Ohio State Baseball Led Big Ten in Season, Average Attendance – Ohio State Buckeyes
11/17/2005 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
Nov. 17, 2005
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio State baseball led the Big Ten in attendance in 2005 by welcoming an average of 2,570 in 18 home dates at Bill Davis Stadium, NCAA attendance figures released Thursday revealed.
The Buckeyes welcomed a total of 46,266 fans to Columbus last season which was the 36th best overall figure in the NCAA. The 2,570 average ranked 23rd among NCAA institutions.
No other Big Ten team ranked in the Top 50 either in total or average attendance. Notre Dame averaged 1,991 fans to rank 28th and drew a total of 43,798 fans for the seasonto rank 38th. No school in the Mid-American Conference or other Ohio school cracked the Top 50. LSU led in both categories, drawing a total of 270,300 fans over 36 dates for an average of 7,508.
The Buckeyes’ drew a season-high crowd of 5,128 for the doubleheader against Minnesota the final series of the regular season. That weekend, Ohio State drew 10,876 fans over three dates, outdistancing previous weekends of 7,782 vs. Indiana, 7,370 vs. Purdue and 6,839 vs. Michigan State.
2005 Division I Baseball AVERAGE HOME ATTENDANCE Team Dates Total Average 1. LSU 36 270,300 7,508 2. Arkansas 28 200,378 7,156 3. Miss. St. 33 203,276 6,160 4. Texas A&M 26 153,533 5,905 5. Texas 39 204,414 5,241 6. Nebraska 35 174,435 4,984 7. Florida State 36 163,029 4,529 8. Mississippi 39 170,152 4,363 9. Alabama 33 137,671 4,172 10. Rice 34 141,104 4,150 11. Clemson 32 129,553 4,049 12. Tulane 39 145,084 3,720 13. Wichita State 39 141,927 3,639 14. South Carolina 33 112,984 3,424 15. East Carolina 27 87,261 3,232 16. Southern Miss 34 109,449 3,219 17. Baylor 36 109,621 3,045 18. Auburn 35 105,720 3,021 19. Hawaii 36 97,268 2,702 20. Arizona State 32 84,933 2,654 21. Houston 32 83,484 2,609 22. Florida 43 112,110 2,607 23. OHIO STATE 18 46,266 2,570 24. Texas Tech 31 73,236 2,362 25. Miami (Fla.) 38 88,990 2,342
