{"id":57993,"date":"2014-03-25T00:12:59","date_gmt":"2014-03-25T05:12:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uscho.com\/?p=57993"},"modified":"2014-03-25T00:13:37","modified_gmt":"2014-03-25T05:13:37","slug":"interactive-graphic-average-attendance-at-2014-conference-tournament-down-40-percent-from-a-year-earlier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/2014\/03\/25\/interactive-graphic-average-attendance-at-2014-conference-tournament-down-40-percent-from-a-year-earlier\/","title":{"rendered":"Interactive graphic: Average attendance at 2014 conference tournament down 40 percent"},"content":{"rendered":"

When we put together an interactive graphic last week showing the trends in attendance<\/a> at the Division I men’s conference tournaments since 2000, we didn’t yet know how much things would change this season.<\/p>\n

It was a lot, and not in a positive direction.<\/p>\n

The average attendance for game sessions at the championship events across the country was down 40 percent from a year ago, to 6,628 from 11,136 in 2013.<\/p>\n

The total attendance across six leagues and 16 ticketed sessions was down 27 percent from 2013. That’s even considering there were three more sessions this season than there were last year.<\/p>\n

Most leagues include multiple games on one ticket, and since the attendance is counted only once for those games, we consider that as a session.<\/p>\n

We’ll include this important caveat here: These are announced attendance figures, which generally represent the number of tickets sold. The number of people in the building was a different story and, in the case of the Big Ten at least, was sure to be quite a bit smaller.<\/p>\n

Here’s the updated graphic. Check below for more information.<\/p>\n