In 2022, an average of just over 19 thousand fans watched the games of the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament live in the arenas. Commonly known as March Madness, the tournament attracted a total audience of over 684 thousand spectators in 2022.
Average attendance at March Madness games from 2000 to 2022
(in 1,000s)
The 2020 edition of the tournament was canceled as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Attendance in the 2021 tournament was limited as a result of the pandemic.
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National Collegiate Athletic Association. (March 14, 2023). Average attendance at March Madness games from 2000 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1374631/march-madness-average-attendance/
National Collegiate Athletic Association. "Average attendance at March Madness games from 2000 to 2022 (in 1,000s)." Chart. March 14, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1374631/march-madness-average-attendance/
National Collegiate Athletic Association. (2023). Average attendance at March Madness games from 2000 to 2022 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1374631/march-madness-average-attendance/
National Collegiate Athletic Association. "Average Attendance at March Madness Games from 2000 to 2022 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1374631/march-madness-average-attendance/
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Average attendance at March Madness games from 2000 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph], National Collegiate Athletic Association, March 14, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1374631/march-madness-average-attendance/
