Wolfpack Ranks 16th in Men's Basketball Attendance

Raleigh, N.C. - NC State ranked 16th in Division I men’s basketball attendance for the 2007-08 season, the ninth straight year that the Pack has ranked in the top-20. An average of 15,043 fans came to the RBC Center for 16 home games, the highest average since the arena’s inaugural season, 1999-2000, when an average of 16,535 fans came to cheer on the Pack.

“The support of the Wolfpack fans is invaluable to our team,” said head coach Sidney Lowe. “It’s one of the things I loved most about playing for NC State, and now it’s one of the things I love most about coaching at NC State.”

The national ranking of 16th was the highest for NC State since a No. 13 ranking for the 2004-05 campaign. Here’s a look at NC State’s national attendance rankings since 1999-2000 and this year’s attendance leaders:

NC State Yearly Attendance:

Year	Div. I Rank	Total Att.	Average Att.
2008	16	240,682	15,043
2007	18	279,035	13,952
2006	17	260,509	14,472
2005	13	245,898	14,464
2004	16	233,223	14,577
2003	19	217,012	13,563
2002	20	242,419	13,468
2001	17	239,224	14,072
2000	7	330,709	16,535

2007-08 NCAA Division I Attendance Leaders

Rank	School	Games	Total Att.	Average Att.
1.	Kentucky	18	405,964	22,554
2.	North Carolina	16	327,953	20,497
3.	Syracuse	22	447,587	20,345
4.	Tennessee	16	324,274	20,267
5.	Louisville	17	331,184	19,481
6.	Maryland	19	341,050	17,950
7.	Wisconsin	18	309,420	17,190
8.	Arkansas	16	274,360	17,148
9.	Indiana	19	320,641	16,876
10.	Memphis	21	351,718	16,748
11.	Illinois	15	249,270	16,618
12.	Ohio State	20	331,731	16,587
13.	Kansas	20	328,182	16,409
14.	Marquette	17	276,064	16,239
15.	Creighton	18	276,000	15,333
16.	NC State	16	240,682	15,043
17.	Michigan State	17	250,903	14,759
18.	New Mexico	18	258,493	14,361
19.	Arizona	17	241,703	14,218
20.	Texas	18	248,673	13,815

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