LSU led all of college baseball in attendance for the ’15 season, marking the 20th straight year the school has held the No. 1 spot. Average attendance at Alex Box Stadium was down by just more than 1% this season, but LSU again was the only school to average more than 10,000 fans per game. SEC schools took the top five spots, and the conference had 10 schools in the top 25 in average attendance. Louisiana-Lafayette had the best average among schools outside the Power 5 conferences, ranking No. 12 in the nation. Texas Tech saw the biggest jump among the top 25 schools, up 29% at Rip Griffin Park (THE DAILY).
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TOP 25 SCHOOLS IN AVERAGE BASEBALL ATTENDANCE FOR '15 SEASON
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|
RK
|
SCHOOL |
CONFERENCE
|
GMS
|
TOTAL
|
AVG.
|
PREV.
|
% +/-
|
GMS ('14)
|
|
1
|
LSU |
SEC
|
34
|
364,700
|
10,726
|
10,880
|
-1.4%
|
39
|
|
2
|
Ole Miss |
SEC
|
30
|
240,849
|
8,028
|
7,998
|
0.4%
|
34
|
|
3
|
Arkansas |
SEC
|
32
|
237,875
|
7,434
|
8,235
|
-9.7%
|
31
|
|
4
|
South Carolina |
SEC
|
36
|
250,057
|
6,946
|
7,453
|
-6.8%
|
41
|
|
5
|
Mississippi State |
SEC
|
35
|
230,918
|
6,598
|
8,128
|
-18.8%
|
31
|
|
6
|
Texas |
Big 12
|
26
|
127,802
|
4,915
|
5,730
|
-14.2%
|
31
|
|
7
|
Texas A&M |
SEC
|
36
|
170,745
|
4,743
|
4,406
|
7.6%
|
35
|
|
8
|
Florida State |
ACC
|
34
|
147,861
|
4,349
|
5,019
|
-13.3%
|
34
|
|
9
|
Clemson |
ACC
|
30
|
119,023
|
3,967
|
4,379
|
-9.4%
|
33
|
|
10
|
Nebraska |
Big Ten
|
27
|
105,406
|
3,904
|
3,242
|
20.4%
|
25
|
|
11
|
TCU |
Big 12
|
29
|
106,716
|
3,680
|
3,587
|
2.6%
|
34
|
|
12
|
Louisiana-Lafayette |
Sun Belt
|
28
|
101,626
|
3,630
|
3,831
|
-5.2%
|
38
|
|
13
|
Virginia |
ACC
|
21
|
73,823
|
3,515
|
3,750
|
-6.3%
|
38
|
|
14
|
Florida |
SEC
|
34
|
117,769
|
3,464
|
3,196
|
8.4%
|
36
|
|
15
|
Texas Tech |
Big 12
|
30
|
98,969
|
3,299
|
2,553
|
29.2%
|
35
|
|
16
|
Hawaii |
Big West
|
30
|
97,979
|
3,266
|
3,141
|
4.0%
|
35
|
|
17
|
Creighton |
Big East
|
25
|
78,147
|
3,126
|
3,401
|
-8.1%
|
21
|
|
18
|
Arizona State |
Pac-12
|
35
|
106,319
|
3,038
|
2,844
|
6.8%
|
30
|
|
19
|
Rice |
C-USA
|
29
|
84,187
|
2,903
|
2,760
|
5.2%
|
29
|
|
20
|
Wichita State |
MVC
|
30
|
86,303
|
2,877
|
2,925
|
-1.6%
|
27
|
|
21
|
Vanderbilt |
SEC
|
32
|
91,144
|
2,848
|
2,811
|
1.3%
|
40
|
|
22
|
Alabama |
SEC
|
34
|
95,460
|
2,808
|
3,643
|
-22.9%
|
32
|
|
23
|
Auburn |
SEC
|
36
|
97,439
|
2,707
|
3,162
|
-14.4%
|
34
|
|
24
|
Arizona |
Pac-12
|
32
|
86,443
|
2,701
|
2,521
|
7.1%
|
38
|
|
25
|
Southern Miss |
C-USA
|
26
|
69,415
|
2,670
|
2,756
|
-3.1%
|
28
|
*Footnote: Alabama played the majority of its home games this season in Hoover, Ala., with others played in Mobile and Montgomery due to construction at Sewell-Thomas Stadium.
