Texas Tech University Athletics
Texas Tech Ranks Third in Nation in Collegiate Baseball Attendance
June 21, 1999 | Baseball
LUBBOCK, Texas - In an NCAA collegiate baseball attendance study released August 1, 1998, Texas Tech ranked third in home baseball game attendance with an average of 3,831 per game. The figures, released by NCAAs John Painter, also revealed that Texas Tech led the nation in average attendance increase with an average Dan Law Field jump of 1,708. The Texas Tech ticket office releases figures based on total number of tickets sold while other institutions use figures based on different formulas.
The Big 12 Conference alone had three of the top five leaders in NCAA baseball attendance- Texas (No. 2), Texas Tech (No. 3) and Texas A&M (No. 4). Additionally, eight of the 11 baseball playing Big 12 schools were ranked in the top-50 nationally including Oklahoma (16th), Oklahoma State (23rd), Baylor (26th), Missouri (48th) and Nebraska (50th).
1998 NCAA BASEBALL ATTENDANCE RANKINGS
By Average Home Attendance
School Dates Total Average Change
1. LSU 35 232,597 6,646 Up 324
2. Texas 31 133,334 4,762 Up 307
3. Texas Tech* 33 126,434 3,821 Up 1,708
4. Texas A&M 36 133,819 3,717 Up 1,079
5. Alabama 33 120,331 3,646 Up 1,000
6. Arkansas 31 107,113 3,455 Up 1,483
7. Fresno State 35 111,691 3,191 Down 353
8. Florida 40 105,262 2,632 Up 173
9. Hawaii 39 98,441 2,524 Down 259
10. Arizona State 28 65,447 2,337 Down 267
By Average Increase
1. Texas Tech* Up 1,708
2. Arkansas Up 1,483
3. Texas A&M Up 1,079
4. Alabama Up 1,000
5. Oklahoma Up 991
*Figures reflect TICKETS SOLD.
