Which factors most affect attendance? Vol. NCAA Football

1. Sustained winning is important. The driving force behind big ticket sales is generally a compelling and successful team.

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Teams that have performed below .500 and maintained good attendance between 08-10

Colorado Big-12 36.1Wpct 0 weeks in top-25 92.7% cap.

Kansas State Big-12 48.5Wpct 0 weeks in top-25 94.5% cap.

Michigan Big Ten 40.2Wpct 0 top-5 conf. finishes 102.2% cap.

2. BCS Conference Schools draw substantially better.

The typical (i.e., average) BCS conference school has 25,533 undergrads, one pro sports team in the area, wins 57% of its games and has a ratio of 55 regular citizens to every student in vicinity of campus.

3. Undergraduate population does matter.

During the 2008 to 2010 seasons, schools with between 30,000 and 40,000 undergrads averaged attendance of 54,000 (NCAA average: 44,000) which was 84% of their capacity (NCAA average: 80%) even with an average winning percentage hovering at just 50.6%.

4. Large City population and the presence of pro teams hurt attendance.


5. Private schools have a harder time drawing.

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Private Schools that have avoided this problem between 08-10:

Notre Dame Independent 55.1Wpct 8,371 students (37.99 ratio) 100% cap.

Wake Forest ACC 42.6Wpct 4,476 students (108.3 ratio) 99.4% cap.

Brigham Young Mountain West 71.7Wpct 32,955 students (14.39 ratio) 98.7% cap.

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KingofNE said:

WINNING! obvious.....

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