Women's Baskeball Ranks in the Top 12 in Attendance
August 12, 2008 | Women's Basketball
Aug. 12, 2008
Louisville, Ky. - The University of Louisville women's basketball team was ranked in the Top 15 in the nation in average attendance for the first time in school history. The Cardinals ranked 12th in the country among all NCAA Division I schools in 2007-08, averaging 6,456 fans at 12 home contests. Louisville set the school record with a sellout crowd of 19,123 and won the NCAA's Pack the House promotion last year.
The Cardinals were ranked as the team with the largest increase from the previous year. Louisville was ranked 39th in attendance during the 2006-07 season with an average of 3,104. The Cardinals more than doubled their average with a 3,352 change in average.
The Cardinals played in 17 games that had attendance of 5,000 or greater. Both games against Connecticut were the two largest attended games of the season. The first time the two teams met in January the Cards broke the attendance record with 19,123 in the stands and the rematch was in the BIG EAST Tournament Final where 9,982 fans were in attendance. The Cardinals' second largest crowd was 6,845 against South Florida on fan appreciation night.
Louisville returns four starters from their first ever Sweet 16 team. ESPN.com ranked the Cardinals No. 10 in their 2008-09 preseason rankings. Season tickets for the 2008-09 Louisville women's basketball season are on sale at www.uoflsports.com or by visiting the Louisville Athletic Ticket Office or by calling (502) 852-5151 or 1-800-633-7105.
Below is a list of the Top 22 Teams:
DIVISION I
Rk. School G Attendance Average
1. Tennessee 15 236,940 15,796
2. Connecticut 19 208,405 10,968
3. Oklahoma 13 129,527 9,963
4. Iowa St. 17 159,592 9,387
5. Purdue 16 141,931 8,870
6. New Mexico 19 164,124 8,638
7. Texas Tech 19 162,552 8,555
8. Maryland 21 166,883 7,946
9. Notre Dame 16 112,253 7,015
10. Duke 13 87,748 6,749
11. Minnesota 15 98,937 6,595
12. Louisville 12 77,480 6,456
13. Michigan St. 18 113,708 6,317
14. Baylor 18 112,953 6,275
15. Wisconsin 16 97,245 6,077
16. Texas 14 76,341 5,452
17. Vanderbilt 17 91,279 5,369
18. LSU 15 80,512 5,367
19. Penn St. 16 82,549 5,159
20. Missouri St. 14 72,218 5,158
21. North Carolina 18 92,565 5,142
22. Georgia 16 78,135 4,883
