How many people show up? As a part of the CFN Five-Year Program Analysis, the attendance is a factor. Here are the rankings by conference.
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How many people showed up in the stands? More importantly, how many tickets were sold? Averaged out over the last five seasons, here are the attendance rankings for each team, school, and conference.
Attendance is based on the average per game over the last five years.
11. MAC
Attendance 5-Year Average: 15,697.78
1 Toledo
5-Year Average: 20721.20
2019 National Ranking: 90
2 Western Michigan
5-Year Average: 19079.00
2019 National Ranking: 100
3 Akron
5-Year Average: 18981.80
2019 National Ranking: 101
4 Ohio
5-Year Average: 18939.20
2019 National Ranking: 102
5 Buffalo
5-Year Average: 16819.40
2019 National Ranking: 110
6 Miami Univ.
5-Year Average: 16261.60
2019 National Ranking: 112
7 Bowling Green
5-Year Average: 16193.60
2019 National Ranking: 115
8 Central Michigan
5-Year Average: 14597.60
2019 National Ranking: 122
9 Eastern Michigan
5-Year Average: 14053.60
2019 National Ranking: 123
10 Kent State
5-Year Average: 12516.80
2019 National Ranking: 126
11 Northern Illinois
5-Year Average: 11034.80
2019 National Ranking: 129
12 Ball State
5-Year Average: 9174.80
2019 National Ranking: 130
10. Sun Belt
Attendance 5-Year Average: 17,583.04
1 Appalachian State
5-Year Average: 23831.60
2019 National Ranking: 84
2019 Ranking (2018 season): 86
2 Arkansas State
5-Year Average: 22023.80
2019 National Ranking: 87
2019 Ranking (2018 season): 87
3 Troy
5-Year Average: 20600.60
2019 National Ranking: 91
2019 Ranking (2018 season): 102
4 Louisiana
5-Year Average: 18865.00
2019 National Ranking: 103
2019 Ranking (2018 season): 94
5 Georgia Southern
5-Year Average: 17524.60
2019 National Ranking: 107
2019 Ranking (2018 season): 105
6 Texas State
5-Year Average: 16797.60
2019 National Ranking: 109
2019 Ranking (2018 season): 108
7 South Alabama
5-Year Average: 16404.00
2019 National Ranking: 111
2019 Ranking (2018 season): 111
8 Georgia State
5-Year Average: 15016.80
2019 National Ranking: 120
2019 Ranking (2018 season): 120
9 ULM
5-Year Average: 13201.80
2019 National Ranking: 124
2019 Ranking (2018 season): 124
10 Coastal Carolina
5-Year Average: 11564.60
2019 National Ranking: 127
2019 Ranking (2018 season): 129
9. Conference USA
Attendance 5-Year Average: 19,593.21
1 Southern Miss
5-Year Average: 25002.80
2019 National Ranking: 81
2 Marshall
5-Year Average: 23997.20
2019 National Ranking: 83
3 UTSA
5-Year Average: 22696.20
2019 National Ranking: 86
4 Louisiana Tech
5-Year Average: 21945.60
2019 National Ranking: 88
5 Rice
5-Year Average: 20500.40
2019 National Ranking: 92
6 North Texas
5-Year Average: 20116.80
2019 National Ranking: 95
7 Old Dominion
5-Year Average: 19644.20
2019 National Ranking: 97
8 UTEP
5-Year Average: 19401.80
2019 National Ranking: 99
9 Tulsa
5-Year Average: 18630.80
2019 National Ranking: 104
10 WKU
5-Year Average: 16158.60
2019 National Ranking: 114
11 Middle Tennessee
5-Year Average: 15980.60
2019 National Ranking: 116
12 FIU
5-Year Average: 15203.00
2019 National Ranking: 118
13 UAB
5-Year Average: 15078.40
2019 National Ranking: 119
14 Charlotte
5-Year Average: 12948.60
2019 National Ranking: 125
NEXT: Attendance Rankings, 5-Year Program Conference Analysis – Top Eight
8. Mountain West
Attendance 5-Year Average: 23,880.77
1 San Diego State
5-Year Average: 33407.40
2019 National Ranking: 65
2 Boise State
5-Year Average: 32829.80
2019 National Ranking: 68
3 Fresno State
5-Year Average: 29643.20
2019 National Ranking: 75
4 Air Force
5-Year Average: 27910.40
2019 National Ranking: 76
5 Colorado State
5-Year Average: 27484.20
2019 National Ranking: 77
6 Hawaii
5-Year Average: 24228.20
2019 National Ranking: 82
7 Wyoming
5-Year Average: 20365.40
2019 National Ranking: 93
8 Utah State
5-Year Average: 19786.40
2019 National Ranking: 96
9 New Mexico
5-Year Average: 19466.60
2019 National Ranking: 98
10 UNLV
5-Year Average: 18379.20
2019 National Ranking: 105
11 Nevada
5-Year Average: 18150.80
2019 National Ranking: 106
12 San Jose State
5-Year Average: 14917.60
2019 National Ranking: 121
7. American Athletic Conference
Attendance 5-Year Average: 29,533.20
1 East Carolina
5-Year Average: 38031.20
2019 National Ranking: 58
2019 Ranking (2018 season): 57
2 Memphis
5-Year Average: 37228.80
2019 National Ranking: 59
2019 Ranking (2018 season): 61
3 UCF
5-Year Average: 36009.80
2019 National Ranking: 61
2019 Ranking (2018 season): 63
4 USF
5-Year Average: 33171.60
2019 National Ranking: 66
2019 Ranking (2018 season): 66
5 Cincinnati
5-Year Average: 33123.80
2019 National Ranking: 67
2019 Ranking (2018 season): 71
6 Navy
5-Year Average: 32458.60
2019 National Ranking: 69
2019 Ranking (2018 season): 69
7 Houston
5-Year Average: 32174.40
2019 National Ranking: 70
2019 Ranking (2018 season): 68
8 Temple
5-Year Average: 31326.40
2019 National Ranking: 72
2019 Ranking (2018 season): 75
9 Connecticut
5-Year Average: 22899.00
2019 National Ranking: 85
2019 Ranking (2018 season): 83
10 SMU
5-Year Average: 21543.00
2019 National Ranking: 89
2019 Ranking (2018 season): 91
11 Tulane
5-Year Average: 20174.60
2019 National Ranking: 94
2019 Ranking (2018 season): 90
12 Florida Atlantic
5-Year Average: 16257.20
2019 National Ranking: 113
2019 Ranking (2018 season): 116
6. Independents
Attendance 5-Year Average: 35,178.67
1 Notre Dame
5-Year Average: 78624.40
2019 National Ranking: 15
2 BYU
5-Year Average: 57078.20
2019 National Ranking: 28
3 Army
5-Year Average: 31450.00
2019 National Ranking: 71
4 Liberty
5-Year Average: 17298.40
2019 National Ranking: 108
5 New Mexico State
5-Year Average: 15376.20
2019 National Ranking: 117
6 UMass
5-Year Average: 11244.80
2019 National Ranking: 128
5. ACC
Attendance 5-Year Average: 48,432.13
1 Clemson
5-Year Average: 81409.80
2019 National Ranking: 14
2 Florida State
5-Year Average: 68653.80
2019 National Ranking: 19
3 Virginia Tech
5-Year Average: 60989.60
2019 National Ranking: 24
4 NC State
5-Year Average: 56931.20
2019 National Ranking: 29
5 Miami
5-Year Average: 55822.60
2019 National Ranking: 34
6 Louisville
5-Year Average: 49891.60
2019 National Ranking: 39
7 North Carolina
5-Year Average: 48817.20
2019 National Ranking: 41
8 Georgia Tech
5-Year Average: 46556.20
2019 National Ranking: 42
9 Pitt
5-Year Average: 43117.80
2019 National Ranking: 52
10 Virginia
5-Year Average: 42036.00
2019 National Ranking: 54
11 Syracuse
5-Year Average: 35608.60
2019 National Ranking: 62
12 Boston College
5-Year Average: 34018.80
2019 National Ranking: 64
13 Duke
5-Year Average: 27115.20
2019 National Ranking: 79
14 Wake Forest
5-Year Average: 27081.40
2019 National Ranking: 78
NEXT: Attendance Rankings, 5-Year Program Conference Analysis – Top Four
4. Pac-12
Attendance 5-Year Average: 48,753.68
1 Washington
5-Year Average: 66527.20
2019 National Ranking: 20
2 USC
5-Year Average: 66261.40
2019 National Ranking: 22
3 UCLA
5-Year Average: 57074.80
2019 National Ranking: 27
4 Oregon
5-Year Average: 55509.20
2019 National Ranking: 35
5 Arizona State
5-Year Average: 49901.80
2019 National Ranking: 40
6 Utah
5-Year Average: 46349.20
2019 National Ranking: 43
7 Colorado
5-Year Average: 45687.20
2019 National Ranking: 44
8 Arizona
5-Year Average: 45456.20
2019 National Ranking: 45
9 California
5-Year Average: 43457.00
2019 National Ranking: 50
10 Stanford
5-Year Average: 43263.40
2019 National Ranking: 51
11 Oregon State
5-Year Average: 35217.60
2019 National Ranking: 63
12 Washington State
5-Year Average: 30339.20
2019 National Ranking: 73
3. Big 12
Attendance 5-Year Average: 57,135.56
1 Kansas State
5-Year Average: 50975.20
2019 National Ranking: 38
2 Texas
5-Year Average: 94942.60
2019 National Ranking: 8
3 Oklahoma
5-Year Average: 85745.00
2019 National Ranking: 13
4 Iowa State
5-Year Average: 56562.20
2019 National Ranking: 30
5 West Virginia
5-Year Average: 56484.00
2019 National Ranking: 31
6 Texas Tech
5-Year Average: 55821.40
2019 National Ranking: 33
7 Oklahoma State
5-Year Average: 55326.20
2019 National Ranking: 36
8 Baylor
5-Year Average: 44536.20
2019 National Ranking: 48
9 TCU
5-Year Average: 44352.80
2019 National Ranking: 49
10 Kansas
5-Year Average: 26610.00
2019 National Ranking: 80
2. Big Ten
Attendance 5-Year Average: 65,369.76
1 Michigan
5-Year Average: 110884.20
2019 National Ranking: 1
2 Ohio State
5-Year Average: 105465.40
2019 National Ranking: 2
2019 Ranking (2018 season): 2
3 Penn State
5-Year Average: 103585.20
2019 National Ranking: 3
4 Nebraska
5-Year Average: 89675.60
2019 National Ranking: 10
5 Wisconsin
5-Year Average: 77964.00
2019 National Ranking: 16
6 Michigan State
5-Year Average: 72443.20
2019 National Ranking: 18
7 Iowa
5-Year Average: 66547.00
2019 National Ranking: 21
2019 Ranking (2018 season): 21
8 Purdue
5-Year Average: 44996.80
2019 National Ranking: 46
9 Minnesota
5-Year Average: 44926.40
2019 National Ranking: 47
10 Indiana
5-Year Average: 42700.60
2019 National Ranking: 53
2019 Ranking (2018 season): 52
11 Rutgers
5-Year Average: 40031.40
2019 National Ranking: 55
12 Illinois
5-Year Average: 39830.60
2019 National Ranking: 56
13 Northwestern
5-Year Average: 37125.20
2019 National Ranking: 60
14 Maryland
5-Year Average: 39001.00
2019 National Ranking: 57
1. SEC
Attendance 5-Year Average: 75,704.87
1 Alabama
5-Year Average: 101466.80
2019 National Ranking: 4
3 Texas A&M
5-Year Average: 100328.80
2019 National Ranking: 6
4 Tennessee
5-Year Average: 95635.80
2019 National Ranking: 7
5 Georgia
5-Year Average: 92760.20
2019 National Ranking: 9
6 Florida
5-Year Average: 86327.60
2019 National Ranking: 12
7 Auburn
5-Year Average: 86212.20
2019 National Ranking: 11
8 South Carolina
5-Year Average: 77183.60
2019 National Ranking: 17
9 Arkansas
5-Year Average: 62470.60
2019 National Ranking: 23
10 Mississippi State
5-Year Average: 58488.00
2019 National Ranking: 25
11 Ole Miss
5-Year Average: 57587.60
2019 National Ranking: 26
12 Kentucky
5-Year Average: 55930.20
2019 National Ranking: 32
13 MIssouri
5-Year Average: 54986.40
2019 National Ranking: 37
14 Vanderbilt
5-Year Average: 29810.00
2019 National Ranking: 74
