,397 2,107 Kentucky ,354 23,946 La Salle 10 21,183 2,118 Lafayette 10 20,452 2,045 Lamar 13 57,744 4,442 Lehigh 11 15,467 1,406 Liberty 14 48,372 3,455 Long Beach St ,558 2,326 LIU-Brooklyn 11 14,120 1,284 LSU ,266 7,142 Louisiana Tech 13 24,072 1,852 Louisville ,364 18,669 Loyola Marymount 13 14,311 1,101 Loyola (Ill.) 13 36,071 2,775 Loyola (Md.) 12 15,962 1,330 Maine 11 21,449 1,950 Manhattan 13 15,399 1,185 Marist 12 35,492 2,958 Marquette ,150 11,508 Marshall 13 60,854 4,681 Maryland ,272 13,377 UMBC 12 12,353 1,029 Md.-East. Shore 12 11, Massachusetts 10 84,993 8,499 McNeese St. 13 8, Memphis ,398 13,427 Mercer 13 12, Miami (Fla.) 14 65,958 4,711 Miami (Ohio) 13 50,181 3,860 Michigan ,294 12,353 Michigan St ,694 13,913 Middle Tenn. St ,423 3,417 Minnesota ,338 13,617 Mississippi 14 90,411 6,458 Mississippi St ,954 5,996 Mississippi Val. 8 18,645 2,331 Missouri ,283 12,768 Mo.-Kansas City 13 26,880 2,068 Monmouth 11 15,094 1,372 Montana 15 66,828 4,455 Montana St ,001 5,214 Morehead St ,628 1,693 Morgan St ,950 1,086 Mt. St. Mary's 12 16,401 1,367 Murray St ,391 4,274 Navy 15 34,094 2,273 Nebraska ,472 9,431 Nevada 14 99,181 7,084 UNLV ,550 14,028 New Hampshire 13 9, New Mexico ,002 17,625 New Mexico St ,339 6,961 New Orleans 14 24,844 1,775 Niagara 13 32,992 2,538 Nicholls St. 9 10,344 1,149 Norfolk St. 8 29,028 3,629 North Caro ,556 20,966 North Caro. A&T 11 16,785 1,526 N.C.-Asheville 12 16,708 1,392 N.C.-Charlotte 11 73,892 6, NCAA DIVISION I TEAM-BY-TEAM BASKETBALL ATTENDANCE Continued N.C.-Greensboro 11 10, N.C.-Wilmington 9 42,652 4,739 North Caro. St ,418 10,706 North Texas 9 22,516 2,502 Northeast La ,477 1,373 Northeastern 10 8, Northeastern Ill. 11 3, Northern Ariz ,733 1,982 Northern Ill ,987 2,249 Northern Iowa 13 46,338 3,564 Northwestern 16 68,393 4,275 Northwestern St ,175 1,431 Notre Dame ,827 9,255 Ohio 11 70,095 6,372 Ohio St ,490 9,970 Oklahoma ,384 9,226 Oklahoma St ,562 5,973 Old Dominion 13 59,043 4,542 Oral Roberts 12 64,995 5,416 Oregon ,682 7,245 Oregon St ,370 6,691 Pacific (Cal.) 14 69,237 4,946 Pennsylvania 12 44,715 3,726 Penn St ,123 9,723 Pepperdine 12 21,981 1,832 Pittsburgh ,423 6,762 Portland 14 21,482 1,534 Prairie View 11 26,645 2,422 Princeton 12 64,886 5,407 Providence ,778 10,198 Purdue ,722 14,123 Radford 13 18,868 1,451 Rhode Island 14 84,984 6,070 Rice 13 34,969 2,690 Richmond 11 69,184 6,289 Rider 12 16,792 1,399 Robert Morris 13 14,960 1,151 Rutgers 15 91,610 6,107 St. Bonaventure 13 72,558 5,581 St. Francis (N.Y.) 12 3, St. Francis (Pa.) 15 17,483 1,166 St. John's (N.Y.) ,188 8,168 St. Joseph's 11 45,648 4,150 St. Louis ,614 17,708 St. Mary's (Cal.) 9 18,800 2,089 St. Peter's 14 13, Sam Houston St ,738 1,074 Samford 12 19,432 1,619 San Diego 12 19,384 1,615 San Diego St ,363 4,312 San Francisco 13 47,449 3,650 San Jose St ,552 1,427 Santa Clara 13 41,562 3,197 Seton Hall ,853 7,790 Siena 16 91,269 5,704 South Ala ,538 1,878 South Caro ,517 10,251 South Caro. St ,832 1,403 South Fla ,124 4,652 Southeast Mo. St ,854 4,912

8 Southeastern La ,739 1,395 Southern Cal 13 43,029 3,310 Southern Ill ,464 3,420 Southern Methodist 17 59,632 3,508 Southern Miss ,170 3,936 Southern U ,969 2,270 Southern Utah 13 30,949 2,381 Southwest Mo. St ,089 7,161 Southwest Tex. St ,144 1,595 Southwestern La ,253 5,427 Stanford 13 87,546 6,734 Stephen F. Austin 12 20,333 1,694 Stetson 12 23,086 1,924 Syracuse ,976 21,124 Temple ,536 7,964 Tennessee ,947 15,372 Tenn.-Martin 11 23,174 2,107 Tennessee St ,525 2,775 Tennessee Tech 13 28,833 2,218 Texas ,502 11,179 Texas A&M 15 51,633 3,442 Texas-Arlington 12 8, Texas Christian ,660 5,921 Tex.-Pan American 11 15,008 1,364 Texas-San Antonio 12 13,915 1,160 Texas Southern 10 20,037 2,004 Texas Tech 13 96,548 7,427 Toledo 13 74,701 5,746 Towson 13 18,128 1,394 Troy St. 11 8, Tulane 14 33,924 2,423 Tulsa ,972 7,331 UCLA ,089 10,739 Utah ,630 13,818 Utah St ,591 7,039 UTEP ,008 7,942 Valparaiso 13 50,197 3,861 Vanderbilt ,974 13,373 Vermont 13 20,206 1,554 Villanova ,472 8,391 Virginia 13 81,529 6,271 Va. Commonwealth 12 48,027 4,002 VMI 13 26,105 2,008 Virginia Tech 14 72,742 5,196 Wagner 12 9, Wake Forest ,223 11,425 Washington 14 74,469 5,319 Washington St ,701 4,155 Weber St ,757 5,251 West Va ,817 8,987 Western Caro ,561 1,797 Western Ill ,649 2,887 Western Ky ,000 4,143 Western Mich ,463 3,036 Wichita St ,371 7,691 William & Mary 13 42,450 3,265 Winthrop 13 10, Wisconsin ,032 13,335 Wis.-Green Bay 18 67,007 3,723 Wis.-Milwaukee 12 10, Wofford 11 19,554 1,778 Wright St ,719 5,363 Wyoming ,261 7,084 Xavier ,933 9,924 Yale 12 13,699 1,142 Youngstown St ,578 2,429