It’s the last week of the regular season for many major conferences, but many of the low and mid major conference tournaments have begun. Ultimately this led to a lot fewer low attendance games than normal, which brought the average crowd over 5,000 for the first time this season. Without further ado, let’s take a look:
Number of games drawing fewer than 1,000 fans: 1 (Season total: 749)
Here are the 3 lowest attended games of last week:
- Northern Illinois vs Ohio – Hosted by NIU, a longtime fan of AMSTS, in the first round of the MAC tournament, only 1070 showed up to see the Huskies advance to Cleveland by a score of 80-61. A series of action shots:
The @GoHuskiesMBB defeated Ohio, 80-61, at the @niuconvocenter to advance to Cleveland to face Toledo in the quarterfinals of the @MACSports Men's Basketball Tournament. Check out the highlights! pic.twitter.com/0Gz3fl7Aq5
— NIU Huskie Athletics (@NIUAthletics) March 12, 2019
- Georgia Southern vs Louisiana-Monroe– A quarterfinal matchup in New Orleans, one would expect that a few people could’ve made the drive in from Monroe, but only 1008 were on hand to see Georgia Southern advance to the semi-finals against UT-Arlingon by a score of 81-67.
- Southeastern Louisiana vs Central Arkansas – Not much happening in Katy, Texas for the Southland tournament. Only 960 made it to the Merrell Center to see the second round game between the Lions and the Bears. The Lions advanced by a score of 79-65, advancing to the semi-finals where they lost to the eventual champions, Abilene Christian.
So now, what happened to everyone else? Let’s go ahead with the miscellany:
Smallest Power 5 Conference attendance: Boston College (vs Pittsburgh), 9,677.
Average attendance this week: 8,826 (up 3,179 [56.3%] from last week.
And as always, your full attendance numbers for the week:
Date | Conference | Home Team | Home Score | Away Team | Away Score | Attendance | Venue | Capacity | % Full |
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3/14/2019 | Southland | Southeastern Louisiana | 79 | Central Arkansas | 65 | 960 | Leonard E. Merrell Center | 7200 | 13.3% |
3/15/2019 | Sun Belt | Georgia Southern | 81 | Louisiana-Monroe | 67 | 1008 | Lakefront Arena | 10000 | 10.1% |
3/11/2019 | MAC | Northern Illinois | 80 | Ohio | 61 | 1070 | NIU Convocation Center | 10000 | 10.7% |
3/11/2019 | MAC | Eastern Michigan | 43 | Ball State | 61 | 1265 | Convocation Center (MI) | 8824 | 14.3% |
3/16/2019 | Sun Belt | Texas-Arlington | 67 | Georgia Southern | 58 | 1344 | Lakefront Arena | 10000 | 13.4% |
3/12/2019 | SWAC | Texas Southern | 80 | Southern | 70 | 1463 | H&PE Arena | 8100 | 18.1% |
3/12/2019 | Sun Belt | South Alabama | 75 | Arkansas State | 67 | 1624 | Mitchell Center | 10041 | 16.2% |
3/13/2019 | Southland | Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 53 | Central Arkansas | 73 | 1650 | Leonard E. Merrell Center | 7200 | 22.9% |
3/13/2019 | Patriot League | Colgate | 94 | Bucknell | 80 | 1821 | Cotterell Court | 3000 | 60.7% |
3/14/2019 | Western Athletic | Utah Valley | 71 | UMKC | 64 | 1837 | Orleans Arena | 7471 | 24.6% |
3/11/2019 | MAC | Central Michigan | 81 | Western Michigan | 67 | 2211 | McGuirk Arena | 5300 | 41.7% |
3/11/2019 | MAC | Akron | 80 | Miami (OH) | 51 | 2376 | James A. Rhodes Arena | 5500 | 43.2% |
3/14/2019 | MAC | Bowling Green | 99 | Ball State | 86 | 2499 | Quicken Loans Arena | 20562 | 12.2% |
3/16/2019 | Ivy League | Harvard | 66 | Penn | 58 | 2532 | John J. Lee Amphitheater | 2532 | 100.0% |
3/17/2019 | Ivy League | Harvard | 85 | Yale | 97 | 2572 | John J. Lee Amphitheater | 2532 | 101.6% |
3/12/2019 | Northeast | St. Francis (PA) | 76 | Fairleigh-Dickinson | 85 | 2610 | DeGol Arena | 3500 | 74.6% |
3/16/2019 | Ivy League | Yale | 83 | Princeton | 77 | 2633 | John J. Lee Amphitheater | 2532 | 104.0% |
3/12/2019 | Colonial Athletic | Hofstra | 74 | Northeastern | 82 | 2892 | North Charleston Coliseum | 11475 | 25.2% |
3/16/2019 | Conference USA | Old Dominion | 62 | Western Kentucky | 56 | 3017 | Ford Center At The Star | 12000 | 25.1% |
3/12/2019 | America East | UMBC | 90 | Hartford | 85 | 3042 | RAC Arena | 4024 | 75.6% |
3/16/2019 | America East | Vermont | 66 | UMBC | 49 | 3070 | Patrick Gymnasium | 3228 | 95.1% |
3/12/2019 | America East | Vermont | 84 | Binghamton | 51 | 3266 | Patrick Gymnasium | 3228 | 101.2% |
3/11/2019 | Colonial Athletic | Northeastern | 70 | Charleston | 67 | 3599 | North Charleston Coliseum | 11475 | 31.4% |
3/16/2019 | Big Sky | Montana | 68 | Eastern Washington | 62 | 3737 | CenturyLink Arena | 5732 | 65.2% |
3/12/2019 | Sun Belt | Louisiana-Monroe | 89 | Appalachian State | 80 | 4522 | Fant-Ewing Coliseum | 7085 | 63.8% |
3/13/2019 | Mountain West | Air Force | 87 | San Jose State | 56 | 5578 | Thomas & Mack Center | 18776 | 29.7% |
3/12/2019 | Horizon League | Wright State | 66 | Northern Kentucky | 77 | 5612 | Little Caesars Arena | 20491 | 27.4% |
3/14/2019 | Atlantic 10 | Saint Louis | 71 | Richmond | 68 | 5968 | Barclays Center | 17732 | 33.7% |
3/11/2019 | Southern | Wofford | 70 | UNC-Greensboro | 58 | 6400 | U.S. Cellular Center (NC) | 7654 | 83.6% |
3/14/2019 | Atlantic 10 | George Mason | 61 | George Washington | 57 | 6802 | Barclays Center | 17732 | 38.4% |
3/15/2019 | Atlantic 10 | Dayton | 55 | Saint Louis | 64 | 6857 | Barclays Center | 17732 | 38.7% |
3/15/2019 | Atlantic 10 | St. Bonaventure | 68 | George Mason | 57 | 7194 | Barclays Center | 17732 | 40.6% |
3/14/2019 | Mountain West | San Diego State | 63 | UNLV | 55 | 7309 | Thomas & Mack Center | 18776 | 38.9% |
3/15/2019 | The American | Central Florida | 55 | Memphis | 79 | 7610 | FedExForum | 18119 | 42.0% |
3/16/2019 | MAC | Buffalo | 87 | Bowling Green | 73 | 7813 | Quicken Loans Arena | 20562 | 38.0% |
3/16/2019 | The American | Cincinnati | 66 | Wichita State | 63 | 7819 | FedExForum | 18119 | 43.2% |
3/14/2019 | The American | Memphis | 83 | Tulane | 68 | 8046 | FedExForum | 18119 | 44.4% |
3/16/2019 | Atlantic 10 | Davidson | 44 | Saint Louis | 67 | 8133 | Barclays Center | 17732 | 45.9% |
3/16/2019 | Mountain West | Utah State | 64 | San Diego State | 57 | 8969 | Thomas & Mack Center | 18776 | 47.8% |
3/12/2019 | ACC | Boston College | 70 | Pittsburgh | 80 | 9677 | Spectrum Center | 19077 | 50.7% |
3/13/2019 | Pac 12 | Colorado | 56 | California | 51 | 9748 | T-Mobile Arena | 18000 | 54.2% |
3/14/2019 | Pac 12 | Oregon State | 58 | Colorado | 73 | 10556 | T-Mobile Arena | 18000 | 58.6% |
3/14/2019 | SEC | Auburn | 81 | Missouri | 71 | 12720 | Bridgestone Arena | 19395 | 65.6% |
3/14/2019 | Big Ten | Maryland | 61 | Nebraska | 69 | 16207 | United Center | 20917 | 77.5% |
3/14/2019 | Big Ten | Minnesota | 77 | Penn State | 72 | 16207 | United Center | 20917 | 77.5% |
3/15/2019 | SEC | South Carolina | 64 | Auburn | 73 | 16490 | Bridgestone Arena | 19395 | 85.0% |
3/15/2019 | Big Ten | Wisconsin | 66 | Nebraska | 62 | 17369 | United Center | 20917 | 83.0% |
3/15/2019 | Big Ten | Purdue | 73 | Minnesota | 75 | 17369 | United Center | 20917 | 83.0% |
3/15/2019 | Big Ten | Michigan | 74 | Iowa | 53 | 18575 | United Center | 20917 | 88.8% |
3/13/2019 | Big 12 | Oklahoma | 71 | West Virginia | 72 | 18858 | Sprint Center | 18972 | 99.4% |
3/14/2019 | Big 12 | Kansas State | 70 | TCU | 61 | 18930 | Sprint Center | 18972 | 99.8% |
3/15/2019 | Big 12 | Kansas | 88 | West Virginia | 74 | 19066 | Sprint Center | 18972 | 100.5% |
3/16/2019 | Big 12 | Kansas | 66 | Iowa State | 78 | 19066 | Sprint Center | 18972 | 100.5% |
3/14/2019 | Big East | Xavier | 63 | Creighton | 61 | 19534 | Madison Square Garden | 19812 | 98.6% |
3/13/2019 | ACC | Virginia Tech | 71 | Miami | 56 | 19691 | Spectrum Center | 19077 | 103.2% |
3/14/2019 | ACC | Virginia | 76 | North Carolina State | 56 | 19691 | Spectrum Center | 19077 | 103.2% |
3/14/2019 | ACC | Florida State | 65 | Virginia Tech | 63 | 19691 | Spectrum Center | 19077 | 103.2% |
3/14/2019 | ACC | North Carolina | 83 | Louisville | 70 | 19691 | Spectrum Center | 19077 | 103.2% |
3/15/2019 | Big East | Villanova | 71 | Xavier | 67 | 19812 | Madison Square Garden | 19812 | 100.0% |
3/16/2019 | Big East | Villanova | 74 | Seton Hall | 72 | 19812 | Madison Square Garden | 19812 | 100.0% |
3/16/2019 | SEC | Kentucky | 78 | Tennessee | 82 | 20933 | Bridgestone Arena | 19395 | 107.9% |