Fort Hays State women’s basketball ranked seventh nationally in attendance for the second straight year in NCAA Division II, averaging 1,736 fans per game. This total is higher than the 1,667 per game last year for the Lady Tigers and marks the third consecutive year that Fort Hays State ranked in the top 10 nationally.

The four Kansas schools of the MIAA continue to keep the conference strong in attendance. The MIAA ranked first in the nation once again as a conference, as the league reported an average of 1,282 fans per women’s game among the 11 institutions. Emporia State led the way in the conference at 2,233 per game, ranking second in the nation, and Washburn was a close third nationally at 2,227 per game. Pittsburg State was also in the top 10, ranked ninth at 1,578 per game.

The MIAA was the only conference to average more than 1,000 fans per game. The Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference, which aligns regionally with the MIAA in 2012-13, was a distant second with 880 fans per game, an average of 402 less than the MIAA. The Lone Star Conference, which will no longer in the same region as the MIAA starting in 2012-13, was third with 728 per game.
NCAA II Attendance Leaders…

Rk. School G – Att. – Avg.
1. Northern State (S.D.) 13 – 34,851 – 2,681
2. Emporia State (Kan.) 12 – 26,796 – 2,233
3. Washburn (Kan.) 15 – 33,405 – 2,227
4. Augustana (S.D.) 15 – 27,078 – 1,805
5. Midwestern Statet (Tex.). 14 – 24,494 – 1,750
6. Tarleton State (Tex.) 13 – 22,678 – 1,744
7. Fort Hays State (Kan.) 15 – 26,034 – 1,736
8. Drury (Mo.) 12 – 19,229 – 1,602
9. Pittsburg State (Kan.) 13 – 20,512 – 1,578
10. Winston-Salem (N.C.) 11 – 15,863 – 1,442

 

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