From: jb118@prism.gatech.EDU (Jeffrey N. Burch)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.college
Subject: UofL Sched plus Attendance, Vitale News
Date: 21 Aug 92 18:49:15 GMT
Organization: Georgia Tech Research Institute -- EOL


Here are the Cardinal's basketball schedule, plus general info on
basketball and Final Four attendance, plus Vitale's top 5 picks
for the upcoming season.

LOUISVILLE BASKETBALL SCHEDULE
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Nov 23		Russian National Team (exhibition)
Dec 5		at Michigan State
Dec 7		Athletes in Action (exhibition)
Dec 9		at Vanderbilt
Dec 12		Kentucky
Dec 16		DePaul
Dec 19		at Georgia Tech (Kuppenheimer Classic, Atlanta)
Dec 28		at Maryland
Jan 2		Oral Roberts
Jan 7		at South Florida
Jan 9		at UNCC
Jan 11		Xavier (O)
Jan 14		Virginia Commonwealth
Jan 16		Kansas
Jan 21		at Southern Mississippi
Jan 24		Arizona State
Jan 28		at Virginia Tech
Jan 30		at Virginia Commonwealth
Feb 4		South Florida
Feb 6		Southern Mississippi
Feb 11		at Tulane
Feb 14		at UNLV
Feb 16		Western Kentucky
Feb 25		UNCC
Feb 27		Tulane
Mar 4		Virginia Tech
Mar 7		Notre Dame
Mar 12-14	Metro Tournament


NCAA Basketball Attendance, 1991-92:  Syracuse led the nation for
the 8th straight season in home attendance, with 27,103 per game
over its 17 home games.  Their average fell by 2143 per game, which
was blamed on a weak non-conference schedule (including teams such
as Cornell, North Carolina-Asheville, TCU, Lafayette, and Wichita
State) plus Billy Owens' departure to the NBA and an off-year for
the Big East.  Kentucky was second for the 8th straight year,
averaging 23,335 per game.  UK's average was down by 337 per game,
and was attributed to the pre-season NIT, which required students
to buy tickets.  North Carolina and Louisville finished 3rd and 4th,
averaging 19,804 and 19,121 respectively.  UNC's average fell by 1210
which was attributed to unattractive pre-conference scheduling, and
playing promised games in two recruits' home areas.  UofL experienced
a 20 fan per game attendance increase.  Kentucky played in front of
the most total fans, when including away and neutral site games.
UK played before 709,078 fans, which was 35,787 more than saw
Syracuse, which played in four fewer games.

More Attendance Figures:  the 1993 Final Four had the third largest
number of ticket requests of all FFs.  There were 131,433 applications.
First was the 1991 FF in the Hoosier Dome, which had 143,829 requests,
and second was the 1985 FF in Rupp Arena with 140,000.  Of the top
77 Division I schools, Memphis State had the greatest attendance 
boost last season (they moved into the Pyramid arena), gaining 5207
per game for a total of 16,142 spectators per game.  UNLV had the 
biggest dropoff, after the Tarkanian scandal, with 3063 fewer
spectators per game, for a total of 15,595 fans per game.
[4]

Vitale's Top 5 BB Teams for 1992-93:  are as follows - 
1.  Kansas
2.  Indiana
3.  Duke
4.  Michigan
5.  Kentucky

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