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UConn checking in @ #76 w/ 28,224 which is a 3% increase. In between So Miss and Wake Forest.
Conference breakdown
SEC: Once again it led the country in attendance and set a record by averaging 78,720 fans per game. Kentucky was up 6 percent after a major stadium renovation. LSU dropped 8 percent, in part due to the South Carolina game being moved to Baton Rouge.
Big Ten: Average attendance was 65,998, down from 66,939 in 2014 and 70,431 in 2013 (prior to Rutgers and Maryland joining the conference). Nine of the 14 Big Ten schools saw smaller crowds this year, including a 14-percent decline by Northwestern, which went 10-2.
Big 12: The league dipped 1 percent to 56,831 fans per game. For the third straight year, the Big 12 had its smallest average since 2005. One year after almost making the College Football Playoff, TCU's crowds were up 5 percent and Baylor was down 1 percent.
Pac-12: Crowds dipped again by 1 percent to 51,795 and are down 11 percent since peaking in 2007. Pac-12 attendance leader USC ranked 18th nationally. Seven of the 12 conference schools had an increase in crowds.
ACC: Once again this conference ranked last among Power Five schools at 48,577, down 3 percent from last year. No. 1 Clemson was up 2 percent and jumped Notre Dame and South Carolina -- two teams it beat on the field -- among national attendance leaders.
American: The league's average crowd (31,782) won't get mistaken for a Power Five conference. But the American enjoyed a banner year with huge increases by Temple (89 percent), Memphis (29 percent) and Houston (20 percent) as they all cracked the top 25 rankings. Temple and Memphis averaged larger crowds than 13 teams in Power Five conferences.
UConn checking in @ #76 w/ 28,224 which is a 3% increase. In between So Miss and Wake Forest.
Conference breakdown
SEC: Once again it led the country in attendance and set a record by averaging 78,720 fans per game. Kentucky was up 6 percent after a major stadium renovation. LSU dropped 8 percent, in part due to the South Carolina game being moved to Baton Rouge.
Big Ten: Average attendance was 65,998, down from 66,939 in 2014 and 70,431 in 2013 (prior to Rutgers and Maryland joining the conference). Nine of the 14 Big Ten schools saw smaller crowds this year, including a 14-percent decline by Northwestern, which went 10-2.
Big 12: The league dipped 1 percent to 56,831 fans per game. For the third straight year, the Big 12 had its smallest average since 2005. One year after almost making the College Football Playoff, TCU's crowds were up 5 percent and Baylor was down 1 percent.
Pac-12: Crowds dipped again by 1 percent to 51,795 and are down 11 percent since peaking in 2007. Pac-12 attendance leader USC ranked 18th nationally. Seven of the 12 conference schools had an increase in crowds.
ACC: Once again this conference ranked last among Power Five schools at 48,577, down 3 percent from last year. No. 1 Clemson was up 2 percent and jumped Notre Dame and South Carolina -- two teams it beat on the field -- among national attendance leaders.
American: The league's average crowd (31,782) won't get mistaken for a Power Five conference. But the American enjoyed a banner year with huge increases by Temple (89 percent), Memphis (29 percent) and Houston (20 percent) as they all cracked the top 25 rankings. Temple and Memphis averaged larger crowds than 13 teams in Power Five conferences.
