Attendance at the Regionals

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The numbers are in:
Region..................Sw16......Elite8.....Total
1. Bridgeport-..8,502.......10,119...18,621
2. Greensboro-8,811.........6,579....15,390
3. Spokane-......7,142.........7,739.....14,881
4. Wichita-........8,540.........4,695......13,235

Ok, reviewing the first two weekends:
Bridgeport would have been 3rd behind Iowa (28,764) and Louisville (18,821) and just ahead of SC (18,295). Greensboro would have been 8th just ahead of UConn (15,240).
Spokane is 10th just after UConn.
Wichita is 11th.

Now next year, they want to move to the 2 regionals as we know in Seattle and Greensboro. Ok, fine but at some point they have to realize that the West coast simply does not support the sport the way the East Coast does.

Also curious is how they structure the tickets. will a buyer have to buy all the session in Seattle/Greensboro or can they just get their session of interest? Making a buyer get all the sessions forces attendance up for the revenue but the actual attendance for each of the games will dip.

Honestly, the Northwest is not a great idea- sorry my PAC12 brethren. Put it in Vegas to make it more interesting like the PAC12 did for their tournament which has seen a bigger jump in attendance by doing so. I would be more inclined to go to Vegas (more flight options, more to do) than Seattle or Spokane. Just my humble opinion.

The men's regional is in Vegas next year, so the women's should be there in the next round of bidding, I believe it would be either 2026 or 27.

 

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For me this is great news. I live 51 miles from Greenville in SC and I will attend as many games as I can afford. When UConn played SC for their 100th win in arow, I was 50 miles away from Columbia where their arena was and the cheapest ticket I could find on the Internet was $750. I watched it on TV. Saying I will attend is assuming UConn will be there which I know with the players that they have have they will be and I predict even better than they are now.