The following is the top 25 in average college football attendance for the '96 season (NCAA NEWS, 1/6 issue).
| RANK | SCHOOL | GAMES | ATTEND. | AVG. | +/- AVG |
| 1 | Michigan | 6 | 635,589 | 105,932 | +2,615 |
| 2 | Tennessee | 6 | 632,509 | 105,418 | +10,724 |
| 3 | Penn State | 6 | 577,001 | 96,167 | +2,576 |
| 4 | Ohio State | 6 | 564,167 | 94,028 | +518 |
| 5 | Florida | 5 | 427,003 | 85,401 | +262 |
| 6 | Auburn | 7 | 577,278 | 82,468 | +1,287 |
| 7 | South Carolina | 6 | 477,208 | 79,535 | +10,108 |
| 8 | LSU | 7 | 556,631 | 79,519 | +5,161 |
| 9 | Georgia | 6 | 475,630 | 79,272 | -4,676 |
| 10 | Wisconsin | 6 | 467,692 | 77,949 | -273 |
| 11 | Florida State | 6 | 465,110 | 77,518 | +2,826 |
| 12 | Alabama | 6 | 452,676 | 75,446 | +1,618 |
| 13 | Nebraska | 6 | 452,629 | 75,438 | -221 |
| 14 | Texas | 6 | 448,470 | 74,745 | +8,223 |
| 15 | Washington | 6 | 427,611 | 71,269 | -2,999 |
| 16 | Michigan State | 6 | 418,338 | 69,723 | -2,208 |
| 17 | Iowa | 6 | 416,425 | 69,404 | +1,038 |
| 18 | Clemson | 6 | 403,393 | 67,232 | -4,064 |
| 19 | Oklahoma | 5 | 334,507 | 66,901 | -4,068 |
| 20 | Arizona State | 7 | 450,523 | 64,360 | +17,203 |
| 21 | Texas A&M | 6 | 379,632 | 63,272 | +815 |
| 22 | Brigham Young | 7 | 439,271 | 62,753 | +790 |
| 23 | Southern Cal | 5 | 301,003 | 60,201 | +479 |
| 24 | Notre Dame | 6 | 354,450 | 59,075 | No Change |
| 25 | UCLA | 5 | 287,660 | 57,532 | +8,425 |
