NCAA attendance figures for 2012

[Aces44]

The Annual cow run through downtown Omaha

is easily one of my favorite events of the year.

[MoValley John]

The Annual cow run through downtown Omaha

is easily one of my favorite events of the year.

Oh, come on! If you have ever been to Omaha, would know that the annual cow run doesn't even rate top three! Third best is the annual battle of the Polka bands in South Omaha. Watch out for the drunk Czechs picking fights with the drunk Poles! At any moment, a square dance could break out!!! Big fun!!!

Second best is the Missouri River Pig Regatta. It's like the plastic duck races many cities have for charity. The one inin Omaha is just a little different, much more fun and the charity is fighting obesity and type 2 diabetes in the local community. Instead of buying a numbered duck, participants buy a decomposing, bloated pig from one of many local slaughterhouses. The dead pigs float down the river and the first one to cross the pedestrian bridge with all four bloated legs above water is the winner. Prize for the champion is a years supply of bacon and pork rinds.

The best event is the annual fat chick flour roll held in Council Bluffs. I don't have time to explain it, but lots of guys on the Iowa side of the rivet say it's the most exciting thing that happens to them all year.

[cpacmel]

I think it is sad that we only have 4 teams in the top 100 (although serious credit to Indiana St for making it there - sort of eliminates the "you have to be located in a big metro area" or "you need a really good season to have good attendance" excuse we hear all too frequently.)

What this data tells us is that six MVC schools average less than 5,237 people per game.

FWIW, two teams discussed as potential MVC adds in another thread, Denver and New Mexico St, come in at 95 and 94 respectively. If they were in the MVC last season, they would have been fourth and fifth in attendance.

The problem with some of these #'s is how they are calculated.

Some schools count tickets sold.

Some schools count only tickets used (butts in the seats).

[DoubleJayAlum]

The Annual cow run through downtown Omaha

is easily one of my favorite events of the year.

The event is also known as "The Day Wichita Women Come to Town" and is held in conjunction with the yearly Cu-WSU basketball game.

[Turner]

What's really amazing is that Creighton gets 16000 to see the opponents they do.

[BirdmanBB]

I think it is sad that we only have 4 teams in the top 100 (although serious credit to Indiana St for making it there - sort of eliminates the "you have to be located in a big metro area" or "you need a really good season to have good attendance" excuse we hear all too frequently.)

What this data tells us is that six MVC schools average less than 5,237 people per game.

FWIW, two teams discussed as potential MVC adds in another thread, Denver and New Mexico St, come in at 95 and 94 respectively. If they were in the MVC last season, they would have been fourth and fifth in attendance.

The problem with some of these #'s is how they are calculated.

Some schools count tickets sold.

Some schools count only tickets used (butts in the seats).

I agree with this completely. Redbirds count only butts in the seats, but likely have more than the average in season ticket plans sold. The only school I know of in the valley that counts tickets sold towards attendance regardless of butts in the seats is Bradley. Their number is well over the actual number of fans who attended last year. Consider the season they had last year.

[C0|db|00ded]

The Annual cow run through downtown Omaha

is easily one of my favorite events of the year.

The event is also known as "The Day Wichita Women Come to Town" and is held in conjunction with the yearly Cu-WSU basketball game.

Your post is off-topic and libelous and has been reported.


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[MoValley John]

Most Valley schools count tickets sold, not the turnstile count. In fact the vast majority of all NCAA division 1 schools count tickets sold. As a matter of fact, the attendance figure represents everyone in the building, the players, band, officials, media, janitors, ticket takers, ushers and half time performers. A while back I read the NCAA guidelines on attendance and it pretty much encompasses everyone.

As I said, most schools use tickets sold, not just Bradley. It may be more apparent at Bradley because they have a large season ticket base and have struggled as of recent, but they aren't doing anything almost every other school does. Even Kansas and Kentucky.

[rally]

I think it is sad that we only have 4 teams in the top 100 (although serious credit to Indiana St for making it there - sort of eliminates the "you have to be located in a big metro area" or "you need a really good season to have good attendance" excuse we hear all too frequently.)

What this data tells us is that six MVC schools average less than 5,237 people per game.

FWIW, two teams discussed as potential MVC adds in another thread, Denver and New Mexico St, come in at 95 and 94 respectively. If they were in the MVC last season, they would have been fourth and fifth in attendance.

The problem with some of these #'s is how they are calculated.

Some schools count tickets sold.

Some schools count only tickets used (butts in the seats).

I agree with this completely. Redbirds count only butts in the seats, but likely have more than the average in season ticket plans sold. The only school I know of in the valley that counts tickets sold towards attendance regardless of butts in the seats is Bradley. Their number is well over the actual number of fans who attended last year. Consider the season they had last year.

Any clue as to why Illinois State continues to count attendance by butts in seats instead of paid attendance?

[BirdmanBB]

no idea. Maybe cpacmel can shed light on it.