2000 NATIONAL COLLEGE BASKETBALL ATTENDANCE (For All NCAA Men's Varsity Teams)

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1 2000 NATIONAL COLLEGE BASKETBALL ATTENDANCE (For All NCAA Men's Varsity Teams) Total Games or 2000 Change Change Teams Sessions Attendance Average In Total In Avg Home Attendance, NCAA Div. I *318 *4,279 21,922,796 5, , NCAA Championship Tournament ,577 18,782-82,108-2,415 Other Div. I Neutral-Site Attendance 195 *1,720,401 8,823 18, NCAA DIVISION I TOTALS *318 *4,508 *24,281,774 5, , Home Attendance, NCAA Division II 258 3,338 2,942, , Home Attendance, NCAA Division III *356 *4,111 1,750, , Neutral-Site Attendance for Divisions II & III *64 22, NCAA Division II Tournament Neutral Sites 15 19,578 1, NCAA Division III Tournament Neutral Sites 6 7,974 1, NATIONAL TOTALS FOR 2000 *932 *12,042 29,024,876 2, ,448 9 * Record high. NOTES: The neutral-site attendance for Division II and III does not include any tournaments. The total attendances for the Division II Tournament was 50,130 for a 1,790 average over 28 sessions and the Division III Tournament was 62,527 for a 1,489 average over 42 sessions NCAA DIVISION I MEN'S BASKETBALL ATTENDANCE TEAM LEADERS Rank School G Attendance Average 1. Kentucky ,267 22, Syracuse ,526 20, North Carolina ,953 20, Louisville ,695 19, Ohio St ,936 18, Arkansas ,300 17, North Carolina St ,709 16, New Mexico ,897 16, Kansas ,800 16, Indiana ,089 16, Wisconsin ,281 16, Tennessee ,979 15, Iowa ,030 15, Michigan St ,226 14, Illinois ,507 14, Arizona ,237 14, Maryland ,369 14, Purdue ,417 13, Minnesota ,498 13, St. Louis ,090 13, Connecticut ,691 13, Utah ,219 13, Cincinnati ,464 13, Dayton ,667 12, Memphis ,550 11, UNLV ,570 11, Wake Forest ,364 11, Oklahoma ,726 11, Michigan ,384 11, Vanderbilt ,770 10, Missouri ,225 10, Texas ,297 10, Brigham Young ,696 10, St. John's (N.Y.) ,252 10, California ,730 10, LSU ,784 10, Texas Tech ,194 10, Iowa St ,767 10, Auburn ,500 10,500

2 Rank School G Attendance Average 40. Fresno St ,520 10, Bradley ,495 10, Marquette ,528 9, Florida ,524 9, DePaul ,732 9, South Carolina ,948 9, UCLA ,047 9, Penn St ,956 9, Duke ,710 9, Xavier ,085 9, Arizona St ,570 8, Notre Dame ,404 8, Seton Hall ,340 8, UTEP ,071 8, Temple ,251 8, Evansville ,061 8, Kansas St ,036 8, Clemson ,300 8, Alabama ,595 8, Providence ,049 8, Oregon ,362 8, Tulsa ,754 8, Villanova ,025 7, Washington ,058 7, Southwest Mo. St ,413 7, Virginia ,720 7, Georgetown ,889 7, Boise St ,202 7, Ohio 13 97,160 7, Wichita St ,280 7, Stanford ,474 7, Nebraska ,466 7, Rutgers 13 93,447 7, Hawaii ,559 7, Wyoming 13 91,154 7, Utah St ,426 6, UNC Charlotte 12 82,190 6, Georgia 13 88,102 6, New Mexico St ,527 6,768 Rank School G Attendance Average 79. Indiana St ,750 6, Georgia Tech 14 92,359 6, Illinois St ,024 6, Creighton 13 84,424 6, Siena 15 96,233 6, Weber St ,705 6, Oklahoma St ,605 5, Nevada 13 76,486 5, Massachusetts 12 70,036 5, Toledo 11 63,784 5, Oregon St ,974 5,732 Rank School G Attendance Average 90. Ball St ,211 5, Pennsylvania 12 66,849 5, UAB 14 77,965 5, St. Bonaventure 13 72,273 5, Princeton 13 71,738 5, Florida St ,815 5, Richmond 12 65,635 5, Arkansas St ,147 5, Wright St ,307 5, Pittsburgh 17 90,192 5, La.-Lafayette 14 73,473 5,248 LARGEST DIVISION I MEN'S BASKETBALL AVERAGE ATTENDANCE INCREASE FROM PREVIOUS YEAR

3 Change Rank School G Avg. Avg. in Avg. 1. North Carolina St ,535 10,800 5, South Ala. 14 3, , Texas Tech 15 10,546 7,482 3, Ark.-Little Rock 14 5,002 2,029 2, LSU 16 10,549 7,746 2, Arizona St. 17 8,975 6,405 2, Auburn 15 10,500 8,259 2, Montana 16 4,462 2,306 2, Va. Commonwealth 15 5,224 3,099 2, Southern Ill. 13 5,008 3,345 1, Nevada 13 5,884 4,379 1, Ohio St ,702 17,223 1, St. John's (N.Y.) 14 10,732 9,269 1, Illinois 13 14,577 13,173 1, Change Rank School G Avg. Avg. in Avg. 15. Wake Forest 16 11,335 9,957 1, Ohio 13 7,474 6,098 1, Liberty 14 3,411 2,081 1, Creighton 13 6,494 5,193 1, Central Conn. St. 14 2, , South Carolina 16 9,497 8,311 1, UTEP 17 8,534 7,367 1, Washington 13 7,851 6,699 1, Virginia 14 7,766 6,624 1, Texas 14 10,878 9,772 1, Southern California 13 4,897 3,801 1, Sam Houston St. 12 2,135 1,091 1, Youngstown St. 12 2,480 1,462 1, Oklahoma 15 11,248 10,248 1,000 DIVISION I ALL GAMES ATTENDANCE (HOME, ROAD, NEUTRAL) 1. Michigan St. 621, Kentucky 596, North Carolina 560, Syracuse 560, Wisconsin 552, Purdue 538, Florida 518, Connecticut 512, Ohio St. 511, Maryland 503, Illinois 492, Arkansas 491, Kansas 484, North Carolina St. 482, Duke 462, Louisville 458, Iowa 452, Arizona 436, Tennessee 431, Iowa St. 429, Auburn 414, New Mexico 411, Notre Dame 409, Utah 408, Wake Forest 402,810

4 2000 NCAA DIVISION I MEN'S BASKETBALL CONFERENCE ATTENDANCE Entire Season Conference Tournament Total Games or 2000 Change Total Total Teams Sessions Attendance Average In Avg. Sessions Attendance Average 1. Big Ten **2,255,913 13, ,273 20, Atlantic Coast *1,649,774 11, ,475 23, Southeastern ,117,023 11, ,106 19, Mountain West # ,179,098 9, ,032 10, Big East ,955,315 9, ,135 19, Conference USA ,616,780 9, ,975 10, Big ,700,469 8, ,900 18, Pacific ,258,249 8, Missouri Valley ,900 6, ,346 9, Western Athletic # ,259 6,041-1, ,406 8, Atlantic ,751 6, ,288 9, Colonial *483,061 3, ,681 5, Big West ,867 3, ,822 3, Mid-American ,318 3, ,878 5, Midwestern ,701 3, ,860 3, Ohio Valley ,107 3, ,234 3, Sun Belt # ,845 3, ,814 1, Big Sky ,478 2, ,876 3, Metro Atlantic ,286 2, ,208 7, Southern ,435 2, ,274 5, Mid-Continent # ,396 2, ,125 2, Ivy ,094 *2, West Coast ,087 2, ,861 3, Mid-Eastern ,653 1, ,868 4, Southwestern # ,265 1, ,115 3, America East *222,469 1, ,350 4, Southland ,140 1, ,678 2, Big South # ,646 1, ,447 3, Patriot ,486 1, ,724 3, Trans America # ,269 1, , Northeast # *189,094 1, ,246 2,082 Independent # ,919 1, * 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 Winston-Salem 14,252 Birmingham 11,061 Cleveland 13,374 Salt Lake City 12,691 Winston-Salem 14,252 Birmingham 14,146 Cleveland 13,374 Salt Lake City 13,464 Buffalo 19,357 Nashville 17,230 Minneapolis 20,127 Tucson 13,363 Buffalo 19,338 Nashville 17,297 Minneapolis 22,013 Tucson 13,624 2 nd Round Winston-Salem 14,252 Birmingham 16,108 Cleveland 13,374 Salt Lake City 13,857 Buffalo 19,351 Nashville 17,297 Minneapolis 26,358 Tucson 13,818 Regional Semifinal Syracuse 30,681 Austin 16,731 Auburn Hills 21,214 Albuquerque 16,004 Regional Final Syracuse 30,388 Austin 16,731 Auburn Hills 21,214 Albuquerque 16,004 Totals 161, , , ,825 Final Four National Semifinal Indianapolis 43,116 National Final Indianapolis 43,116 Final Four Total 86,232

5 Total Tournament Attendance 638,577 Average Per Session 18,782

6 2000 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 Dakota St ,073 4, Midwestern St ,447 2, Ky. Wesleyan 18 70,202 3, Winston-Salem 11 24,055 2, Northern St ,306 3, Gannon 16 34,451 2, South Dakota 14 44,172 3, Central Wash. 9 19,098 2, Morehouse 13 39,431 3, Neb.-Kearney 15 29,937 1, North Dakota 14 41,061 2, N.C. Central 12 23,787 1, Cal St. Bakersfield 14 39,760 2, Virginia St. 9 17,641 1, North Dakota St ,269 2, St. Martin's 11 21,200 1, Augustana (S.D.) 15 38,305 2, Harding 13 24,730 1, Southern Ind ,100 2, Southwest St ,090 1, Pittsburg St ,078 2, Elizabeth City St ,637 1, Mo. Southern St ,790 2, Mont. St.-Billings 13 23,227 1, UC Davis 16 37,304 2, Northwest Mo. St ,150 1, Washburn 15 34,088 2, St. Cloud St ,318 1, Alas. Anchorage 16 35,136 2, Johnson Smith 14 23,825 1,702 Rank Division III G/S Attendance Avg. Rank Division III G/S Attendance Avg. 1. Calvin 14 48,941 3, Maryville (Tenn.) 13 12, Ill. Wesleyan 13 31,000 2, St. Thomas (Minn.) 14 13, Hope 14 30,225 2, North Park 12 11, Otterbein 12 19,677 1, Stillman 10 9, Wis.-Stevens Point 16 25,866 1, Albright 12 10, Wis.-Eau Claire 16 24,375 1, Wartburg 13 11, Wis.-Platteville 11 15,795 1, Fisk 7 6, Scranton 13 18,475 1, Marietta 12 10, Wheaton (Ill.) 12 16,000 1, Buena Vista 15 12, Wooster 16 20,690 1, Willamette 8 6, Linfield 10 10,800 1, Lebanon Valley 11 9, Wittenberg 13 13,914 1, King's (Pa.) 12 9, Hampden-Sydney 15 15,719 1, Manchester 12 9, Wilkes 13 13,400 1, McMurry 14 11, Whitworth 10 9, Washington (Mo.) 11 8, NCAA DIVISION II AND III MEN'S BASKETBALL ATTENDANCE CONFERENCE LEADERS Total Games or 2000 Change Rank Division II Teams Sessions Attendance Average In Avg. 1 North Central ,257 2, Mid-America ,953 1, CIAA ,498 1, SIAC ,645 1, Great Lakes Valley ,436 1, Northern Sun ,114 1, Pacific West ,370 1, Lone Star ,834 1, California ,750 1, Rocky Mountain , Great Lakes Int'Col , South Atlantic , Total Games or 2000 Change Rank Division III Teams Sessions Attendance Average In Avg. 1 Michigan ,310 1, Wisconsin State , Illinois & Wisconsin , Ohio , North Coast , Northwest ,

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8 2000 NCAA DIVISION I TEAM-BY-TEAM BASKETBALL ATTENDANCE Team G Attendance Avg. Air Force 13 15,625 1,202 Akron 14 48,220 3,444 Alabama ,595 8,257 Alabama A&M 13 23,297 1,792 UAB 14 77,965 5,569 Alabama St ,462 2,390 Albany (N.Y.) 11 14,190 1,290 Alcorn St ,032 3,639 American 13 37,720 2,902 Appalachian St ,834 3,570 Arizona ,237 14,485 Arizona St ,570 8,975 Arkansas ,300 17,807 Ark.-Little Rock 14 70,028 5,002 Ark.-Pine Bluff 11 17,096 1,554 Arkansas St ,147 5,346 Army 13 10, Auburn ,500 10,500 Austin Peay 13 37,628 2,894 Ball St ,211 5,587 Baylor 18 58,440 3,247 Belmont 15 8, Bethune-Cookman 9 15,078 1,675 Boise St ,202 7,657 Boston College 15 65,966 4,398 Boston U. 11 8, Bowling Green 12 39,486 3,291 Bradley ,495 10,178 Brigham Young ,696 10,794 Brown 13 12, Bucknell 12 19,024 1,585 Buffalo 13 27,300 2,100 Butler 13 59,716 4,594 California ,730 10,707 UC Irvine 14 22,751 1,625 UC Santa Barb ,752 2,517 Cal Poly 16 40,086 2,505 Cal St. Fullerton 13 10, Cal St. Northridge 13 14,410 1,108 Cal St. Sacramento 13 19,935 1,533 Campbell 14 9, Canisius 12 16,718 1,393 Centenary 9 13,625 1,514 Central Conn. St ,490 2,249 Central Fla ,431 1,031 Central Mich ,340 2,881 Col. of Charleston 16 54,732 3,421 Charleston So ,703 1,059 Chattanooga 14 52,601 3,757 Chicago St , Cincinnati ,464 13,176 Citadel 13 19,121 1,471 Clemson ,300 8,269 Cleveland St ,685 3,620 Coastal Caro ,201 1,018 Colgate 12 6, Colorado 16 80,147 5,009 Colorado St ,437 4,880 Columbia 11 15,761 1,433 Connecticut ,691 13,543 Coppin St ,756 1,341 Cornell 12 14,861 1,238 Creighton 13 84,424 6,494 Dartmouth 11 17,688 1,608 Davidson 12 30,301 2,525 Dayton ,667 12,644 Delaware 15 74,830 4,989 Delaware St ,570 1,813 Team G Attendance Avg. Denver 14 18,323 1,309 DePaul ,732 9,733 Detroit 14 42,268 3,019 Drake 14 52,629 3,759 Drexel 10 14,539 1,454 Duke ,710 9,314 Duquesne 13 57,756 4,443 East Caro ,788 3,599 East Tenn. St ,597 3,277 Eastern Ill ,102 2,777 Eastern Ky ,325 1,410 Eastern Mich ,140 2,088 Eastern Wash ,373 2,114 Elon 13 14,609 1,124 Evansville ,061 8,337 Fairfield 10 21,488 2,149 Fairleigh Dickinson 13 29,126 2,240 Florida ,524 9,783 Florida A&M 10 8, Fla. Atlantic 11 9, Florida Int l 16 13, Florida St ,815 5,487 Fordham 11 30,508 2,773 Fresno St ,520 10,220 Furman 13 21,375 1,644 George Mason 13 37,732 2,902 George Washington 12 47,347 3,946 Georgetown ,889 7,758 Georgia 13 88,102 6,777 Ga. Southern 12 23,068 1,922 Georgia St ,675 1,477 Georgia Tech 14 92,359 6,597 Gonzaga 11 44,073 4,007 Grambling 11 13,245 1,204 Hampton 12 39,433 3,286 Hartford 11 11,550 1,050 Harvard 13 11, Hawaii ,559 7,029 High Point 11 12,378 1,125 Hofstra 12 34,762 2,897 Holy Cross 12 11, Houston 12 55,691 4,641 Howard 10 14,545 1,455 Idaho 10 23,162 2,316 Idaho St ,827 2,652 Illinois ,507 14,577 Ill.-Chicago 16 49,551 3,097 Illinois St ,024 6,540 Indiana ,089 16,257 Indiana St ,750 6,750

9 IUPUI 12 14,040 1,170 Iona 12 23,243 1,937 Iowa ,030 15,156 Iowa St ,767 10,543 Jackson St ,345 2,304 Jacksonville 13 10, Jacksonville St ,324 2,088 James Madison 13 55,479 4,268 Kansas ,800 16,271 Kansas St ,036 8,336 Kent 14 50,377 3,598 Kentucky ,267 22,448 La Salle 11 30,239 2,749 Lafayette 15 37,112 2,474 Lamar 13 48,152 3,704 Lehigh 13 14,677 1,129 Liberty 14 47,754 3,411 Long Beach St ,616 2,544 Team G Attendance Avg. Long Island 10 5, LSU ,784 10,549 Louisiana Tech 11 24,583 2,235 La.-Lafayette 14 73,473 5,248 La.-Monroe 14 28,037 2,003 Louisville ,695 19,180 Loyola Marymount 13 12, Loyola (Ill.) 15 34,397 2,293 Loyola (Md.) 12 8, Maine 10 28,479 2,848 Manhattan 12 23,200 1,933 Marist 13 34,941 2,688 Marquette ,528 9,971 Marshall 15 74,393 4,960 Maryland ,369 14,148 UMBC 12 11, Md.-East. Shore 11 19,649 1,786 Massachusetts 12 70,036 5,836 McNeese St ,460 1,042 Memphis ,550 11,974 Mercer 11 8, Miami (Fla.) 16 63,920 3,995 Miami (Ohio) 12 40,633 3,386 Michigan ,384 11,023 Michigan St ,226 14,659 Middle Tenn. St ,699 3,907 Minnesota ,498 13,767 Mississippi 18 92,384 5,132 Mississippi St ,764 4,412 Mississippi Val ,405 1,764 Missouri ,225 10,882 UMKC 13 34,080 2,622 Monmouth 12 20,204 1,684 Montana 16 71,389 4,462 Montana St ,229 4,445 Morehead St ,254 1,635 Morgan St ,779 2,253 Mt. St. Mary's 11 16,902 1,537 Murray St ,078 4,544 Navy 17 33,287 1,958 Nebraska ,466 7,342 Nevada 13 76,486 5,884 UNLV ,570 11,829 New Hampshire 11 8, New Mexico ,897 16,445 New Mexico St ,527 6,768 New Orleans 13 12, Niagara 12 18,666 1,556 Nicholls St ,301 1,025 Norfolk St. 9 14,538 1,615 North Carolina ,953 20,163 N.C. A&T 9 25,533 2,837 UNC Asheville 11 8, UNC Charlotte 12 82,190 6,849 UNC Greensboro 12 12,311 1,026 UNC Wilmington 12 53,757 4,480 North Carolina St ,709 16,535 North Texas 12 31,595 2,633 Northeastern 12 7, Northern Ariz ,141 1,724 Northern Ill ,060 2,172 Northern Iowa 14 39,371 2,812 Northwestern 17 77,316 4,548 Northwestern St ,108 1,393 Notre Dame ,404 8,770 Oakland 10 17,084 1,708 Ohio 13 97,160 7,474 Ohio St ,936 18,702 Oklahoma ,726 11,248 Oklahoma St ,605 5,907 Old Dominion 13 46,324 3,563 Team G Attendance Avg. Oral Roberts 12 51,586 4,299 Oregon ,362 8,240 Oregon St ,974 5,732 Pacific (Cal.) 14 48,344 3,453 Pennsylvania 12 66,849 5,571 Penn St ,956 9,350 Pepperdine 12 20,142 1,679 Pittsburgh 17 90,192 5,305 Portland 14 18,411 1,315 Portland St ,631 1,759 Prairie View 10 19,032 1,903 Princeton 13 71,738 5,518 Providence ,049 8,253 Purdue ,417 13,887 Quinnipiac 13 13,547 1,042 Radford 10 22,319 2,232 Rhode Island 11 46,808 4,255 Rice 12 25,293 2,108 Richmond 12 65,635 5,470 Rider 13 22,418 1,724 Robert Morris 12 13,458 1,122 Rutgers 13 93,447 7,188 Sacred Heart 14 11, St. Bonaventure 13 72,273 5,559 St. Francis (N.Y.) 12 4, St. Francis (Pa.) 13 12, St. John's (N.Y.) ,252 10,732 St. Joseph's 12 48,946 4,079 St. Louis ,090 13,631 St. Mary's (Cal.) 13 22,707 1,747 St. Peter's 11 9, Sam Houston St ,621 2,135 Samford 12 31,780 2,648

10 San Diego 13 23,533 1,810 San Diego St ,266 2,618 San Francisco 15 55,248 3,683 San Jose St ,595 1,200 Santa Clara 15 45,195 3,013 Seton Hall ,340 8,709 Siena 15 96,233 6,416 South Ala ,828 3,988 South Carolina ,948 9,497 South Carolina St ,185 1,380 South Fla ,333 4,795 Southeast Mo. St ,989 5,066 Southeastern La ,504 1,270 Southern California 13 63,657 4,897 Southern Ill ,107 5,008 Southern Methodist 15 57,955 3,864 Southern Miss ,061 3,389 Southern U ,022 1,085 Southern Utah 13 39,053 3,004 Southwest Mo. St ,413 7,828 Southwest Tex. St ,212 1,401 Stanford ,474 7,391 Stephen F. Austin 15 15,968 1,065 Stetson 11 16,732 1,521 Stony Brook 12 15,164 1,264 Syracuse ,526 20,807 Temple ,251 8,481 Tennessee ,979 15,561 Tenn.-Martin 12 34,460 2,872 Tennessee St ,111 2,111 Tennessee Tech 14 47,251 3,375 Texas ,297 10,878 Texas A&M 12 58,866 4,906 Texas-Arlington 13 11, Texas Christian 17 77,106 4,536 Tex.-Pan American 14 41,068 2,933 Texas-San Antonio 13 24,381 1,875 Texas Southern 12 14,214 1,185 Team G Attendance Avg. Texas Tech ,194 10,546 Toledo 11 63,784 5,799 Towson 12 13,053 1,088 Troy St ,108 1,470 Tulane 17 46,385 2,729 Tulsa ,754 8,184 UCLA ,047 9,440 Utah ,219 13,248 Utah St ,426 6,902 UTEP ,071 8,534 Valparaiso 11 44,428 4,039 Vanderbilt ,770 10,987 Vermont 11 18,077 1,643 Villanova ,025 7,884 Virginia ,720 7,766 Va. Commonwealth 15 78,358 5,224 VMI 14 22,046 1,575 Virginia Tech 13 52,547 4,042 Wagner 11 12,509 1,137 Wake Forest ,364 11,335 Washington ,058 7,851 Washington St ,140 3,472 Weber St ,705 6,054 West Va ,479 4,899 Western Caro ,154 1,596 Western Ill ,026 1,502 Western Ky ,500 3,955 Western Mich ,274 1,940 Wichita St ,280 7,393 William & Mary 13 31,587 2,430 Winthrop 14 20,052 1,432 Wisconsin ,281 16,163 Wis.-Green Bay 14 54,712 3,908 Wis.-Milwaukee 13 31,899 2,454 Wofford 11 20,021 1,820 Wright St ,307 5,308 Wyoming 13 91,154 7,012 Xavier ,085 9,072 Yale 11 15,697 1,427 Youngstown St ,760 2,480