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Iowa lead nation in attendance for 13th straight year

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by University of Iowa Athletics

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IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Official numbers released Tuesday showed the University of Iowa wrestling program led the nation in average and total attendance for the 13th straight season.

The Hawkeyes averaged an NCAA-best 8,526 fans in seven home duals, and saw 59,684 fans enter the gates at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in 2018-19. 

Iowa has led the nation in attendance in each of head coach Tom Brands’ 13 seasons. This year was the 11th straight the Hawkeyes averaged more than 8,000 fans. 

 

The NCAA Division I Wrestling Attendance Top 25 for 2018-19

Rank

School

Home Dates

Total

Avg

1

Iowa

7

59,684

8526.3

2

Penn State

7

55,222

7888.9

3

Ohio State

6

34,900

5816.7

4

Oklahoma State

7

36,586

5226.6

5

Rutgers

8

40,306

5038.3

6

Iowa State

7

24,988

3569.7

7

Minnesota

7

21,143

3020.4

8

Virginia Tech

5

12,347

2469.4

9

Fresno State

7

16,818

2402.6

10

Michigan

6

13,414

2235.7

11

Lock Haven

5

9,925

1985.0

12

Nebraska

7

13,429

1918.4

13

Wisconsin

7

12,120

1731.4

14

Arizona State

6

10,202

1700.3

15

Lehigh

7

11,778

1682.6

16

Northern Iowa

5

8,309

1661.8

17

Missouri

6

9,061

1510.2

18

Cal Baptist

3

4,043

1347.7

19

Illinois

5

6,556

1311.2

20

NC State

8

10,455

1306.9

21

Indiana

7

9,005

1286.4

22

South Dakota State

5

5,853

1170.6

23

Utah Valley

4

4,520

1130.0

24

Purdue

6

6,617

1102.8

25

Michigan State

9

8,325

925.0

 

 

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