Biggest improvements in attendance in 2019 (by percentage)
The following chart shows the 25 schools that had the highest improvement in attendance from the 2017-18 season to 2018-19, based on percentage improvement.
Rank School Conf 2018 (avg.) 2019 (avg.) ... T9 Loyola Chicago MVC 2,404 3,712 (+54.4%) ... 23 Evansville MVC 3,782 5,294 (+40.0%)
OBSERVATIONS:
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Loyola Chicago and UMBC, the two biggest Cinderella teams in the 2018 NCAA Tournament, received a significant bump in attendance the year after their postseason success. We’ll go more in-depth on this phenomenon later, but it’s likely not a coincidence that this happened after Loyola Chicago made the Final Four and UMBC upset No. 1 seed Virginia during the previous season.
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The Cinderella story
There were seven one-bid leagues represented in the 2018 NCAA Tournament and four of them pulled off at least one upset, leading to a notable increase in attendance during the 2019 season.
We’re talking about Loyola Chicago (No. 11 seed, Final Four), UMBC (No. 16 seed, second round), Buffalo (No. 13 seed, second round) and Marshall (No. 13 seed, second round).
Three of them — Loyola Chicago (+54.4%), UMBC (+51.8%) and Buffalo (+48.2%) — saw at least a 48 percent increase in average home attendance last season after their impressive NCAA Tournament showing.
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Conference breakdown
Here is a conference-by-conference attendance breakdown for every Division I conference.
Schools are listed in descending order of average attendance last season.
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Missouri Valley
MVC DI School 2018 2019 1 100 Bradley 5,699 5,429 2 101 Evansville 3,782 5,294 3 105 Illinois State 5,142 5,154 4 106 Missouri State 4,517 5,150 5 111 Southern Ill 3,966 4,472 6 121 Indiana State 3,675 3,962 7 127 Northern Iowa 4,090 3,774 8 130 Loyola Chicago 2,404 3,712 9 142 Drake 3,195 3,322 10 165 Valparaiso 2,722 2,611
#90. Bradley– After a brutal 0-5 start in Missouri Valley play, the Braves played as well as anyone down the stretch and completed that bounceback with an incredible comeback win over Northern Iowa in ‘Arch Madness’. Bringing back Darrell Brown and Elijah Childs means the Braves will be a factor in the Valley once again, though the guy that could push them over the top is scoring guard Danya Kingsby, a transfer from LSU who’ll be immediately eligible.
Bennie Seltzer joins UE men’s basketball as assistant coach--gopurpleaces.com
Women’s Basketball announces formation of Buckets Club--gopurpleaces.com
Muller reflects on trip to Italy; discusses non-conference schedule release--Vidette Online
Opinion: As Loyola's Sister Jean turns 100, she continues to be example of life well lived--USA Today
Happy 100th Birthday Sister Jean!--loyolaramblers.com
#55. Missouri State– I’m not sure any coach has done a better job assembling talent quickly than Dana Ford, who has positioned Missouri State as an at-large contender in just his second year on the job. A strong mix of transfers, JUCO players, and freshmen join the fray for the Bears, with rotation players from former elite mid-majors in Tyrik Dixon (Middle Tennessee) and Josh Hall (Nevada) looking like plug-and-play guys to fill out a rotation that already features stars in Keandre Cook and Tulio Da Silva. The upside piece is Gaige Prim, a bruising true post player who put up dominating numbers in JUCOColorado State transfer Anthony Masinton-Bonner leaves Missouri State men's basketball team--Springfield News-Leader
Who is on the 2019-20 Missouri State men's basketball roster?--Springfield News-Leader
Masinton-Bonner Announces Retirement from Basketball--missouristatebears.com
Will the magic continue?--The Standard
Valpo Basketball Announces Staff Promotions--valpoathletics.com
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