Iowa lead nation in attendance for 13th straight year
by University of Iowa Athletics
Photo courtesty of HawkeyeSports.com
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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