| Division I-A and I-AA Conferences and Independents | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Conference | Total Teams |
Games | 1998 Attendance |
Ave. Per Game |
Change in Ave. |
Change in Tot. |
|
1. |
Southeastern (I-A) |
12 |
73 |
*5,059,534 |
*69,309 |
Up 3,452 |
Up 54,408 |
|
2. |
Big Ten (I-A) |
11 |
65 |
4,354,383 |
66,991 |
Dn 783 |
Dn 389,828 |
|
3. |
Big 12 (I-A) |
12 |
71 |
*3,661,740 |
*51,574 |
Up 297 |
Up 21,048 |
|
4. |
Pacific-10 (I-A) |
10 |
60 |
3,024,262 |
50,404 |
Up 2,212 |
Up 132,740 |
|
5. |
Atlantic Coast (I-A) |
9 |
51 |
2,330,879 |
*45,704 |
Up 824 |
Dn 2,905 |
|
6. |
Big East (I-A) |
8 |
48 |
*1,914,957 |
39,895 |
Up 3,872 |
Up 257,901 |
|
7. |
I-A Independents# |
7 |
38 |
1,114,978 |
29,342 |
Dn 1,260 |
Up 13,314 |
|
8. |
Western Ath. (I-A) |
16 |
91 |
2,594,194 |
28,508 |
Dn 1,479 |
Dn 164,623 |
|
9. |
Conf. USA (I-A)# |
8 |
44 |
*1,239,052 |
*28,160 |
Up 7,089 |
Up 438,345 |
|
10. |
Big West (I-A)# |
7 |
37 |
631,791 |
17,075 |
Dn 696 |
Dn 25,720 |
|
11. |
Mid-American (I-A) |
12 |
61 |
1,022,567 |
16,763 |
Dn 1,188 |
Dn 108,372 |
|
12. |
Southwestern (I-AA)# |
9 |
38 |
516,042 |
13,580 |
Dn 1,840 |
Dn 100,742 |
|
13. |
Mid-Eastern (I-AA) |
9 |
41 |
466,929 |
11,389 |
Up 1,203 |
Up 39,135 |
|
14. |
Ivy (I-AA) |
8 |
40 |
445,801 |
11,145 |
Up 3,846 |
Up 161,151 |
|
15. |
Southland (I-AA) |
8 |
44 |
460,335 |
10,462 |
Up 2,014 |
Up 71,742 |
|
16. |
Southern (I-AA) |
9 |
50 |
483,003 |
9,660 |
Up 205 |
Dn 8,677 |
|
17. |
Gateway (I-AA) |
7 |
39 |
366,029 |
9,385 |
Dn 352 |
Dn 33,192 |
|
18. |
Atlantic 10 (I-AA)# |
11 |
59 |
533,945 |
9,050 |
Up 1,112 |
Up 57,651 |
|
19. |
Ohio Valley (I-AA) |
8 |
42 |
365,046 |
8,692 |
Up 2,374 |
Up 99,701 |
|
20. |
Big Sky (I-AA)# |
9 |
49 |
398,690 |
8,137 |
Dn 92 |
Dn 29,197 |
|
21. |
I-AA Independents# |
15 |
79 |
572,625 |
7,248 |
Dn 269 |
Dn 36,248 |
|
22. |
Patriot (I-AA) |
7 |
40 |
*239,275 |
5,982 |
Up 1,351 |
Up 63,283 |
|
23. |
Pioneer (I-AA)# |
5 |
27 |
103,882 |
3,847 |
Dn 242 |
Up 1,649 |
|
24. |
Metro Atlantic (I-AA) |
9 |
44 |
*75,134 |
*1,708 |
Up 203 |
Up 5,885 |
|
25. |
Northeast (I-AA) |
5 |
24 |
36,189 |
1,508 |
Dn 34 |
Dn 825 |
|
- |
I-A Neutral Sites |
- |
12 |
725,880 |
60,490 |
-- |
-- |
|
- |
I-AA Neutral Sites |
- |
15 |
492,937 |
32,862 |
-- |
-- |
|
- |
Division I-A# |
112 |
651 |
*27,674,217 |
42,510 |
Up 425 |
Up 108,258 |
|
- |
Division I-AA# |
119 |
631 |
5,555,862 |
8,805 |
Up 687 |
Up 343,814 |
|
- |
I-A & I-AA Combined |
231 |
1,282 |
33,230,079 |
25,920 |
Up 648 |
Up 452,072 |
|
- |
Division II# |
149 |
747 |
2,443,660 |
3,271 |
Dn 38 |
Up 94,218 |
|
- |
Division III# |
215 |
1,015 |
1,817,339 |
1,790 |
Up 44 |
Up 86,939 |
| ALL NCAA TEAMS | *595 | *3,044 | *37,491,078 | 12,316 | Up 22 | Up 633,229 | |
By Percentage of Capacity:
# Did not have same lineup in 1998 as in 1997.
@ New conference
* Record high for this conference.
+ The 1998 figures used for comparison reflect changes in conference and division lineups to provide parallel, valid comparisons.
| Division II and III Conferences and Independents | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Conference | Total Teams |
Games | 1998 Attendance |
Ave. Per Game |
Change in Ave. |
Change in Tot. |
|
1. |
Southern Intercoll. (II)# |
11 |
57 |
399,277 |
7,005 |
Up 1,374 |
Up 100,839 |
|
2. |
North Central (II) |
10 |
56 |
293,177 |
5,235 |
Dn 8 |
Up 15,316 |
|
3. |
Lone Star (II)# |
15 |
79 |
314,437 |
3,980 |
Up 168 |
Up 7,469 |
|
4. |
Old Dominion (III) |
6 |
30 |
112,329 |
3,744 |
Up 650 |
Up 19,519 |
|
5. |
Gulf South (II) |
10 |
52 |
190,901 |
3,671 |
Dn 528 |
Dn 6,433 |
|
6. |
Mid-America Inter. (II) |
10 |
55 |
195,102 |
3,547 |
Dn 302 |
Dn 1,213 |
|
7. |
Central Inter. (II) |
9 |
41 |
141,960 |
3,462 |
Dn 238 |
Dn 20,832 |
|
8. |
Midwest Intercoll. (II)# |
12 |
58 |
182,003 |
3,138 |
Up 418 |
Up 7,894 |
|
9. |
Pennsylvania (II) |
14 |
74 |
226,181 |
3,057 |
Up 22 |
Up 16,782 |
|
10. |
Minnesota Intercoll. (III) |
10 |
43 |
120,836 |
2,810 |
Up 421 |
Up 8,575 |
|
11. |
Amer. Southwest (III) |
6 |
30 |
83,544 |
2,785 |
Up 146 |
Up 4,370 |
|
12. |
South Atlantic (II) |
8 |
40 |
104,466 |
2,612 |
Up 20 |
Dn 12,163 |
|
13. |
New Eng. Small Coll. (III) |
10 |
40 |
104,029 |
2,601 |
Up 7 |
Up 267 |
|
14. |
Columbia FB (II)@ |
3 |
13 |
32,271 |
2,482 |
-- |
-- |
|
15. |
Wisconsin (III) |
8 |
39 |
93,426 |
2,396 |
Dn 161 |
Up 1,357 |
|
16. |
Ohio Athletic (III) |
10 |
51 |
119,717 |
2,347 |
Up 65 |
Up 3,335 |
|
17. |
Michigan Intercoll. (III) |
6 |
26 |
59,996 |
2,308 |
Up 6 |
Dn 2,156 |
|
18. |
Indiana Collegiate (III) |
7 |
35 |
71,839 |
2,053 |
Up 150 |
Up 5,223 |
|
19. |
Middle Atlantic (III) |
11 |
54 |
109,817 |
2,034 |
Up 232 |
Up 10,694 |
|
20. |
Div. II Indep.# |
12 |
57 |
110,439 |
1,938 |
Dn 161 |
Dn 4,995 |
|
21. |
Iowa Intercoll. (III) |
9 |
46 |
84,797 |
1,843 |
Dn 168 |
Dn 7,731 |
|
22. |
West Va. Intercoll. (II) |
8 |
36 |
64,665 |
1,796 |
Up 231 |
Up 6,776 |
|
23. |
Southern Collegiate (III) |
5 |
26 |
46,482 |
1,788 |
Up 60 |
Up 8,465 |
|
24. |
Northern Sun (II) |
7 |
30 |
51,648 |
1,722 |
Up 83 |
Dn 7,373 |
|
25. |
Centennial FB (III) |
8 |
40 |
68,649 |
1,716 |
Up 247 |
Up 11,359 |
|
26. |
North Coast (III) |
9 |
45 |
75,705 |
1,682 |
Up 123 |
Up 2,425 |
|
27. |
New Jersey (III) |
6 |
31 |
51,271 |
1,654 |
Dn 209 |
Up 4,704 |
|
28. |
Rocky Mountain (II) |
9 |
43 |
70,349 |
1,636 |
Dn 207 |
Dn 21,790 |
|
29. |
University Ath. (III) |
5 |
24 |
38,607 |
1,609 |
Up 24 |
Up 579 |
|
30. |
Northwest (III)@ |
4 |
17 |
27,288 |
1,605 |
-- |
-- |
|
31. |
Atlantic Central FB (III)@ |
6 |
29 |
46,341 |
1,598 |
Up 317 |
Up 13,047 |
|
32. |
Illinois & Wisconsin (III) |
8 |
35 |
55,825 |
1,595 |
Up 58 |
Up 500 |
|
32. |
Upstate Colleg. (III) |
5 |
21 |
33,500 |
1,595 |
Dn 201 |
Dn 11,398 |
|
34. |
Southern Calif. (III) |
6 |
27 |
39,761 |
1,473 |
Up 463 |
Up 9,458 |
|
35. |
Freedom FB (III) |
7 |
33 |
47,849 |
1,450 |
Dn 267 |
Dn 10,522 |
|
36. |
Presidents' Athletic (III) |
6 |
25 |
35,879 |
1,435 |
Dn 456 |
Dn 17,061 |
|
37. |
Div. III Indep.# |
28 |
140 |
189,301 |
1,352 |
Dn 113 |
Dn 1,129 |
|
38. |
Eastern FB (II) |
11 |
56 |
66,784 |
1,193 |
Dn 50 |
Dn 568 |
|
39. |
Midwest (III) |
10 |
49 |
49,364 |
1,007 |
Dn 26 |
Up 801 |
|
40. |
New England FB (III) |
14 |
66 |
56,022 |
849 |
Up 139 |
Up 8,484 |
|
41. |
St. Louis (III) |
5 |
23 |
15,403 |
670 |
Dn 115 |
Dn 3,434 |
@ New conference.
# Did not have the same lineup in 1998 as in 1997.
$ Rochester is a member of both the University Athletic Association and the Upstate Collegiate Athletic Conference. Case Reserve is a member of both the University Athletic Association and the North Coast Athletic Conference. Their attendance figures are included in each conference figure but counted only once for division totals.
+ The figures used for comparison reflect changes in conference and division lineups to provide parallel, valid comparisons.