Nov. 7, 2006
WACO, Texas -- Baylor baseball ranked 16th nationally in average home attendance and 18th nationally in total home attendance during the 2006 season, according to official numbers released by the NCAA. This marks the seventh consecutive season in which Baylor has ranked 21st or better nationally in both average and total attendance.
In 32 home dates, Baylor drew a total attendance of 96,427 to top the 90,000-plateau for the third consecutive season and the fifth time in Baylor Ballpark's seven full seasons. The Bears' per-game average of 3,013 ranked third in school history as Baylor averaged 3,000-plus fans per game for the third time in the last four seasons. Baylor has ranked 19th or better in each of the facility's seven full seasons, including five seasons of 16th or better.
Baylor was the fourth highest-ranked Big 12 school in both average attendance and total attendance behind only Texas (5,380, 4th; 161,392, 8th), Nebraska (5,092, 5th; 122,216, 14th) and Texas A&M (4,478, 9th; 138,805; 10th). Baylor ranked second nationally in average attendance among private institutions, trailing only Rice (4,193; 11th).
Six of the top 21 schools in average attendance were in the state of Texas as Houston ranked 19th (2,733) and Texas Tech ranked 21st (2,606) to join Baylor, Texas, Texas A&M and Rice.
Louisiana State's Alex Box Stadium led the nation in average attendance for the 11th consecutive season as the Tigers averaged 7,320 over 36 dates.
In 2001, only six schools nationally averaged at least 3,000 fans per game. Five years later, 16 schools reached the 3,000 mark.
Baylor begins its 2007 season Feb. 9-11 at the Minute Maid Park College Classic in Houston. The Bears finished 37-26 last season, advancing to an NCAA Regional championship game for the fifth time in six seasons.
2006 NCAA Baseball Home Attendance Leaders
Division I
AVERAGE HOME ATTENDANCE
Team Dates Total Average
1. LSU 36 263,534 7,320
2. Arkansas 28 199,450 7,123
3. Mississippi State 28 193,703 6,918
4. Texas 30 161,392 5,380
5. Nebraska 24 122,216 5,092
6. Mississippi 36 174,756 4,854
7. Clemson 39 184,946 4,742
8. Alabama 38 173,450 4,564
9. Texas A&M 31 138,805 4,478
10. Florida State 36 158,055 4,390
11. Rice 43 180,306 4,193
12. South Carolina 35 133,652 3,819
13. Wichita State 35 131,279 3,751
14. Florida 35 123,022 3,515
15. Southern Mississippi 33 109,200 3,309
16. BAYLOR 32 96,427 3,013
17. Tulane 37 106,862 2,888
18. East Carolina 36 102,475 2,847
19. Houston 29 79,246 2,733
20. Hawai'i 31 82,744 2,669
Other Big 12, Texas and private institutions in the top 50
21. Texas Tech 31 80,786 2,606
22. Notre Dame 23 57,624 2,505
25. Creighton 18 42,197 2,344
31. Stanford 28 51,366 1,835
32. Miami, Fla. 33 60,017 1,819
38. TCU 26 40,158 1,545
39. Vanderbilt 34 51,428 1,513
40. Citadel 37 53,320 1,441
41. Oklahoma State 29 40,830 1,408
42. Stetson 31 40,602 1,310
43. Brigham Young 20 26,058 1,303
46. Oklahoma 31 39,947 1,289
TOTAL Home Attendance
Team Dates Attendance
1. LSU 36 263,534
2. Arkansas 28 199,450
3. Mississippi State 28 193,703
4. Clemson 39 184,946
5. Rice 43 180,306
6. Mississippi 36 174,756
7. Alabama 38 173,450
8. Texas 30 161,392
9. Florida State 36 158,055
10. Texas A&M 31 138,805
11. South Carolina 35 133,652
12. Wichita State 35 131,279
13. Florida 35 123,022
14. Nebraska 24 122,216
15. Southern Mississippi 33 109,200
16. Tulane 37 106,862
17. East Carolina 36 102,475
18. Baylor 32 96,427
19. Hawai'i 31 82,744
20. Texas Tech 31 80,786
Other Big 12, Texas and private institutions in the top 50
23. Houston 29 79,246
29. Miami, Fla. 33 60,017
31. Notre Dame 23 57,624
33. Citadel 37 53,320
36. Vanderbilt 34 51,428
37. Stanford 28 51,366
39. Creighton 18 42,197
40. Oklahoma State 29 40,830
42. Stetson 31 40,602
43. TCU 26 40,158
44. Oklahoma 31 39,947
