CHARTING THE GROWTH OF THE NCAA TOURNAMENT

     The following numbers on the financial growth of the NCAA
tournament come from an AP chart carried in USA TODAY.  The NCAA
went to a field of 64 in '85 (USA TODAY, 3/11).
       TOTAL     AVERAGE   TICKET      TELEVISION       GROSS
YEAR   ATTEND.   ATTEND.   PRICE        REVENUE        RECEIPTS
1985   422,519   12,427    $13.84    $ 28,327,009   $ 34,827,813
1986   499,704   14,697    $14.77    $ 33,031,128   $ 41,160,135
1987   654,744   19,257    $16.23    $ 36,635,300   $ 49,092,205
1988   558,998   16,441    $16.38    $ 57,789,600   $ 68,230,513
1989   613,242   18,037    $17.80    $ 57,161,500   $ 70,414,405
1990   537,138   15,798    $18.33    $ 63,505,000   $ 76,178,792
1991   665,707   19,580    $21.63    $112,437,757   $130,117,196
1992   580,462   17,072    $21.31    $120,060,000   $135,411,145
1993   707,719   20,815    $22.35    $129,060,000   $147,973,829
1994   578,007   17,000    $23.96    $137,060,000   $154,908,574
1995   540,101   15,885    $26.13    $166,200,000   $184,646,412