NCAA Basketball Attendance Week 13, The Best and the Worst


Numbers have somewhat bounced back this week after the winter storm that shook the east coast a couple of weeks ago, overall average attendance is slightly up this week.  Where the attendance changes are mostly seen are on the bottom of the list, however, as fewer teams drew sub 1000 compared to last week (only 16 this week, 33 last week) and the lowest attended game of the week still had more than 400.

Number of games drawing fewer than 1,000 fans: 16

Here are the 3 lowest attended games of last week:

3. Fairleigh-Dickinson vs St Francis (PA) 523 showed up to see the Knights of FDU, conveniently located in both Teaneck AND Hackensack, NJ. In fact, you’re never far from a Fairleigh-Dickinson campus, as they have another additional location in New Jersey, one in Vancouver, and one in Southeast England. Despite their global reach, they drew almost half a thousand in a nailbiter 86-82 win over St. Francis (of Pennsylvania). FDU currently leads the NEC in a tie with Wagner and Mount St. Mary’s. St Francis (PA) is a game back. Behind them is St Francis (Brooklyn), in case you were wondering about all the other St. Francis teams around. And in case you were wondering, the student section was pumped:

Image courtesy Twitter / @FDUKnights
Image courtesy Twitter / @FDUKnights
Image courtesy Twitter / @FDUKnights
Image courtesy Twitter / @FDUKnights

 

2. Coppin State vs NC A&T  Only 443 showed up for some #MEACtion as Coppin State took on NC A&T.  Both teams are middling in the conference, so not much to be seen here, but those who did show up at least got to see the Eagles take the victory at home:

Image courtesy Twitter / @CoppinSports
Image courtesy Twitter / @CoppinSports

1. McNeese State vs Incarnate Word – And the winner this week is in the Southland, where 401 showed up at Lake Charles, Louisiana’s ugliest arena (and maybe the ugliest in the state, who knows!) to see the Cowboys take the win from the relatively-new-to-D1 Cardinals of Incarnate Word by a score of 79-76. Not sure what else the residents of Lake Charles could be doing, having been to a charming suburb of the city named Sulphur.  Quaint.  Anyway, that’s it, the highest-lowest attended game of the year so far. The records, they keep a-shatterin’.

 

Here’s the miscellany for the week:

Biggest group of people to see a loss at home this week: Ohio State (vs Maryland) 16,592.

Smallest group of people to see a win at home this week: McNeese State (vs Incarnate Word), 401.

Smallest Power Conference attendance: Boston College (vs Florida State), 2,074.

Smallest Power Conference attendance at a home win: Arizona State (vs Oregon State), 6,074.

Average attendance this week: 5,032 (up 303 (6.4%) over last week)

And as always, your full attendance numbers for the week:

DateConferenceHome TeamHome ScoreAway TeamAway ScoreAttendanceVenueCapacity% full
1/25/2016SouthlandMcNeese State79Incarnate Word76401Burton Coliseum65006.17%
1/27/2016MEACCoppin State73NC A&T68443Physical Education Complex410010.80%
1/28/2016NortheastFair Dickinson86St Francis (PA)82523Rothman Center500010.46%
1/28/2016MAACSt Peter’s45Rider76568Yanitelli Center320017.75%
1/27/2016Patriot LeagueArmy67Boston U76621Christl Arena504312.31%
1/27/2016Atlantic SunUSC Upstate75Kennesaw St78670Hodge Center87876.31%
1/25/2016SouthlandHouston Baptist109Hillsdale (OK)84683Sharp Gymnasium150045.53%
1/27/2016Atlantic SunNJIT72Lipscomb81779Fleisher Center150051.93%
1/31/2016Patriot LeagueBoston U75Lehigh73821Case Gym180045.61%
1/29/2016Ivy LeagueDartmouth60Columbia77835Edward Leede Arena210039.76%
1/27/2016Patriot LeagueLehigh79Colgate70872Stabler Arena600014.53%
1/29/2016Summit LeagueIUPUI69W Illinois67883Indiana Farmers Coliseum650013.58%
1/27/2016Big SouthGardner-Webb55Liberty69893Paul Porter Arena500017.86%
1/27/2016Big WestUC Davis69CS Fullerton64905The Pavilion (UC Davis)792611.42%
1/25/2016SWACPV A&M73Miss Valley St76958William Nicks Building650014.74%
1/28/2016Colonial AthleticDrexel70Towson77962Daskalakis Athletic Center253237.99%
1/25/2016SWACSouthern73Alabama A&M521001F. G. Clark Activity Center750013.35%
1/29/2016MAACFairfield84Canisius771008Webster Bank Arena1000010.08%
1/28/2016MAACMarist66Niagara691017McCann Arena320031.78%
1/25/2016SouthlandSam Houston72Abil Christian511051Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum611017.20%
1/31/2016Summit LeagueIPFW88W Illinois671079Allen County War Memorial Coliseum130008.30%
1/25/2016Sun BeltAppalachian St100Ga Southern1011080Holmes Convocation Center832512.97%
1/25/2016MEACDelaware State57NC A&T551084Memorial Hall (Dover300036.13%
1/26/2016MAACNiagara70Siena821098Gallagher Center240045.75%
1/28/2016Summit LeagueDenver66South Dakota521102Magness Arena720015.31%
1/31/2016Summit LeagueIUPUI73North Dakota St721113Indiana Farmers Coliseum650017.12%
1/28/2016Colonial AthleticHofstra66Elon641125Mack Sports Complex512421.96%
1/27/2016America EastHartford100Maine1051141Chase Arena410727.78%
1/27/2016NortheastLIU Brooklyn92Sacred Heart841176Wellness250047.04%
1/25/2016SouthernVMI56Furman681185Cameron Hall502023.61%
1/27/2016Big SouthWinthrop97Charleston So721198Winthrop Coliseum610019.64%
1/27/2016America EastUNH50Vermont661202Lundholm Gymnasium650118.49%
1/28/2016Big SkyIdaho63Sacramento St651228Cowan Spectrum700017.54%
1/28/2016Sun BeltTroy71Appalachian St751270Trojan Arena400031.75%
1/25/2016SWACTexas Southern78AR-Pine Bluff491271H&PE Arena810015.69%
1/28/2016SouthernThe Citadel95UNC Greensboro1021277McAlister Field House600021.28%
1/28/2016Ohio ValleyE Illinois82UT Martin741339Lantz Arena530025.26%
1/27/2016MEACDelaware State71NC Central601371Memorial Hall (Dover300045.70%
1/28/2016SouthernWofford87ETSU731412Benjamin Johnson Arena350040.34%
1/26/2016MACMiami (OH)51Cent Michigan681431Millett Hall640022.36%
1/25/2016SWACAlcorn State77Alabama State721439Davey Whitney Complex700020.56%
1/27/2016Big SouthCampbell63High Point731465Pope Convocation Center309547.33%
1/28/2016West CoastPortland76San Francisco871471Chiles Center485230.32%
1/28/2016Conference USAFAU66Old Dominion781517FAU Arena500030.34%
1/28/2016West CoastSan Diego65Pepperdine751593Jenny Craig Pavilion510031.24%
1/27/2016Big SouthLongwood81Radford901598Willett Hall252263.36%
1/26/2016MEACHoward70Bethune-Cookman681605Burr Gymnasium270059.44%
1/31/2016MAACRider79Canisius681631Alumni Gymnasium (Rider)165098.85%
1/27/2016Patriot LeagueNavy58American U631642Alumni Hall571028.76%
1/28/2016Big SkyIdaho State87Southern Utah681644Holt Arena800020.55%
1/27/2016Patriot LeagueHoly Cross54Loyola (MD)711646Hart Center360045.72%
1/29/2016Ivy LeagueYale81Penn581666John J. Lee Amphitheater253265.80%
1/28/2016Big SkyE Washington112Portland State831671Reese Court600027.85%
1/28/2016NortheastWagner64St Francis (BKN)611708Spiro Sports Center210081.33%
1/29/2016Ivy LeagueHarvard65Cornell771712Lavietes Pavilion219578.00%
1/28/2016Sun BeltArkansas State75Georgia State691719ASU Convocation Center1047516.41%
1/28/2016SouthernFurman62W Carolina601748Timmons Arena400043.70%
1/28/2016Ohio ValleySIU ED51SE Missouri St581775Vadalabene Center415742.70%
1/25/2016MEACNorfolk State92Savannah State731812Echols Hall700025.89%
1/26/2016SouthlandTexas A&M-CC73SE Louisiana631906American Bank Center1000019.06%
1/29/2016Ivy LeagueBrown59Princeton831948Pizzitola Sports Center280069.57%
1/31/2016Horizon LeagueDetroit75Wright State682011Calihan Hall829524.24%
1/27/2016America EastBinghamton66UMBC572013Events Center (Binghamton)514239.15%
1/29/2016Horizon LeagueDetroit83N Kentucky912025Calihan Hall829524.41%
1/26/2016ACCBoston College62FSU722074Silvio Conte Forum860624.10%
1/28/2016Big WestCal Poly68UC Riverside722134Mott Athletics Center303270.38%
1/28/2016Ohio ValleyTenn Tech81Tennessee St792146Hooper Eblen Center928223.12%
1/25/2016SouthlandNicholls State80Northwestern St882147Stopher Gymnasium380056.50%
1/27/2016Big WestCS Northridge63UC Irvine732157Matadome310669.45%
1/27/2016Big SouthCoast Carolina68UNC Asheville662165The HTC Center321267.40%
1/28/2016Horizon LeagueUIC78Youngstown St822178UIC Pavilion695831.30%
1/26/2016MACW Michigan78Bowling Green792245University Arena (MI)542141.41%
1/28/2016Colonial AthleticDelaware79William & Mary942311Bob Carpenter Center500046.22%
1/28/2016Horizon LeagueValparaiso77Cleveland State522313Athletics-Recreation Center500046.26%
1/28/2016NortheastMt St Mary’s70Robert Morris492421Knott Arena312177.57%
1/27/2016The AmericanTulane60USF732429Devlin Fieldhouse360067.47%
1/27/2016America EastAlbany75UMass Lowell632452SEFCU Arena453854.03%
1/25/2016Horizon LeagueGreen Bay115Detroit1082469Resch Center1020024.21%
1/25/2016SouthlandSF Austin86Lamar522485William R. Johnson Coliseum720334.50%
1/28/2016Ohio ValleyJacksonville St63Belmont722488Pete Mathews Coliseum530046.94%
1/28/2016Colonial AthleticCharleston68Northeastern612528TD Arena510049.57%
1/29/2016MAACIona70Manhattan562611Hynes Athletics Center2611100.00%
1/28/2016MAACQuinnipiac51Monmouth662612TD Bank Sports Center357073.17%
1/28/2016Western AthleticUtah Valley62Seattle732629UCCU Center850030.93%
1/25/2016Patriot LeagueBucknell79Lafayette672640Sojka Pavilion400066.00%
1/28/2016SouthernMercer73VMI582693Hawkins Arena320084.16%
1/27/2016Ohio ValleyE Kentucky71Murray State752700McBrayer Arena650041.54%
1/27/2016Ohio ValleyMorehead State75Austin Peay652765Ellis T. Johnson Arena650042.54%
1/25/2016Horizon LeagueMilwaukee79Oakland822821UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena1270022.21%
1/28/2016Conference USASouthern Miss71UTEP582824Reed Green Coliseum809534.89%
1/28/2016Summit LeagueSouth Dakota St87Omaha762840Frost Arena650043.69%
1/31/2016Big EastUSF63Temple702875USF Sun Dome1041127.62%
1/28/2016Summit LeagueOral Roberts63IPFW682895Mabee Center1130025.62%
1/25/2016America EastStony Brook81Maine542940Island Federal Credit Union Arena400073.50%
1/28/2016Sun BeltAR-Little Rock80Ga Southern673078Jack Stephens Center560054.96%
1/28/2016Colonial AthleticJMU73UNC Wilmington783107JMU Convocation Center715643.42%
1/27/2016The AmericanHouston81Tulsa663185Hofheinz Pavilion1000031.85%
1/26/2016MACAkron76N Illinois663205James A. Rhodes Arena550058.27%
1/28/2016Atlantic 10G Washington90Richmond983367Charles E. Smith Center433877.62%
1/27/2016Missouri ValleyIndiana State68Missouri State593501Hulman Center1020034.32%
1/26/2016MACBuffalo76Ball State643522Alumni Arena610057.74%
1/27/2016Mountain WestColorado State74San Jose State663582Moby Arena874540.96%
1/31/2016Colonial AthleticWilliam & Mary68JMU623681Kaplan Arena860042.80%
1/25/2016MEACHampton62S Carolina St673756Convocation Center (VA)720052.17%
1/27/2016Atlantic 10Saint Joe’s78UMass703856Hagan Arena420091.81%
1/28/2016Sun BeltUL Monroe99UT-Arlington883857Fant-Ewing Coliseum708554.44%
1/26/2016MACKent State73E Michigan583858MAC Center632760.98%
1/28/2016Conference USAW Kentucky69UAB623892E. A. Diddle Arena732653.13%
1/29/2016Horizon LeagueOakland89Wright State633901Athletics Center O’rena400597.40%
1/27/2016Atlantic SunFGCU69Jacksonville784014Alico Arena450089.20%
1/31/2016Conference USALA Tech78UTEP704131Thomas Assembly Center809851.01%
1/26/2016Missouri ValleyIllinois State76Drake644182Redbird Arena1020041.00%
1/27/2016Atlantic 10URI79Fordham634195Thomas M. Ryan Center765754.79%
1/27/2016The AmericanECU64Temple614196Minges Coliseum800052.45%
1/26/2016MACToledo79Ohio814276Savage Arena900047.51%
1/28/2016Pac 12USC81Washington St714392Galen Center1025842.82%
1/28/2016Sun BeltLA-Lafayette80Texas State544460Cajundome1350033.04%
1/26/2016The AmericanUCF86Memphis974577CFE Arena946548.36%
1/31/2016Atlantic 10George Mason70G Washington765168EagleBank Arena1000051.68%
1/29/2016Horizon LeagueMilwaukee95Green Bay945192UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena1270040.88%
1/31/2016Atlantic 10St Bonaventure84Richmond685263Reilly Center548096.04%
1/31/2016Missouri ValleyNorthern Iowa67S Illinois585275McLeod Center665079.32%
1/29/2016Atlantic 10Davidson69VCU795295John M. Belk Arena5223101.38%
1/27/2016Missouri ValleyBradley50Northern Iowa685334Carver Arena1116447.78%
1/28/2016Conference USAMarshall82Mid Tennessee665724Cam Henderson Center1070553.47%
1/26/2016Mountain WestFresno State71Wyoming605802Save Mart Center1554437.33%
1/28/2016West CoastGonzaga84Santa Clara676000McCarthey Athletic Center6000100.00%
1/28/2016Pac 12Arizona State86Oregon State686074Wells Fargo Arena (AZ)1075456.48%
1/26/2016Mountain WestNevada54San Diego State576250Lawlor Events Center1153654.18%
1/28/2016Missouri ValleyS Illinois78Evansville856345SIU Arena833976.09%
1/28/2016Big SkyWeber State76N Arizona666381Dee Events Center1150055.49%
1/31/2016The AmericanUCF41UConn676414CFE Arena946567.77%
1/25/2016Atlantic 10Richmond70Davidson786570Robins Center907172.43%
1/31/2016Pac 12Arizona State74Oregon916760Wells Fargo Arena (AZ)1075462.86%
1/27/2016Big EastSeton Hall79St John’s606767Prudential Center1762538.39%
1/28/2016Pac 12UCLA84Washington866843Pauley Pavilion1282953.34%
1/26/2016Big EastGeorgetown74Creighton736897Verizon Center1850637.27%
1/27/2016ACCVirginia Tech83Louisville917084Cassell Coliseum984771.94%
1/28/2016Western AthleticGrand Canyon70CSU Bakersfield647119GCU Arena7000142.38%
1/27/2016Big 12Oklahoma State65Baylor697148Gallagher-Iba Arena1361152.52%
1/27/2016Big EastButler67DePaul537611Hinkle Fieldhouse1500050.74%
1/25/2016ACCMiami (FL)80Duke697972BankUnited Center800099.65%
1/27/2016Pac 12Colorado91Stanford758001Coors Events Center1106472.32%
1/27/2016SECOle Miss80Auburn638057The Pavilion at Ole Miss950084.81%
1/28/2016Big TenNorthwestern45Michigan State768117Welsh-Ryan Arena8117100.00%
1/27/2016ACCClemson73Pitt608752Bon Secours Wellness Arena1489758.75%
1/31/2016ACCNotre Dame85Wake Forest629149Purcell Pavilion9149100.00%
1/26/2016ACCWake Forest71UVA729221Lawrence Joel Coliseum1466562.88%
1/31/2016Pac 12Colorado70Cal629423Coors Events Center1106485.17%
1/26/2016Big 12West Virginia70Kansas State559936WVU Coliseum1400070.97%
1/31/2016Missouri ValleyEvansville65Wichita State7810034Ford Center1916452.36%
1/31/2016ACCPitt90Virginia Tech7110049Petersen Events Center1250880.34%
1/27/2016Big TenMinnesota64Purdue6810484Williams Arena1462571.69%
1/27/2016Missouri ValleyWichita State80Loyola (CHI)5410506Charles Koch Arena10506100.00%
1/26/2016SECLSU89Georgia8510749Pete Maravich Assembly Center1435174.90%
1/26/2016Big 12Texas71TCU5411282Frank Erwin Center1683767.01%
1/26/2016SECVanderbilt60Florida5911351Memorial Gymnasium (Vandy)1562672.64%
1/26/2016SECAlabama63Tennessee5711429Coleman Coliseum1538374.30%
1/27/2016Big TenMichigan68Rutgers5711519Crisler Center1375183.77%
1/25/2016Big TenOSU66Penn State4611542Value City Arena1880961.36%
1/27/2016Big EastMarquette74Stetson6011756BMO Harris Bradley Center1784565.88%
1/27/2016Mountain WestNew Mexico84Air Force5512072WisePies Arena1541178.33%
1/27/2016Mountain WestUNLV87Boise State7712586Thomas & Mack Center1877667.03%
1/31/2016Big EastSt John’s53Villanova6812713Madison Square Garden1981264.17%
1/26/2016SECSouth Carolina84Miss St7412764Colonial Life Arena1800070.91%
1/26/2016Big EastProvidence68Xavier7512804Dunkin Donuts Center12400103.26%
1/28/2016West CoastBYU87Loyola Mary6212816Marriott Center2270056.46%
1/27/2016Pac 12Utah73Cal6413055Jon M. Huntsman Center1500087.03%
1/28/2016Big EastUConn57Cincinnati5813242XL Center1629481.27%
1/28/2016Big TenIllinois63OSU6813263State Farm Center1550085.57%
1/27/2016Atlantic 10Dayton73Saint Louis3713455University of Dayton Arena13435100.15%
1/31/2016Big TenIllinois55Wisconsin6313609State Farm Center1550087.80%
1/25/2016Big 12Iowa State85Kansas7214384Hilton Coliseum14356100.20%
1/27/2016SECArkansas74Texas A&M7114410Bud Walton Arena2032070.92%
1/28/2016Pac 12Arizona75Oregon8314644McKale Center14545100.68%
1/31/2016Big TenMichigan State96Rutgers6214797Breslin Center1628090.89%
1/31/2016Big TenIowa85Northwestern7115400Carver-Hawkeye Arena1550099.35%
1/27/2016ACCNC State83Georgia Tech9015945PNC Arena1868085.36%
1/31/2016Big TenOSU61Maryland6616592Value City Arena1880988.21%
1/26/2016Big TenWisconsin82Indiana7917287Kohl Center17230100.33%
1/28/2016Big TenMaryland74Iowa6817950XFINITY Center17950100.00%
1/28/2016ACCSyracuse81Notre Dame6622861Carrier Dome3544664.50%
1/27/2016SECKentucky88Missouri5423933Rupp Arena23500101.84%