NCAA Attendance

[Vowelguy]

1st Round

1. Iowa 10720
2. MsSt 9967
3. ND 7885
4. Bay 6669
5. Lou 6593
6. Ore 6523
7. IaSt 6503
8. OrSt 5089
9. MD 5072
10. CT 4159
11. Stan 3456
12. Mia 3003
13. Syra 2785
14. NCSt 2769
15. TAMU 2617
16. Charlotte (SC) 1750

could not find Miss St attendance (thanks OC!)

 

[oldude]

Iowa had a sellout today in their battle with Mizzou. Official attendance - 12,376.

UConn attendance a little disappointing.

 

[ochoopsfan]

1st Round

1. Iowa 10720
2. ND 7885
3. Bay 6669
4. Lou 6593
5. Ore 6523
6. IaSt 6503
7. OrSt 5089
8. MD 5072
9. CT 4159
10. Stan 3456
11. Mia 3003
12. Syra 2785
13. NCSt 2769
14. TAMU 2617
15. Charlotte (SC) 1750

could not find Miss St attendance

Miss State att was 9967
Women's Basketball vs Southern U. on 3/22/2019 - Box Score - Mississippi State

 

[Vowelguy]

Round 1 attendance up 5% over last year.

2015 = 4655
2016 = 4414
2017 = 4514
2018 = 5074
2019 = 5348

 

[Vowelguy]

The Charlotte experiment for SoCarolina was a big failure.
2 day average of 1890 is the lowest in the 5 years since I've been tracking attendance

 

[nwhoopfan]

Oregon St. sounded loud on TV but that number is a little disappointing. Hopefully it will be closer to a sellout Monday night. Oregon too, while they are #6 on the list that's about half as many fans as they drew when they hosted Oregon St. in the regular season. Also almost 9,000 when Mississippi St. came to visit during OOC.

 

[cockhrnleghrn]

The Charlotte experiment for SoCarolina was a big failure.
2 day average of 1890 is the lowest in the 5 years since I've been tracking attendance

It was dismal, but it was a win for my home city hosting the men’s tournament. I am sick of people talking about Zion, though. I know a lot of our fans decided to go to the Duke MBB game.

 

[nwhoopfan]

I am sick of people talking about Zion, though.

Only a couple more weeks and his brief stay in college will be over.

 

[triaddukefan]

It was dismal, but it was a win for my home city hosting the men’s tournament. I am sick of people talking about Zion, though. I know a lot of our fans decided to go to the Duke MBB game.

I dont blame them

 

[cockhrnleghrn]

I dont blame them

I support both men’s and women’s sports, but women work just as hard and it hurts me when they have to play second fiddle.

BTW, I’ll be in GSO for the Regional Semi, but can’t be there Monday for the final. I’ll believe we’re beating Baylor until something happens otherwise.

 

[Scrutineer]

Iowa had a sellout today in their battle with Mizzou. Official attendance - 12,376.

UConn attendance a little disappointing.

Anyone have reasons for the CT attendance being so low? Hard to believe the fans are staying away in droves for the best program in women's basketball history.

 

[cockhrnleghrn]

What do you think about staggering the seasons and having the NCAA WBB Tournament start after the men’s is over? The season could start in January or with holiday tournaments.

 

[Vowelguy]

Anyone have reasons for the CT attendance being so low? Hard to believe the fans are staying away in droves for the best program in women's basketball history.

Some complacency. Some frustration with a team that doesnt play as beautifully as previous teams have. And schedule times. With a huge portion of the fanbase 30-90 minutes away, 6:30 on a Friday is not easy. And 7pm on Sunday pushes things kinda late.

2 day average:
2015 = 3576
2016 = 5050
2017 = 6972
2018 = 7556
2019 = 5275

 

[MilfordHusky]

Only a couple more weeks and his brief stay in college will be over.

It was about 1/2" from ending today. Duke got very, very lucky at the end.

 

[nwhoopfan]

It was about 1/2" from ending today. Duke got very, very lucky at the end.

I didn't watch, but sounds like the typical Dukies being aided by the refs in crunch time business.

 

[Boreifs]

Anyone have reasons for the CT attendance being so low? Hard to believe the fans are staying away in droves for the best program in women's basketball history.

It was spring break.

 

[triaddukefan]

It was about 1/2" from ending today. Duke got very, very lucky at the end.

Sometimes its better to be lucky than good.

I didn't watch, but sounds like the typical Dukies being aided by the refs in crunch time business.

UCF got calls as well.... All depends on who you were rooting for on how you viewed the calls.

 

[Vowelguy]

2nd round, day 1:

1. Iowa 12376 <- high in last 5 years
2. MsSt 9944
3. Loui 7725
4. Oreg 6729
5. Conn 6390
6. TAMU 2767
7. Miam 2056
8. SC/Char 2030

 

[jonson]

2nd round, day 1:

1. Iowa 12376 <- high in last 5 years
2. MsSt 9944
3. Loui 7725
4. Oreg 6729
5. Conn 6390
6. TAMU 2767
7. Miam 2056
8. SC/Char 2030

I think the Oregon attendance would have been somewhat higher had the NCAA assigned the men's second round tournament game a start time only 40 minutes after the one in Eugene.

 

[oldude]

Good to see UConn attendance pick up for the 2nd round. Surprised by SC’s weak attendance numbers. I know they had to play in Charlotte, but Columbia to Charlotte is an easy 90 minute drive on a Sunday morning.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Good job Iowa fans!

 

[TerpWomenFan]

Too bad Iowa won't be hosting for awhile because the NCAA would love to have them as a top 16 seed every year.

 

[MilfordHusky]

Better crowd in Storrs, but still disappointing. The crowds looked and sounded bigger than the reported numbers. Whatever happened to the constant 10,167?

South Carolina played "at home," but that was in Charlotte, about 80-100 miles away. They draw much better in Colonial Life Arena.

 

[LETTERL]

1st Round

NCSt 2769

There has been some discussion on the NC State boards about attendance. The men's team is still alive in the NIT...and also playing in Reynolds Coliseum, and some people believe that the over-abundance of basketball forces those with families to make a choice on which team to support due to limited finances available. It doesn't seem to be an issue at other schools, but seems to be one at NC State.

Support for the men's team has always been rabid, even during down years. The Wolfpack Women have always struggled to get butts in the seats, although there have been some sellouts and near sellouts. It was that way even when I was in college, Kay Yow was on the sidelines and NC State was a regular fixture in the top 15.

Our low attendance Saturday may be because our opponent was Maine, a team we beat by 38 points in December. I will be very disappointed if attendance isn't near a sellout tonight, given that a Sweet 16 berth is at stake.

 

[Vowelguy]

Too bad Iowa won't be hosting for awhile because the NCAA would love to have them as a top 16 seed every year.

They were a host in 2015 and pulled in 5800, which isn't bad, but clearly this year the B10 title & Gustafson pushed the fans to come out.