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1998 women's volleyball attendance (Min. 5 home matches)
Division I
Team -- Matches -- '98 Home Attendance -- Avg.
Hawaii -- 21 -- 144,476 -- 6,880
Nebraska -- 18 -- 69,594 -- 3,866
Penn St. -- 21 -- 59,791 -- 2,847
Illinois St. -- 13 -- 34,842 -- 2,680
Wisconsin -- 17 -- 44,745 -- 2,632
Long Beach St. -- 19 -- 45,769 -- 2,409
Florida -- 19 -- 40,294 -- 2,121
Texas -- 16 -- 31,149 -- 1,947
Pacific (Cal.) -- 17 -- 32,225 -- 1,896
Illinois -- 15 -- 27,419 -- 1,828
Stanford -- 14 -- 24,775 -- 1,770
Minnesota -- 16 -- 26,069 -- 1,629
Northern Iowa -- 9 -- 13,88 -- 1,510
Kansas St. -- 13 -- 19,595 -- 1,507
Purdue -- 15 -- 19,501 -- 1,300
Michigan St. -- 17 -- 21,998 -- 1,294
Washington St. -- 12 -- 15,461 -- 1,288
Colorado -- 16 -- 18,846 -- 1,178
Texas A&M -- 11 -- 12,717 -- 1,156
Brigham Young -- 18 -- 19,609 -- 1,089
Washington -- 11 -- 11,002 -- 1,000
Arizona -- 14 -- 13,514 -- 965
UCLA -- 11 -- 10,506 -- 955
Eastern Wash. -- 9 -- 8,196 -- 911
Arizona St. -- 13 -- 11,204 -- 862
Division II
(Min. 5 home matches)
Team -- Matches -- '98 Home Attendance -- Avg.
Neb.-Kearney -- 12 -- 10,469 -- 872
BYU-Hawaii -- 11 -- 8,925 -- 811
North Dakota St. -- 18 -- 10,722 -- 596
West Tex. A&M -- 16 -- 8,515 -- 532
Alas. Anchorage -- 16 -- 8,012 -- 501
Neb.-Omaha -- 12 -- 5,909 -- 492
St. Cloud St. -- 10 -- 4,769 -- 477
Regis (Colo.) -- 17 -- 7,801 -- 459
Wayne St. (Neb.) -- 10 -- 3,835 -- 384
Hawaii-Hilo -- 17 -- 6,400 -- 376
Western N.M. -- 8 -- 2,900 -- 363
Northern Colo. -- 12 -- 4,252 -- 354
Cal St. Bakersfield -- 13 -- 4,569 -- 351
Northern Mich. -- 14 -- 4,676 -- 334
Augustana (S.D.) -- 12 -- 3,922 -- 327
Division III
(Min. 5 home matches)
Team -- Matches -- '98 Home Attendance -- Avg.
Central (Iowa) -- 12 -- 7,400 -- 617
Washington (Mo.) -- 24 -- 8,548 -- 356
Hope -- 5 -- 1,700 -- 340
UC San Diego -- 16 -- 5,175 -- 323
Grinnell -- 13 -- 4,100 -- 315
Millsaps -- 5 -- 1,480 -- 296
Gallaudet -- 9 -- 2,589 -- 288
Hiram -- 8 -- 2,275 -- 284
Loras -- 8 -- 2,225 -- 278
Simpson -- 10 -- 2,650 -- 265
Juniata -- 21 -- 5,500 -- 262
St. Benedict -- 17 -- 4,345 -- 256
Buena Vista -- 10 -- 2,450 -- 245
Bethel (Minn.) -- 11 -- 2,675 -- 243
Wartburg -- 9 -- 2,171 -- 241
Leading Division I Conferences
Conference -- Total Teams -- Matches -- 1998 Attend. -- Avg.
Big Ten -- 11 -- 175 -- 241,141 -- 1,378
Big 12 -- 11 -- 142 -- 175,526 -- 1,152
Western Athletic -- 16 -- 209 -- 233,841 -- 1,119
Pacific-10 -- 10 -- 128 -- 118,927 -- 929
Big West -- 12 -- 156 -- 125,185 -- 802
Missouri Valley -- 10 -- 122 -- 74,763 -- 613
Southeastern -- 11 -- 150 -- 90,195 -- 601
The popularity of women's collegiate volleyball was evident again this past season as more than three million fans attended matches at four-year institutions across the country. It was the third consecutive year that women's volleyball attracted a total attendance of more than four million fans (including junior colleges).
Division I attendance (1,742,896) surpassed 1.5 million fans for the sixth consecutive year while Division II pulled in crowds totaling 417, 921 and Division III brought in 310,387. NAIA institutions surpassed 800,000.
The University of Hawaii, Manoa, repeated as women's attendance champion for the fifth consecutive season. Hawaii also has claimed the men's title for five consecutive years.
The Rainbow Wahine women's team played before a total of 144,476 fans in 18 home matches, an average of 6,880. The University of Nebraska, Lincoln, finished second with 3,866 fans per match.
The University of Wisconsin, Madison, set NCAA single-match attendance records when it played host to the 1998 Division I Women's Volleyball Championship at the Kohl Center. A crowd of 12,327 was on hand for the semifinals, and 13,194 showed up two days later for the championship match. That record was eclipsed February 19, 1999, when Brigham Young University drew a crowd of 14,156 for a men's match between the Cougars and Hawaii.
In Division II, the University of Nebraska at Kearney reigned as average attendance champion for the fifth consecutive year, attracting an average of 872 fans. Central College (Iowa) led Division III in average attendance at 617 for its 12 home matches.
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