MSU Once Again Among Tops In Final NCAA Attendance Rankings
June 14, 2016 | Women's Basketball
STARKVILLE, Miss. – For the second-straight year, Mississippi State has finished among the nation's best in women's basketball attendance.
The Bulldogs claimed a program attendance record for the third-straight season, finishing 15th in the nation with 92,914.
MSU averaged 5,162 fans at Humphrey Coliseum for 18 home dates, the 16th-best total in the country.
Vic Schaefer's program also claimed the nation's fourth-highest attendance increase for the second-consecutive season, drawing 1,406 more fans per home game than the 2014-15 season.
The Bulldogs' record numbers at the turnstiles helped the Southeastern Conference set a league record with 1,108,511 fans for the season.
The 2015-16 season saw Mississippi State claim nine of the program's Top 20 attendance marks, including a program-record 10,626 for a Jan. 24 contest against South Carolina.
That total, fourth-most in Humphrey Coliseum history, ranks as the largest in the state of Mississippi to watch a women's basketball game.
Mississippi State wrapped the year one of 11 teams in the nation to draw a home crowd of 10,600 or larger.
The Bulldogs enjoyed another historic season, winning a program-best 28 games en route to earning the program's second NCAA Sweet 16 berth.
Schaefer's squad matched the school record with 11 SEC wins but claimed the best finish with a tie for second.
State advanced to the SEC Tournament championship game for the second time and earned its first opportunity to host the NCAA Tournament First and Second Rounds.
Mississippi State drew 12,209 fans for its first home NCAA Tournament games, the third-largest turnout among the first and second round sites.
The Bulldogs claimed a program attendance record for the third-straight season, finishing 15th in the nation with 92,914.
MSU averaged 5,162 fans at Humphrey Coliseum for 18 home dates, the 16th-best total in the country.
Vic Schaefer's program also claimed the nation's fourth-highest attendance increase for the second-consecutive season, drawing 1,406 more fans per home game than the 2014-15 season.
The Bulldogs' record numbers at the turnstiles helped the Southeastern Conference set a league record with 1,108,511 fans for the season.
The 2015-16 season saw Mississippi State claim nine of the program's Top 20 attendance marks, including a program-record 10,626 for a Jan. 24 contest against South Carolina.
That total, fourth-most in Humphrey Coliseum history, ranks as the largest in the state of Mississippi to watch a women's basketball game.
Mississippi State wrapped the year one of 11 teams in the nation to draw a home crowd of 10,600 or larger.
The Bulldogs enjoyed another historic season, winning a program-best 28 games en route to earning the program's second NCAA Sweet 16 berth.
Schaefer's squad matched the school record with 11 SEC wins but claimed the best finish with a tie for second.
State advanced to the SEC Tournament championship game for the second time and earned its first opportunity to host the NCAA Tournament First and Second Rounds.
Mississippi State drew 12,209 fans for its first home NCAA Tournament games, the third-largest turnout among the first and second round sites.
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