Seton Hall Attendance Surges Up in the NCAA Rankings in 2019-20
South Orange, N.J. – After a historic season on the hardwood with packed crowds at Prudential Center all season long, the Seton Hall men’s basketball program made a sharp rise up the NCAA men’s college basketball attendance rankings. After averaging 10,328 fans per game, Seton Hall moved up from 54th to 36th among all 353 Div. I programs, according to the according to the data releases by the NCAA last week.
Seton Hall also had the ninth-highest average attendance increase in the country as a result of its 21 percent growth from 8,507 to 10,328.
When eliminating Seton Hall’s two home games at Walsh Gymnasium, which only holds 1,655 fans, the Pirates averaged 11,663 fans at Prudential Center. The Pirates eclipsed 10,000 fans in eight of their 13 games in Newark, including a new Prudential Center record 16,863 fans at the March 4 Villanova game. The upper deck of The Rock was opened six times on the season, and as a result, six of Seton Hall’s top-10 all-time attended games at Prudential Center are now from the 2019-20 season.
Seton Hall’s record crowds were treated to an unforgettable 2019-20 season which saw the Pirates capture a share of the BIG EAST regular season championship and reside in the national rankings for the bulk of the season, including reaching as high as No. 8 and finishing at No. 15. It was the program’s first top-15 national ranking finish since 1993.
The Pirates hope to continue their run of great success, aiming for a sixth-straight 20-win season in 2020-21, and they hope the fans will be there too! Season tickets, which start at just $173 per seat, are on sale now at SetonHallTix.com or through the ticket office by phone at (973) 275-4255. Season ticket holders will receive priority on seats should there be any capacity limitations due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Top 10 NCAA Average Attendance Increases from 2018-19 to 2019-20School2018-19 Average2019-20 AverageChange in Average
1. Tennessee State 965 3,243 + 2,278
2. Memphis 14,065 16,312 + 2,247
3. Villanova 9,053 11,299 + 2,246
4. West Virginia 10,205 12,299 + 2,094
5. Pittsburgh 6,749 8,825 + 2,076
6. Southern University 1,416 3,489 + 2,073
7. Baylor 6,218 8,178 + 1,960
8. Texas Tech 12,09 814,057 + 1,959
9. Seton Hall 8,507 10,328 + 1,821
10. Utah State 6,981 8,671 + 1,690
Seton Hall’s Average Attendance During BIG EAST Era (1979-Present)
2019-20: 10,328
2018-19: 8,507
2017-18: 8,456
2016-17: 7.954
2015-16: 7,070
2014-15: 7,587
2013-14: 6,336
2012-13: 7,035
2011-12: 6,941
2010-11: 7,9372009-
10: 7,1032008-09: 7,513
2007-08: 8,376 (First Season at Prudential Center)
2006-07: 6,636 (Last Season at the Meadowlands)
2005-06: 7,073
2004-05: 7,891
2003-04: 8,569
2002-03: 7,582
2001-02: 8,264
2000-01: 10,667
1999-00: 8,709
1998-99: 8,834
1997-98: 7,790
1996-97: 7,926
1995-96: 9,789
1994-95: 10,099
1993-94: 13,029
1992-93: 13,406
1991-92: 12,895
1990-91: 10,490
1989-90: 10,497
1988-89: 9,184
1987-88: 6,315
1986-87: 4,721
1985-86: 4,027 (First full BIG EAST season at Meadowlands)
1984-85: 3,771
1983-84: 4,128
1982-83: 3,947
1981-82: 2,519
1980-81: 2,440
1979-80: 2,384
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