Men's Basketball Closes 2009-10 Season Ranked 15th Nationally in Attendance
5/12/2010 2:02:00 PM | Men's Basketball
OMAHA, Neb. -- The Creighton men's basketball team finished the 2009-10 season ranked 15th nationally in average home attendance, according to final numbers published today by the NCAA. This marks the fourth straight season the Bluejays have ranked among the nation's top-15, and fifth consecutive year in the top-20.
Creighton hosted 246,419 fans in 17 home games during the recently-completed 2009-10 campaign, good for an average of 14,495 fans per game. Prior to hosting its two CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament games at the smaller Omaha Civic Auditorium, Creighton was averaging 15,883 fans, a figure that would have placed the school a best-ever 10th nationally.
This was the seventh straight season that Creighton has led the Missouri Valley Conference in men's basketball attendance, which coincides with the program's move into Qwest Center Omaha for the 2003-04 campaign. Creighton has attracted 1,647,557 fans during 115 all-time games at Qwest Center Omaha, an average of 14,327 patrons per contest in that time.
Creighton outdrew three of the teams to make the Final Four for the second straight season, trailing only Michigan State this past season.
Kentucky led the country in attendance for the fifth straight season with 24,111 fans per game, while the Big Ten led all leagues with an average of 12,591 fans per game league-wide. The Missouri Valley Conference ranked eighth-highest nationally with an average of 7,397 fans per game, including six teams in the top-100.
2010 National Average Home Attendance Leaders
Rank School Games Attendance Average
1. Kentucky 18 433,989 24,111
2. Syracuse 19 420,890 22,152
3. Louisville 19 368,537 19,397
4. Tennessee 16 306,680 19,168
5. North Carolina 19 337,934 17,786
6. Wisconsin 17 292,910 17,230
7. Maryland 16 268,673 16,792
8. Memphis 20 329,968 16,498
9. Kansas 19 312,230 16,433
10. Marquette 17 265,484 15,617
11. Indiana 17 260,028 15,296
12. Illinois 18 267,658 14,870
13. Michigan State 17 250,903 14,759
14. Texas 17 248,697 14,629
15. Creighton 17 246,419 14,495
16. Ohio State 18 255,265 14,181
17. BYU 16 224,460 14,029
18. UNLV 19 264,422 13,917
19. Arizona 16 221,047 13,815
20. Purdue 16 218,896 13,681
Creighton's Year-by-Year Attendance Rankings
Year Average Attendance Rank
2005-06 13,900 20th
2006-07 15,909 13th
2007-08 15,333 15th
2008-09 15,930 12th
2009-10 14,495 15th
Creighton hosted 246,419 fans in 17 home games during the recently-completed 2009-10 campaign, good for an average of 14,495 fans per game. Prior to hosting its two CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament games at the smaller Omaha Civic Auditorium, Creighton was averaging 15,883 fans, a figure that would have placed the school a best-ever 10th nationally.
This was the seventh straight season that Creighton has led the Missouri Valley Conference in men's basketball attendance, which coincides with the program's move into Qwest Center Omaha for the 2003-04 campaign. Creighton has attracted 1,647,557 fans during 115 all-time games at Qwest Center Omaha, an average of 14,327 patrons per contest in that time.
Creighton outdrew three of the teams to make the Final Four for the second straight season, trailing only Michigan State this past season.
Kentucky led the country in attendance for the fifth straight season with 24,111 fans per game, while the Big Ten led all leagues with an average of 12,591 fans per game league-wide. The Missouri Valley Conference ranked eighth-highest nationally with an average of 7,397 fans per game, including six teams in the top-100.
2010 National Average Home Attendance Leaders
Rank School Games Attendance Average
1. Kentucky 18 433,989 24,111
2. Syracuse 19 420,890 22,152
3. Louisville 19 368,537 19,397
4. Tennessee 16 306,680 19,168
5. North Carolina 19 337,934 17,786
6. Wisconsin 17 292,910 17,230
7. Maryland 16 268,673 16,792
8. Memphis 20 329,968 16,498
9. Kansas 19 312,230 16,433
10. Marquette 17 265,484 15,617
11. Indiana 17 260,028 15,296
12. Illinois 18 267,658 14,870
13. Michigan State 17 250,903 14,759
14. Texas 17 248,697 14,629
15. Creighton 17 246,419 14,495
16. Ohio State 18 255,265 14,181
17. BYU 16 224,460 14,029
18. UNLV 19 264,422 13,917
19. Arizona 16 221,047 13,815
20. Purdue 16 218,896 13,681
Creighton's Year-by-Year Attendance Rankings
Year Average Attendance Rank
2005-06 13,900 20th
2006-07 15,909 13th
2007-08 15,333 15th
2008-09 15,930 12th
2009-10 14,495 15th
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