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[QUOTE="HRE Otto IV, post: 4688777, member: 5685"]
If you use the median instead of the avg it changes things a bit.

SEC up 75,932 to 83,874
Vandy drags down the SEC. If they doubled their attendance, they would only be 15th in the SEC. Clemson would no longer be above, and FSU is even further away.

B16 down from 63,431 to 56,764
The top three really pull the rest up. Using the median now you have additionally FSU, VA Tech, Iowa State, BYU that are above.

ACC down from 47,004 to 46,371
B12 up from 45,756 to 46,642
P12 basically even from 43,579 to 43,599
The B12 passes the ACC in this case, now 271 ahead.

When you look at the B12 recent adds, they account for 3 out of the bottom four in B12 attendance. Yes they were in the AAC the last 5 years, but their stadiums are all small. If Houston sold out every game over those 4 seasons they would be 10th. Same for Cincy, who with 4 years of sell outs is still 10th. UCF would only move up from 9th to 7th.

It just goes to show you that these G5 teams don't add a lot. USF and San Diego State have new stadiums, but with capacities of only 35k. UConn can't half fill their little 40k stadium. Memphis is the only G5 that has over 30k current attendance and a stadium over 41k.

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Forgot to add that if FSU sold out every game, they would still only be 10th in SEC attendance. The SEC does not need them.
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