NCAA WOMEN S BASKETBALL ATTENDANCE RECORDS THROUGH

Transcription

1 NCAA WOMEN S BASKETBALL ATTENDANCE RECORDS THROUGH Attendance Summary 2 All-Time Attendance History Division I 3 Division I Attendance History Division II 24 Division II Attendance History Division III 31 Division III Attendance History NCAA Tournament Attendance 40 NCAA Tournament Attendance History 41

2 ATTENDANCE SUMMARY Total Teams Games or Sessions Net Attendance ALL-TIME ATTENDANCE HISTORY Avg. P/G or Session. Changes in Total Changes in Avg. Div. I Home Attendance *349 *5,091 *7,989,732 1,569 Up 239,144 Up 31 Div. I NCAA Tr. Neurtral Sites 10 90,005 9,001 Up 13,815 Up 1,382 Div. I Neutral Sites 182 *487,753 2,680 Up 14,428 Up 94 NCAA DIVISION I TOTALS *349 *5,283 *8,567,490 1,622 Up 267,387 Up 36 Div. II Home Attendance 305 *4,106 1,715, Dn 12,276 Dn 9 Div. II NCAA Tr. Neutral Sites 16 6, Dn 3,180 Dn 339 Div. II Other Neutral Sites 75 32, Dn 30,750 Dn 278 NCAA DIVISION II TOTALS 305 *4,197 1,754, Dn 46,206 Dn 16 Div. III Home Attendance 435 5,258 1,146, Dn 33,754 Dn 18 Div. III NCAA Tr. Neutral Sites 3 3,372 1,124 Up 1,634 Up 689 Div. III Other Neutral Sites 78 15, Up 3,411 Up 23 NCAA DIVISION III TOTALS 435 5,339 1,165, Dn 28,709 Dn 7 Reclassifying Teams , Dn 42,851 Dn 553 NATIONAL TOTALS FOR 2018 *1,092 *14,855 *11,495, Up 149,621 Up 5 *Record Season Teams Attendance P/G Avg. Change in Avg ,926, ,429, Up ,251, Up ,309, Dn ,348, Dn ,439, Up ,649, Up ,866, Up ,183, Up ,407, Dn ,827, Up ,193, Up ,557, Up ,961, Up ,233, Up ,734, Dn ,387, Up ,010, Up ,697, Up ,824, Up ,532, Up ,009 10,163, Dn ,008 10,016, Dn ,036 9,940, Dn ,018 9,902, Up ,003 10,878, Up ,013 11,114,054 *824 Up ,032 11,160, Dn ,037 11,134, Dn ,048 11,159, Dn ,055 11,210, Dn ,055 11,350, Up ,069 11,181, Dn ,079 11,123, Dn ,084 11,366, Up ,089 11,346, Dn *1,092 *11,495, Up 5 Top 10 Seasons by Total Attendance Year Teams Attendance Average ,092 11,495, ,084 11,366, ,055 11,350, ,089 11,346, ,055 11,210, ,069 11,181, ,032 11,160, ,048 11,159, ,037 11,134, ,079 11,123, Top 10 Seasons by Average Attendance Year Teams Attendance Average ,013 11,114, ,032 11,160, ,003 10,878, ,037 11,134, ,055 11,350, ,048 11,159, ,055 11,210, ,532, ,069 11,181, ,092 11,495, ,009 10,163, Attendance Summary 2

3 DIVISION I HOME ATTENDANCE Home Average Leaders School G Arrendance Avg. 1. South Carolina ,064 13, UConn ,368 10, Iowa St ,043 9, Tennessee ,232 8, Louisville ,887 7, Notre Dame ,561 7, Mississippi St ,906 7, Purdue 16 96,574 6, Baylor ,277 5, Michigan St ,026 5, Gonzaga 14 77,850 5, Maryland 15 83,058 5, Iowa 16 87,224 5, Ohio St ,758 5, Kentucky 16 82,984 5, Oregon St ,664 4, Middle Tenn ,397 4, New Mexico ,026 4, Texas 18 83,444 4, Nebraska 16 70,087 4, Missouri 14 61,126 4, Oregon 19 80,842 4, Indiana 21 86,149 4, Duke 17 68,993 4, Texas Tech 18 71,711 3, Texas A&M 20 79,203 3, Oklahoma 14 53,550 3, Florida St ,345 3, Wisconsin 15 55,538 3, Georgia 19 65,096 3, Toledo 16 54,722 3, Kansas St ,804 3, UCLA 17 55,238 3, Montana 16 50,649 3, Minnesota 15 46,956 3, Penn St ,775 3, UCF 15 46,753 3, Virginia 16 49,597 3, Chattanooga 13 39,356 3, Michigan 17 50,933 2, Ole Miss 16 47,527 2, Drake 16 46,572 2, Stanford 16 45,837 2, Arizona St ,813 2, Vanderbilt 15 42,705 2, Wyoming 16 44,113 2, South Fla ,549 2, Hampton 11 29,234 2, North Carolina 19 49,870 2, Dayton 13 33,866 2,605 Largest Average Attendance Increase from Previous Year (Home games only) School G P/G P/G Change in Avg. 1. Oregon 19 4,255 2,595 1, Ole Miss 16 2,970 1,677 1, Middle Tenn. 13 4,877 3,626 1, Indiana 21 4,102 2,955 1, UConn 14 10,026 8,888 1, Missouri 14 4,366 3,251 1, Iowa 16 5,452 4,395 1, Kent St. 11 1, , UCLA 17 3,249 2, South Carolina 17 13,239 12, Texas 18 4,636 3, Mississippi St. 18 7,439 6, Ark.-Pine Bluff 11 1, Iowa St. 15 9,870 9, UCF 15 3,117 2, FGCU 18 2,233 1, Omaha 14 1, Montana St. 13 2,397 1, Nevada 17 1,987 1, Western Ky. 12 2,328 1, Eastern Mich. 12 1, Oregon St. 16 4,979 4, Oral Roberts 11 1, Arizona St. 16 2,863 2, Jackson St. 14 1, ALL GAMES (Includes home, road and neutral sites) School G Attendance 1. South Carolina , UConn , Tennessee , Notre Dame , Mississippi St , Louisville , Iowa St , Ohio St , Baylor , Purdue , Kentucky , Michigan St , Maryland , Texas , Iowa , Texas A&M , Nebraska , Duke , Oklahoma , Oregon St , Oregon , Texas Tech , Indiana , Missouri , Georgia , Division I 3

4 SINGLE-GAME HIGHS Regular Season Attendance Teams Date Location Note 18,000 South Carolina (58) vs. UConn (83) Feb. 1, 2018 Colonial Life Arena, Columbia, SC 15,564 UConn (80) vs. Notre Dame (71) Dec. 3, 2017 XL Center, Hartford, CT 15,385 South Carolina (64) vs. Florida (57) Feb. 11, 2018 Colonial Life Arena, Columbia, SC 14,895 South Carolina (81) vs. Kentucky (63) Feb. 18, 2018 Colonial Life Arena, Columbia, SC 14,763 South Carolina (70) vs. Tennessee (86) Jan. 14, 2018 Colonial Life Arena, Columbia, SC 14,248 Louisville (49) vs. Florida St. (50) Jan. 21, 2018 KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, KY 13,723 South Carolina (99) vs. Alabama St. (31) Nov. 10, 2017 Colonial Life Arena, Columbia, SC 13,436 Tennessee (52) vs. Mississippi St. (71) Jan. 21, 2018 Thompson-Boling Arena, Knoxville, TN 13,433 South Carolina (64) vs. Missouri (54) Jan. 28, 2018 Colonial Life Arena, Columbia, SC 13,431 South Carolina (61) vs. Texas A&M (59) Dec. 31, 2017 Colonial Life Arena, Columbia, SC 13,345 South Carolina (99) vs. Savannah St. (38) Dec. 17, 2017 Colonial Life Arena, Columbia, SC 13,110 UConn (106) vs. Temple (45) Feb. 18, 2018 XL Center, Hartford, CT 13,058 Tennessee (65) vs. South Carolina (46) Feb. 25, 2018 Thompson-Boling Arena, Knoxville, TN 13,054 South Carolina (72) vs. Duke (52) Dec. 3, 2017 Colonial Life Arena, Columbia, SC 12,844 South Carolina (90) vs. Arkansas (42) Jan. 25, 2018 Colonial Life Arena, Columbia, SC 12,835 South Carolina (57) vs. LSU (48) Feb. 22, 2018 Colonial Life Arena, Columbia, SC 12,614 Louisville (100) vs. Notre Dame (67) Jan. 11, 2018 KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, KY 12,523 Tennessee (62) vs. Georgia (46) Feb. 11, 2018 Thompson-Boling Arena, Knoxville, TN 12,471 South Carolina (94) vs. Wofford (60) Nov. 19, 2017 Colonial Life Arena, Columbia, SC 12,434 Michigan St. (66) vs. Michigan (61) Feb. 11, 2018 Breslin Center, East Lansing, MI 12,342 UConn (106) vs. Cincinnati (65) Feb. 4, 2018 XL Center, Hartford, CT 12,261 UConn (97) vs. Memphis (49) Dec. 31, 2017 XL Center, Hartford, CT 12,020 South Carolina (101) vs. Western Caro. (43) Nov. 30, 2017 Colonial Life Arena, Columbia, SC 12,011 South Carolina (71) vs. Auburn (63) Jan. 11, 2018 Colonial Life Arena, Columbia, SC 11,950 Michigan St. (65) vs. Indiana (69) Jan. 20, 2018 Breslin Center, East Lansing, MI Postseason Attendance Teams Date Location Note 19,599 Notre Dame (61) vs. Mississippi St. (58) April 1, 2018 Nationwide Arena, Columbus, OH NCAA final 19,564 Mississippi St. (73) vs. Louisville (63) March 30, 2018 Nationwide Arena, Columbus, OH NCAA semifinal Notre Dame (91) vs. UConn (89) 13,007 Indiana (65) vs. Virginia Tech (57) March 31, 2018 Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall, Bloomington, IN WNIT final 11,085 Virginia (68) vs. California (62) March 16, 2018 Colonial Life Arena, Columbia, SC NCAA first round South Carolina (63) vs. N.C. A&T (52) 10,658 South Carolina (79) vs. Buffalo (63) UConn (72) vs. Duke (59) March 24, 2018 Times Union Center, Albany, NY NCAA regional semifinal HOME ATTENDANCE School G Attendance Avg. PG A&M-Corpus Christi 15 11, Abilene Christian 15 16,481 1,099 Air Force 15 6, Akron 16 9, Alabama 19 38,991 2,052 Alabama A&M 12 9, Alabama St , Albany (NY) 13 14,826 1,140 Alcorn 12 4, American 16 7, Appalachian St. 13 5, Arizona 15 28,988 1,933 Arizona St ,813 2,863 Ark.-Pine Bluff 11 15,153 1,378 Arkansas 15 26,824 1,788 Arkansas St ,400 1,600 Army West Point 15 14, Auburn 14 29,939 2,139 Austin Peay 14 8, Ball St ,948 1,608 Baylor ,277 5,849 Belmont 14 15,689 1,121 School G Attendance Avg. PG Bethune-Cookman 15 8, Binghamton 14 21,414 1,530 Boise St , Boston College 15 18,983 1,266 Boston U. 13 5, Bowling Green 14 24,761 1,769 Bradley 14 12, Brown 13 5, Bryant 13 4, Bucknell 16 12, Buffalo 12 17,829 1,486 Butler 13 10, BYU 15 15,739 1,049 Cal Poly 13 10, Cal St. Fullerton 13 2, California 15 34,950 2,330 Campbell 15 17,221 1,148 Canisius 14 12, Central Ark , Central Conn. St , Central Mich ,457 1,890 Charleston So. 14 4, Charlotte 13 25,977 1,998 Chattanooga 13 39,356 3, Division I 4

5 School G Attendance Avg. PG Chicago St. 14 2, Cincinnati 18 8, Clemson 15 11, Cleveland St. 14 4, Coastal Caro. 17 4, Col. of Charleston 14 7, Colgate 13 5, Colorado 16 29,134 1,821 Colorado St ,387 1,284 Columbia 12 7, Coppin St. 10 6, Cornell 13 6, Creighton 13 12, CSU Bakersfield 13 8, CSUN 16 6, Dartmouth 13 9, Davidson 13 7, Dayton 13 33,866 2,605 Delaware 13 19,104 1,470 Delaware St. 12 3, Denver 13 5, DePaul 19 45,513 2,395 Detroit Mercy 14 8, Drake 16 46,572 2,911 Drexel 18 16, Duke 17 68,993 4,058 Duquesne 14 11, East Carolina 16 19,474 1,217 Eastern Ill. 14 8, Eastern Ky. 13 7, Eastern Mich ,820 1,568 Eastern Wash. 14 9, Elon 13 11, ETSU 13 11, Evansville 13 4, Fairfield 13 6, Fairleigh Dickinson 16 4, FGCU 18 40,195 2,233 FIU 17 7, Fla. Atlantic 14 8, Florida 17 25,991 1,529 Florida A&M 11 9, Florida St ,345 3,709 Fordham 18 20,776 1,154 Fort Wayne 14 8, Fresno St ,676 2,042 Furman 14 7, Ga. Southern 16 6, Gardner-Webb 17 8, George Mason 19 16, George Washington 16 13, Georgetown 14 9, Georgia 19 65,096 3,426 Georgia St. 15 5, Georgia Tech 18 21,157 1,175 Gonzaga 14 77,850 5,561 Grambling 13 13,091 1,007 Grand Canyon 14 7, Green Bay 13 32,540 2,503 Hampton 11 29,234 2,658 Hartford 14 14,889 1,064 Harvard 12 8, Hawaii 16 39,384 2,462 High Point 14 7, Hofstra 14 7, Holy Cross 15 14, Houston 13 11, School G Attendance Avg. PG Houston Baptist 13 5, Howard 14 11, Idaho 13 8, Idaho St ,544 1,045 Ill.-Chicago 17 5, Illinois 16 22,175 1,386 Illinois St , Incarnate Word 13 9, Indiana 21 86,149 4,102 Indiana St ,004 1,467 Iona 14 8, Iowa 16 87,224 5,452 Iowa St ,043 9,870 IUPUI 13 6, Jackson St ,444 1,175 Jacksonville 14 7, Jacksonville St , James Madison 17 38,866 2,286 Kansas 18 36,603 2,034 Kansas St ,804 3,411 Kennesaw St. 10 6, Kent St ,069 1,552 Kentucky 16 82,984 5,187 La Salle 12 5, La.-Monroe 14 19,865 1,419 Lafayette 15 7, Lamar University 13 9, Lehigh 15 12, Liberty 15 18,494 1,233 Lipscomb 14 4, Little Rock 15 28,960 1,931 LIU Brooklyn 14 5, Long Beach St , Longwood 14 7, Louisiana 14 14,602 1,043 Louisiana Tech 17 39,398 2,318 Louisville ,887 7,836 Loyola Chicago 13 3, Loyola Maryland 13 5, Loyola Marymount 16 8, LSU 12 27,101 2,258 Maine 14 22,566 1,612 Manhattan 12 3, Marist 13 20,856 1,604 Marquette 13 24,242 1,865 Marshall 17 11, Maryland 15 83,058 5,537 Massachusetts 15 9, McNeese 15 11, Memphis 15 9, Mercer 14 20,406 1,458 Miami (FL) 18 20,440 1,136 Miami (OH) 15 9, Michigan 17 50,933 2,996 Michigan St ,026 5,689 Middle Tenn ,397 4,877 Milwaukee 13 10, Minnesota 15 46,956 3,130 Mississippi St ,906 7,439 Mississippi Val ,416 2,042 Missouri 14 61,126 4,366 Missouri St ,348 2,311 Monmouth 14 12, Montana 16 50,649 3,166 Montana St ,167 2,397 Morehead St ,829 1,189 Morgan St. 13 9, Division I 5

6 School G Attendance Avg. PG Mt. St. Mary's 12 4, Murray St. 14 8, N.C. A&T 15 16,591 1,106 N.C. Central 12 9, Navy 17 17,484 1,028 NC State 18 45,405 2,523 Nebraska 16 70,087 4,380 Nevada 17 33,785 1,987 New Hampshire 13 5, New Mexico ,026 4,819 New Mexico St , New Orleans 14 4, Niagara 13 5, Nicholls St. 13 5, NJIT 15 5, Norfolk St , North Carolina 19 49,870 2,625 North Dakota 14 23,623 1,687 North Dakota St , North Florida 12 6, North Texas 15 18,169 1,211 Northeastern 14 6, Northern Ariz. 14 5, Northern Colo ,761 1,126 Northern Ill. 13 7, Northern Ky ,360 1,383 Northwestern 15 15,287 1,019 Northwestern St , Notre Dame ,561 7,637 Oakland 13 9, Ohio 15 26,528 1,769 Ohio St ,758 5,398 Oklahoma 14 53,550 3,825 Oklahoma St ,163 2,010 Old Dominion 15 30,959 2,064 Ole Miss 16 47,527 2,970 Omaha 14 15,859 1,133 Oral Roberts 11 13,429 1,221 Oregon 19 80,842 4,255 Oregon St ,664 4,979 Pacific 17 13, Penn 14 22,215 1,587 Penn St ,775 3,118 Pepperdine 13 2, Pittsburgh 18 26,900 1,494 Portland 17 6, Portland St. 12 3, Prairie View 13 6, Presbyterian 13 3, Princeton 12 9, Providence 14 7, Purdue 16 96,574 6,036 Quinnipiac 13 12, Radford 13 10, Rhode Island 13 11, Rice 14 12, Richmond 13 8, Rider 13 10, Robert Morris 17 6, Rutgers 16 28,751 1,797 Sacramento St. 10 2, Sacred Heart 14 4, Saint Francis (PA) 15 9, Saint Joseph's 13 11, Saint Louis 14 24,204 1,729 Saint Mary's (CA) 14 4, Saint Peter's 13 4, School G Attendance Avg. PG Sam Houston St , Samford 15 4, San Diego 14 6, San Diego St ,069 1,379 San Francisco 14 5, San Jose St , Santa Clara 15 6, Savannah St. 10 7, Seattle U 15 6, Seton Hall 18 16, SFA 15 27,130 1,809 Siena 16 13, SIUE 14 13, SMU 14 19,474 1,391 South Alabama 17 25,582 1,505 South Carolina ,064 13,239 South Carolina St. 10 3, South Dakota 19 41,854 2,203 South Dakota St ,395 2,026 South Fla ,549 2,682 Southeast Mo. St. 14 9, Southeastern La. 12 6, Southern California 12 11, Southern Ill , Southern Miss ,477 1,342 Southern U. 11 8, Southern Utah 14 10, St. Bonaventure 14 13, St. Francis Brooklyn 13 2, St. John's (NY) 18 21,055 1,170 Stanford 16 45,837 2,865 Stetson 15 7, Stony Brook 14 8, Syracuse 15 35,262 2,351 TCU 18 37,578 2,088 Temple 19 27,493 1,447 Tennessee ,232 8,778 Tennessee St , Tennessee Tech 15 20,766 1,384 Texas 18 83,444 4,636 Texas A&M 20 79,203 3,960 Texas Southern 14 12, Texas St ,913 1,916 Texas Tech 18 71,711 3,984 Toledo 16 54,722 3,420 Towson 14 7, Troy 12 12,913 1,076 Tulane 14 12, Tulsa 14 4, UAB 16 8, UC Davis 15 18,010 1,201 UC Irvine 14 5, UC Riverside 12 4, UC Santa Barbara 12 6, UCF 15 46,753 3,117 UCLA 17 55,238 3,249 UConn ,368 10,026 UMass Lowell 14 12, UMBC 14 6, UMES 12 9, UMKC 13 5, UNC Asheville 16 20,465 1,279 UNCG 15 7, UNCW 15 11, UNI 14 22,265 1,590 UNLV 16 15, USC Upstate 16 3, Division I 6

7 School G Attendance Avg. PG UT Arlington 15 30,491 2,033 UT Martin 14 24,986 1,785 Utah 17 28,989 1,705 Utah St. 13 8, Utah Valley 15 7, UTEP 14 10, UTRGV 15 6, UTSA 13 6, Valparaiso 14 5, Vanderbilt 15 42,705 2,847 VCU 12 11, Vermont 16 9, Villanova 12 11, Virginia 16 49,597 3,100 Virginia Tech 19 38,098 2,005 Wagner 12 4, Wake Forest 14 17,767 1,269 Washington 14 27,333 1,952 Washington St , School G Attendance Avg. PG Weber St , West Virginia 21 46,790 2,228 Western Caro. 14 9, Western Ill. 14 8, Western Ky ,934 2,328 Western Mich. 14 9, Wichita St ,967 1,998 William & Mary 15 11, Winthrop 14 2, Wisconsin 15 55,538 3,703 Wofford 16 6, Wright St. 13 8, Wyoming 16 44,113 2,757 Xavier 16 20,411 1,276 Yale 13 7, Youngstown St ,298 1,553 Note: Provisional teams not included CONFERENCE ATTENDANCE All Division I Conferences Conference Total Teams Entire Season Games or Sessions Attendance$ Avg. Change in Avg. Conference Tournament Games or Total Sessions Attendance 1. Southeastern ,035,689 4, ,174 6, Big ,963 3, ,881 3, Big Ten ,291 3, ,327 4, Atlantic Coast ,935 2, ,629 4, Pac ,530 *2, ,558 4, AAC ,973 2, ,709 4, Mountain West ,140 1, ,815 1, Mid-American ,566 *1, ,927 1, Conference USA ,225 1, ,219 2, Missouri Valley ,058 1, ,435 1, Big East ,516 1, ,544 2, Summit League ,355 1, ,054 6, Big Sky *188,517 1, ,019 1, Sun Belt ,099 1, , Atlantic , ,525 1, West Coast , ,696 6, Southwestern , ,755 1, Ohio Valley , , Southern , ,690 2, Colonial , ,662 1, Horizon , ,288 6, America East , ,389 1, Mid-Eastern , ,518 6, Big West , , Southland , , Ivy League , ,783 5, Metro Atlantic , ,576 2, Atlantic Sun , ,211 1, Big South , , Patriot *101, , Western Athletic , , Northeast , , $Includes conference tournament neutral-site attendance in totals when applicable. *Record highfor that conference. #Different lineup from prior season. Avg Division I 7

8 DIVISION I ATTENDANCE HISTORY All Games (Includes home, tournament & neutral sites) Season Teams Attendance P/G Avg. Change in Avg ,147, ,480, Up ,377, Up ,496, Dn ,501, Dn ,666, Up ,856, Up ,104, Up ,328, Up ,402, Dn ,882, Up ,173,031 1,145 Up ,602,511 1,152 Up ,969,620 1,241 Up ,162,970 1,285 Up ,862,796 1,295 Up ,382,042 1,384 Up ,840,934 1,475 Up ,356,729 1,491 Up ,519,667 1,524 Up ,937,813 1,590 Up ,351,634 1,619 Up ,173,377 1,617 Dn ,067,831 1,578 Dn ,093,642 1,575 Dn ,886,207 1,654 Up ,090,084 *1,693 Up ,042,040 1,664 Dn ,051,808 1,637 Dn ,127,941 1,642 Up ,177,111 1,634 Dn ,012,073 1,533 Dn ,136,855 1,579 Up ,111,856 1,565 Dn ,286,356 1,592 Up ,300,103 1,586 Dn *349 *8,567,490 1,622 Up 36 *Record Home Attendance Season Teams G or Sess. Attendance P/G Change in Avg. Chaneg in Net Total ,565 1,050, ,779 1,368, Up 82 Up 317, ,371 1,233, Up 28 Dn 134, ,603 1,327, Dn 10 Up 93, ,677 1,333, Dn 12 Up 6, ,766 1,464, Up 32 Up 131, ,817 1,623, Up 46 Up 159, ,870 1,812, Up 56 Up 188, ,834 2,003, Up 73 Up 191, ,116 2,119, Dn 25 Up 115, ,932 2,552, Up 191 Up 433, ,627 2,831,319 1,078 Up 207 Up 278, ,958 3,203,006 1,083 Up 5 Up 371, ,058 3,619,575 1,184 Up 101 Up 416, ,076 3,760,940 1,223 Up 39 Up 141, ,603 4,522,051 1,255 Up 32 Up 761, ,716 4,956,057 1,334 Up 79 Up 434, ,794 5,415,616 1,427 Up 93 Up 459, ,111 5,944,981 1,446 Up 19 Up 529, ,116 6,069,834 1,475 Up 29 Up 124, ,220 6,502,159 1,541 Up 66 Up 432, ,387 6,895,533 1,572 Up 31 Up 393, ,273 6,718,289 1,572 Dn 177, ,303 6,635,682 1,542 Dn 30 Dn 82, ,416 6,817,063 1,544 Up 2 Up 181, ,576 7,255,345 1,586 Up 42 Up 438, ,609 7,505,848 *1,629 Up 43 Up 250, ,660 7,501,831 1,610 Dn 19 Dn 4, ,747 7,518,183 1,584 Dn 26 Up 16, ,779 7,574,644 1,585 Up 1 Up 56, ,836 7,653,947 1,583 Dn 2 Up 79, ,870 7,543,599 1,549 Dn 34 Dn 110, ,983 7,602,253 1,526 Dn 23 Up 58, ,012 7,614,541 1,519 Dn 7 Up 12, ,019 7,771,728 1,548 Up 29 Up 157, ,040 7,750,588 1,538 Dn 10 Dn 21, *5,091 *7,989,732 1,569 Up 31 Up 239,144 *Record Division I Attendance History 8

9 Neutral Sites Season Teams G or Sess. Attendance P/G Change in Avg. Chaneg in Net Total , , Up 105 Up 8, , Up 155 Up 20, , Up 18 Up 11, , Dn 39 Up , Up 42 Up 9, ,406 1,014 Up 323 Up 19, ,520 1,122 Up 108 Up 25, ,814 1,135 Up 13 Up 8, ,722 1,129 Dn 6 Dn 4, ,867 1,098 Dn 31 Up 4, ,345 1,071 Dn 27 Dn 22, ,401 1,075 Up 4 Up 10, ,511 1,036 Dn 39 Dn 18, ,654 1,055 Up 19 Up 26, ,822 1,055 Dn 11 Dn 12, ,557 1,065 Up 21 Up 25, , Dn 68 Dn 15, ,428 1,114 Up 117 Dn 3, ,771 1,072 Dn 42 Up 8, ,887 1,067 Dn 5 Dn 20, ,514 1,075 Up 8 Up 12, ,422 1,137 Up 62 Up 14, ,083 1,402 Up 265 Up 62, ,250 1,646 Up 244 Dn 111, ,930 2,727 Up 1,081 Up 343, ,762 2,869 Up 142 Dn 9, ,424 2,806 Dn 63 Dn 9, ,726 2,704 Dn 102 Dn 17, ,340 2,770 Up 66 Up 23, ,632 2,793 Up 23 Dn 7, ,837 2,128 Dn 665 Dn 48, ,990 *2,900 Up 772 Up 102, ,255 2,520 Dn 380 Dn 55, ,299 2,476 Dn 43 Up 25, * ,325 2,586 Up 110 Up 40, * *487,753 2,680 Up 94 Up 14,428 *Record Top 10 Seasons by Total Attendance Year Teams Attendance Average ,567,490 1, ,300,103 1, ,286,356 1, ,177,111 1, ,136,855 1, ,127,941 1, ,111,856 1, ,090,084 1, ,051,808 1, ,042,040 1,664 Top 10 Seasons by Average Attendance Year Teams Attendance Average ,090,084 1, ,042,040 1, ,886,207 1, ,127,941 1, ,051,808 1, ,177,111 1, ,567,490 1, ,351,634 1, ,173,377 1, ,286,356 1,592 Top 10 Team Leaders by Total Attendance Team Season Games Attendance Average South Carolina ,196 14,364 Tennessee ,511 14,969 Tennessee ,940 15,796 Tennessee ,845 14,678 Tennessee ,646 15,510 Tennessee ,915 16,565 Tennessee ,116 15,341 South Carolina ,064 13,239 Tennessee ,233 12,896 Tennessee ,206 14,414 Top 10 Team Leaders by Average Attendance Team Season Games Attendance Average Tennessee ,915 16,565 Tennessee ,940 15,796 Tennessee ,646 15,510 Tennessee ,980 15,356 Tennessee ,116 15,341 Tennessee ,511 14,969 Tennessee ,845 14,678 Tennessee ,206 14,414 Tennessee ,638 14,403 South Carolina ,196 14,364 Division I Attendance History 9

10 ANNUAL TEAM CHAMPIONS *Record. NOTE: Before the season, doubleheaders with men were excluded from women s home attendance. Beginning in , women s home attendance included doubleheaders with men in which separate attendance was taken by halftime of the women s game. Home Games Only Season Champion Games Attendance Avg Louisiana Tech 16 67,860 4, Louisiana Tech 11 58,130 5, Iowa 12 52,360 4, Texas 13 68,752 5, Texas 14 92,943 6, Texas ,613 7, Texas ,702 8, Texas ,921 7, Texas 15 92,412 6, Tennessee 12 80,145 6, Missouri St ,318 7, Ohio St ,936 8, Tennessee ,477 8, UConn ,470 8, Tennessee ,992 10, Tennessee ,511 14, Tennessee ,915 *16, Tennessee ,116 15, Tennessee ,646 15, Tennessee ,132 14, UConn ,888 12, Tennessee ,638 14, Tennessee ,734 13, Tennessee ,980 15, Tennessee ,845 14, Tennessee ,940 15, Tennessee ,991 13, Tennessee ,233 12, Tennessee ,187 12, Tennessee ,206 14, Tennessee ,027 11, Tennessee ,692 11, South Carolina ,684 12, South Carolina ,196 14, South Carolina ,431 12, South Carolina ,064 13,239 Largest Average Attendance Increase from Previous Year (Home games only) Season Champion Games Average Yr. Avg. Previous Att. Increase 1983 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 1984 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 1985 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 1986 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 1987 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 1988 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 1989 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 1990 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 1991 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 1992 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 1993 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 1994 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 1995 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 1996 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 1997 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 1998 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 1999 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2000 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2001 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2002 Kansas St. 15 8,158 3,424 4, N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2004 Kentucky 14 5,182 1,694 3, LSU 12 7,302 3,511 3, Middle Tenn. 16 2, , Maryland 16 9,533 4,813 4, Louisville 18 6,456 3,104 3, Auburn 12 4,119 1,842 2, Nebraska 15 7,390 3,211 4, Louisville 15 10, , Tennessee 15 14,414 12,599 1, Albany (NY) 14 1, , South Carolina 16 6,371 3,952 2, South Carolina 16 12,293 6,371 5, Missouri 16 3,990 1,797 2, Washington 19 4,090 1,880 2, Oregon 19 4,255 2,595 1,660 Division I Attendance History 10

11 All Games (Includes home, away & neutral sites) Season Champion Games Attendance Avg N/A N/A N/A N/A 1984 N/A N/A N/A N/A 1985 N/A N/A N/A N/A 1986 N/A N/A N/A N/A 1987 N/A N/A N/A N/A 1988 N/A N/A N/A N/A 1989 N/A N/A N/A N/A 1990 N/A N/A N/A N/A 1991 N/A N/A N/A N/A 1992 N/A N/A N/A N/A 1993 N/A N/A N/A N/A 1994 N/A N/A N/A N/A 1995 N/A N/A N/A N/A 1996 N/A N/A N/A N/A 1997 N/A N/A N/A N/A 1998 N/A N/A N/A N/A 1999 N/A N/A N/A N/A Season Champion Games Attendance Avg Tennessee ,272 11, Tennessee ,869 11, UConn ,264 10, N/A N/A N/A N/A 2004 UConn ,682 11, Tennessee ,930 10, Tennessee ,723 10, Tennessee ,191 11, Tennessee ,925 11, Tennessee ,784 10, UConn ,627 9, Tennessee ,488 9, Tennessee ,498 9, Tennessee ,019 8, UConn ,772 8, South Carolina ,991 8, South Carolina ,424 9, South Carolina ,036 8, South Carolina ,328 9,231 SINGLE-SESSION ATTENDANCE RECORDS (Doubleheaders with men excluded until season, when doubleheaders were allowed provided separate attendance was taken by halftime of the women s game. Includes NCAA tournament games.) TOP ATTENDANCE SESSIONS (PAID) Attendance Teams Date Location Note 29,619 UConn (82) vs. Oklahoma (70) March 29, 2002 The Alamodome, San Antonio NCAA final 29,619 UConn (79) vs. Tennessee (56) and March 25, 2002 The Alamodome, San Antonio NCAA semifinals Oklahoma (86) vs. Duke (71) 28,937 Baylor (84) vs. Michigan St. (62) April 5, 2005 RCA Dome, Indianapolis NCAA final 28,937 Baylor (68) vs. LSU (57) and April 3, 2005 RCA Dome, Indianapolis NCAA Semifinals Michigan St. (68) vs. Tennessee (64) 24,653 Tennessee (89) vs UConn (80) Jan. 7, 2006 Thompson-Boling Arena, Knoxville, TN Largest regular-season attendance 24,611 UConn (86) vs. Tennessee (72) Jan. 5, 2002 Thompson-Boling Arena, Knoxville, TN 24,597 UConn (69) vs. Tennessee (84) Jan. 3, 1998 Thompson-Boling Arena, Knoxville, TN 24,251 Tennessee (73) vs. Vanderbilt (53) Feb. 25, 2007 Thompson-Boling Arena, Knoxville, TN 24,046 Tennessee (92) vs. UConn (88) Feb. 1, 2001 Thompson-Boling Arena, Knoxville, TN 23,912 Texas (97) vs. Tennessee (78) Dec. 9, 1987 Thompson-Boling Arena, Knoxville, TN 23,706 Duke (69) vs. Kentucky (61) Dec. 22, 2013 Rupp Arena, Lexington, KY 23,385 UConn (74) vs. Tennessee (67) Jan. 8, 2000 Thompson-Boling Arena, Knoxville, TN 23,291 Tennessee (83) vs. Georgia (65) March 31, 1996 Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, NC NCAA final 23,291 Georgia (86) vs. Stanford (76) and Tennessee (88) vs. UConn (83) (OT), March 29, 1996 Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, NC NCAA semifinals TOP ATTENDANCE SESSIONS (TURNSTILE) Attendance Teams Date Location Note 29,619 UConn (82) vs. Oklahoma (70) March 31, 2002 The Alamodome, San Antonio NCAA final 29,619 UConn (79) vs. Tennessee (56) and March 29, 2002 The Alamodome, San Antonio NCAA semifinal Oklahoma (86) vs. Duke (71) 28,937 Baylor (84) vs. Michigan St. (62) April 5, 2005 RCA Dome, Indianapolis NCAA final 28,937 Baylor (68) vs. LSU (57) and April 3, 2005 RCA Dome, Indianapolis NCAA semifinal Michigan St. (68) vs. Tennessee (64) 28,210 UConn (73) vs. Tennessee (68) April 8, 2003 Georgia Dome, Atlanta NCAA final 28,210 Tennessee (66) vs. Duke (56), and UConn (71) vs. Texas (69) A[ril 6, 2003 Georgia Dome, Atlanta NCAA semifinal Division I Attendance History 11

12 CONFERENCE HISTORY Top 10 Conference Leaders by Total Attendance Conference Season Teams Attendance Average Southeastern ,108,511 4,758 Big ,091,289 5,247 Big ,073,069 5,312 Southeastern ,035,689 4,523 Big ,023,576 5,170 Southeastern ,011,451 4,214 Big ,010,528 4,954 Big ,005,377 4,720 Big ,002,251 5,331 Big ,036 5,381 Top 10 Conference Leaders by Average Attendance Conference Season Teams Attendance Average Big ,036 5,381 Big ,002,251 5,331 Big ,073,069 5,312 Big ,993 5,304 Big ,091,289 5,247 Big ,611 5,180 Big ,023,576 5,170 Big ,764 5,030 Big ,255 5,030 Big ,011 4,980 Annual Champions Season Conference Teams Attendance P/G Avg Southeastern ,176 1, Southeastern ,250 1, Southeastern ,170 1, Sun Belt 7 92,416 1, Southwest 9 105,806 1, Southwest 9 131,364 1, Southwest 9 165,418 1, Southwest 9 179,223 2, Southwest 9 179,092 2, Southwest 9 172,438 1, Atlantic Coast 9 236,426 2, Big Ten ,418 2, Big Ten ,136 2, Big Ten ,574 3, Big Ten ,806 3, Big Ten ,779 4, Big Ten ,356 4, Big Ten ,873 4, Big ,419 4, Big ,255 5, Big ,002,251 5, Big ,764 5, Big ,036 *5, Big ,611 5, Big ,011 4, Big ,023,576 5, Big ,010,528 4, Big ,073,069 5, Big ,091,289 5, Big ,005,377 4, Big ,993 5, Big ,502 4, Big ,254 4, Southeastern 14 1,011,451 4, Southeastern 14 *1,108,511 4, Southeastern ,639 4, Southeastern 14 1,035,689 4,523 *Record Division I Attendance History 12

13 CONFERENCES YEAR-BY-YEAR Conference attendance consists of home game figures from member institutions, including doubleheaders with men beginning in season, and neutral-site conference tournament figures since The previous year s figures used for comparison reflect the following year s changes in divisional lineups to provide parallel comparisons, except for the season, when conference tournament neutral-site attendance was included in the conference totals for the first time. Conference highs are marked with an asterisk (*). America East Conference (Before 1990, members were in Seaboard Conference. Before 1997, members were in North Atlantic Conference.) , Dn , Dn , Up 22, , Up 18, , Dn 8, , Up 33, , Up 14, *142,123 *1,128 Up 29, ,920 1,110 Dn 12, , Dn 22, ,842 1,055 Up 23, , , Dn 12, , Dn 1, , Up 19, , Dn 4, ,744 1,071 Up 2, , Up 1, ,801 1,007 Up 3, , Dn 13, , Up 13, , Dn 20, , Up 18, ,605 1,046 Up 8, ,650 1,070 Dn 9, ,734 1,042 Dn ,608 1,038 Up 8, ,810 1,049 Dn 1, , Dn 7,758 American Athletic Conference *529,076 *3, ,239 2,013 Dn 188, ,977 1,988 Dn 4, ,285 2,158 Up 37, ,973 2,028 Dn 8,312 Atlantic Coast Conference , Up 12, , Dn 6, , Up 21, , Up 2, , Up 4, , Up 20, ,656 1,017 Up 8, ,324 1,533 Up 56, ,426 2,021 Up 73, ,893 1,691 Dn 38, ,100 1,566 Dn 17, ,344 1,887 Up 48, ,484 1,951 Dn 7, ,655 2,014 Up 19, ,006 1,984 Up 8, ,621 2,065 Up 24, ,735 2,180 Up 15, ,401 2, ,622 2,377 Dn 26, ,499 2,496 Up 13, ,857 2,854 Up 34, ,760 2,654 Up 87, ,403 2,845 Up 81, ,622 *3,357 Up 121, ,418 3,324 Up 16, ,567 3,131 Dn 45, ,184 2,719 Dn 67, ,602 2,660 Dn 9, ,736 2,605 Dn 42, ,226 2,597 Up 11, ,685 2,729 Up 149, *795,523 3,036 Up 118, ,712 2,822 Dn 75, ,516 2,934 Up 57, ,935 2,885 Dn 50,581 Atlantic Sun Conference (New in 1992, formerly New South Women s Athletic Conference and Trans America Conference until 2002.) , Up 3, , Dn 9, , Up 11, , Dn 1, , Dn 2, , Up 12, , Up 8, , Up 3, , Up 6, , , Dn 4, , Up 9, , Up 2, , Up , Dn 12, , Up 4, , Up 44, , Dn 20, , Up 30, ,388 1,011 Up 14, *161,550 *1,188 Up 30, , Dn 36, , Dn 38, , Dn 8, , Up 5, , Dn 4, , Up 2,103 Atlantic 10 Conference , Up 1, , Up 5, , Up 9, , Up 25, , Dn 3, , Up 17, , Dn 6,769 Division I Attendance History 13

14 , Up 13, , Up 11, , Dn 26, , Up 13, , Up 13, , Dn 16, , Up 40, , Up 12, ,487 1,214 Up 43, ,132 1,065 Dn 19, ,061 1, , Dn 7, , Up 11, , Up 6, , Dn 35, , Up 45, ,460 1,085 Up 37, ,663 1,114 Up 11, , Dn 26, *253,367 *1,242 Up 59, ,676 1,029 Up 51, ,320 1,152 Up 27, , Dn , Dn 68, , Up 7, ,643 1,028 Up 41, , Dn 20, , Up 10,307 Big East Conference , Dn 1, , Up 5, , Dn 2, , Up 9, , Dn 3, , Dn 2, , Up 22, , Up 11, , Up 49, , Dn 6, ,122 1,238 Up 54, ,283 1,622 Up 45, ,664 1,700 Up 24, ,611 1,962 Up 47, ,279 2,206 Up 43, ,106 2,223 Up 11, ,836 2,327 Up 8, ,014 2, ,008 2,970 Up 50, ,115 2,825 Dn 42, ,495 3,089 Up 57, ,912 3,290 Dn 39, ,656 2,869 Up 119, ,785 2,958 Up 27, ,998 3,012 Up 19, ,470 3,013 Up 75, ,916 2,996 Dn 28, *881,098 *3,415 Up 102, ,921 3,207 Dn 60, ,538 3,146 Dn 75, ,752 1,107 Dn 571, ,651 1,090 Up 3, ,096 1,215 Up 3, ,053 1,224 Up 4, ,516 1,190 Dn 7,537 Big Sky Conference (Members before 1989 were in Mountain West Athletic Conference.) , Up 9, ,826 1,054 Up 14, , Up ,009 1,164 Up 26, ,558 1,441 Up 24, *181,796 *1,836 Up 37, ,196 1,618 Dn 21, ,569 1,476 Dn 12, ,735 1,131 Dn 9, ,583 1,077 Dn 3, , Dn 17, , Up 27, ,396 1, ,938 1,027 Dn 3, ,593 1,164 Up 13, ,493 1,376 Up 19, ,396 1,381 Up 1, ,016 1,213 Dn 15, ,554 1,113 Up 12, ,211 1,330 Up 22, ,640 1,285 Dn 5, ,436 1,052 Dn 30, ,753 1,068 Up 7, ,434 1,027 Dn 5, ,660 1,114 Up 40, ,121 1,025 Dn 6, , Dn , Up 6, ,484 1,062 Up 7, ,517 1,164 Up 9,033 Big South Conference , Dn 3, , Up 5, , Up 2, , Dn 10, , Up 6, , Dn 2, , Up 8, , Up 2, , Up 2, , Dn 1, , Up 15, ,076 *722 Up 23, , Dn 37, , Up 26, , , Up 3, , Up 19, , Dn 14, , Dn 10, , Up 21, , Up 8, , Dn 3, , Dn 6, , Up 8, , Dn 6, , Up 16, , Up 23, , Dn 4, , Up 1,714 Division I Attendance History 14

15 *107, Up 10, , Dn 17, , Up 11,034 Big Ten Conference , Up 36, ,469 1,049 Up 28, ,845 1,013 Up 7, ,363 1,185 Up 16, ,342 1,657 Up 62, ,393 1,613 Dn 5, ,864 1,796 Up 37, ,212 1,702 Dn 18, ,015 1,986 Up 43, ,418 2,599 Up 97, ,136 2,926 Up 47, ,574 3,137 Dn ,806 3,369 Up 91, ,779 4,127 Up 27, ,356 4,139 Up 59, ,873 4,530 Up 52, ,200 4,328 Up 18, ,116 4, ,206 4,440 Up 33, ,019 4,447 Up 27, ,125 *5,085 Up 62, ,604 4,998 Up 21, ,304 4,697 Dn 29, ,446 4,321 Up 3, ,874 4,312 Dn 1, ,510 4,194 Dn 46, ,453 3,997 Up 9, ,901 4,161 Up 9, ,633 4,128 Up 18, ,593 3,904 Up 24, , Up 99, *948,935 4,108 Up 61, ,183 3,881 Dn 9, ,600 3,716 Dn 32, ,291 3,860 Dn 34,309 Big 12 Conference (Before 1997, members were in the Big Eight Conference and Southwest Conference.) ,597 3,272 Up 54, ,081 3,428 Up 21, ,096 3,737 Up 79, ,419 4,720 Up 178, ,255 5, ,002,251 5,331 Up 121, ,764 5,030 Dn 31, ,036 5,381 Up 19, ,611 5,180 Dn 52, ,011 4,980 Up 33, ,023,576 5,170 Up 52, ,010,528 4,954 Dn 13, ,073,069 *5,312 Up 62, *1,091,289 5,247 Up 18, ,005,377 4,720 Dn 85, ,993 5,304 Dn 45, ,502 4,922 Dn 113, ,254 4,530 Dn 49, ,311 4,002 Dn 48, ,897 4,212 Dn 15, ,104 4,167 Up 17, ,963 3,875 Dn 68,141 Big West Conference (Before 1988, members were in Pacific Coast Athletic Conference.) , Up 30, , Up , Up 1, , Up , Dn 8, , Up 2, , Dn 6, , Up 11, , Dn 1, , Up 16, , Dn 5, , Up 21, *145,847 *992 Up 28, , , Dn 2, , Up 5, , Up 29, , Dn 17, , Dn 34, , Up 9, , Up 1, , Up 3, , Up 7, , Up 1, , Dn 4, , Up 38, , Dn 25, , Up 13, , Dn 3, , Up 30, , Dn 20,097 Colonial Athletic Association (Known as the ECAC South Conference before 1986.) , Dn 4, , Up 3, , Up 4, , Up 9, , Dn , Dn 2, , Dn 1, , Up 6, , Up 6, , Dn , Up 17, , Up 14, , Up 22, , Up 8, ,459 1,165 Up 18, ,038 1,167 Up 2, ,786 1,154 Up 7, ,582 1, ,142 1,084 Up 8, ,630 1,343 Up 39, ,195 1,166 Dn 33, , Dn 17, , Up 23, ,213 1,013 Up 14,018 Division I Attendance History 15

16 ,193 1,059 Up 14, ,334 1,062 Dn 6, ,968 1,231 Up 40, ,967 1,188 Dn 10, ,964 1,312 Up 22, *241,328 *1,387 Up 10, , Dn 117, , Up 10, , Dn 4, , Up 16, , Dn 7,867 Conference USA (Before 1996, members came from Great Midwest Conference.) , Dn 5, , Up 23, , Dn 3, , Up 46, ,905 1,082 Up 21, ,786 1, ,851 1,294 Up 18, ,721 1,180 Dn 5, ,960 1,262 Up 14, ,293 1,155 Dn 29, , Dn 87, , Up 35, ,694 1,109 Up 27, ,327 1,094 Up , Dn 25, , Dn 20, ,337 1,050 Up 42, ,354 1,012 Dn 4, *375,895 *1,468 Up 183, , Dn 72, ,985 *1,468 Up 19, ,027 1,295 Dn 28, ,225 1,417 Dn 802 Horizon League (Formerly Midwestern Collegiate Conference) , Dn , Dn 2, , Up 9, , Up , Up 11, , Up 15, , Up 3, , Up 5, , Dn 19, , Up 1, , Up 5, , Up 5, , Up 7, , Up 1, , , Dn 1, , Up 12, , Dn , Dn 4, , Up 3, , Up 6, , Up 18, , Up 8, , Dn 10, , Dn 3, , Up 22, , Dn 12, , Up , Up 2, ,122 1,001 Up 47, *168,347 *1,137 Up 8, , Dn 40,088 The Ivy League , Up 1, , Up , Dn 1, , Up 1, , Up 5, , Dn , Up 2, , Dn 4, , Up 1, , Up 2, , Up 3, , Up , Up 1, , Up 9, , Up , Up 3, , Up 20, , , Up 4, , Dn , Up 4, , Dn 4, , Up 4, , Dn 8, , Up 8, , Up 3, , Up 2, , Dn , Up 4, , Dn , Dn 3, , Dn , Up 12, *88,472 *859 Up 11, , Dn 11,603 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference , Up 6, , Up 6, , Dn 3, , Dn , Up 2, , Dn 2, , Up 3, , Dn 5, , Dn 1, , Dn 2, , Up 6, , Up , Dn 2, , Up 6, , Up 11, , Up 3, , Up 18,053 Division I Attendance History 16