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Although the 2019-20 season came to an abrupt end due to the coronavirus pandemic, this past season was one of the most exciting in women's college basketball history. Although college basketball fans will always wonder "what if" for this past season, they also helped pack many arenas for regular season games.
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Below is a list of the top single-game attendance records, plus the top attendance numbers for single games the last two seasons. These are taken from official NCAA.org stats where you can check the attendance highs for the current season here.
Single-session attendance records
| Attendance | Teams | DATE | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29,619 | UConn (82) vs. Oklahoma (70) | March 29, 2002 | The Alamodome, San Antonio |
| 29,619 | UConn (79) vs. Tennessee (56) and Oklahoma (86) vs. Duke (71) | March 25, 2002 | The Alamodome, San Antonio |
| 28,937 | Baylor (84) vs. Michigan St. (62) | April 5, 2005 | RCA Dome, Indianapolis |
| 28,937 | Baylor (68) vs. LSU (57) and Michigan St. (68) vs. Tennessee (64) | April 3, 2005 | RCA Dome, Indianapolis |
| 28,210 | UConn (73) vs. Tennessee (68) | April 8, 2003 | Georgia Dome, Atlanta |
| 28,210 | Tennessee (66) vs. Duke (56), and UConn (71) vs. Texas (69) | April 6, 2003 | Georgia Dome, Atlanta |
| 24,653 | Tennessee (89) vs UConn (80) | Jan. 7, 2006 | Thompson-Boling Arena, Knoxville, TN |
| 24,611 | UConn (86) vs. Tennessee (72) | Jan. 5, 2002 | Thompson-Boling Arena, Knoxville, TN |
| 24,597 | UConn (69) vs. Tennessee (84) | Jan. 3, 1998 | Thompson-Boling Arena, Knoxville, TN |
| 24,251 | Tennessee (73) vs. Vanderbilt (53) | Feb. 25, 2007 | Thompson-Boling Arena, Knoxville, TN |
| 24,046 | Tennessee (92) vs. UConn (88) | Feb. 1, 2001 | Thompson-Boling Arena, Knoxville, TN |
| 23,912 | Texas (97) vs. Tennessee (78) | Dec. 9, 1987 | Thompson-Boling Arena, Knoxville, TN |
| 23,706 | Duke (69) vs. Kentucky (61) | Dec. 22, 2013 | Rupp Arena, Lexington, KY |
| 23,385 | UConn (74) vs. Tennessee (67) | Jan. 8, 2000 | Thompson-Boling Arena, Knoxville, TN |
| 23,291 | Tennessee (83) vs. Georgia (65) | March 31, 1996 | Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, NC |
| 23,291 | Georgia (86) vs. Stanford (76) and Tennessee (88) vs. UConn (83) (OT) | March 29, 1996 | Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, NC |
Single-game highs for 2019-20 season
| Attendance | Teams | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18,000 | South Carolina 70, Uconn 52 | Feb. 10, 2020 | Colonial Life Arena, Columbia, S.C. |
| 18,000 | South Carolina 60, Texas A&M 52 | March 1, 2020 | Colonial Life Arena, Columbia, S.C. |
| 13,735 | South Carolina 69, Tennessee 48 | Feb. 2, 2020 | Colonial Life Arena, Columbia, S.C. |
| 13,659 | Uconn 60, Tennessee 45 | Jan. 23, 2020 | XL Center, Hartford, CT |
| 13,420 | Iowa 74, Michigan State 57 | Jan. 26, 2020 | Carver–Hawkeye Arena, Iowa City, IA |
| 13,163 | South Carolina 81, Mississippi State 79 | Jan. 20, 2020 | Colonial Life Arena, Columbia, S.C. |
| 12,738 | Texas A&M 73, Tennessee 71 | Feb. 16, 2020 | Thompson–Boling Arena, Knoxville, TN |
| 12,415 | Baylor 74, Uconn 58 | Jan. 9, 2020 | XL Center, Hartford, CT |
| 12,364 | Oregon 76, Oregon St. 64 | Jan. 24, 2020 | Matthew Knight Arena, Eugene, OR |
| 12,364 | Oregon 79, Arizona St. 48 | Feb. 9, 2020 | Matthew Knight Arena, Eugene, OR |
| 12,364 | Oregon 88, Washington St. 57 | Feb. 28, 2020 | Matthew Knight Arena, Eugene, OR |
| 12,364 | Oregon 92, Washington 56 | March 1, 2020 | Matthew Knight Arena, Eugene, OR |
| 12,261 | South Carolina 99, Kentucky 72 | Jan. 2, 2020 | Colonial Life Arena, Columbia, S.C. |
| 12,218 | Oregon 87, Stanford 55 | Jan. 16, 2020 | Matthew Knight Arena, Eugene, OR |
| 12,086 | Louisville 82, Notre Dame 49 | Feb. 16, 2020 | KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, KY |
| 11,705 | Oregon 84, UC Riverside 41 | Dec. 16, 2019 | Matthew Knight Arena, Eugene, OR |
| 11,692 | Oregon 85, Arizona 52 | Feb. 7, 2020 | Matthew Knight Arena, Eugene, OR |
| 11,624 | Louisville 83, Pittsburgh 49 | Jan. 26, 2020 | KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, KY |
| 11,462 | Michigan 65, Michigan St. 57 | Feb. 23, 2020 | Breslin Events Center, East Lansing, MI |
| 11,417 | South Carolina 79, Auburn 53 | Feb. 12,2020 | Colonial Life Arena, Columbia, S.C. |
Single-game highs for 2018-19 season
| Attendance | Teams | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19,812 | St. John’s (NY) (62) vs. DePaul (70) | Feb. 17, 2019 | Madison Square Garden, New York, NY |
| 18,000 | South Carolina (64) vs. Mississippi St. (68) | March 3, 2019 | Colonial Life Arena, Columbia, SC |
| 17,023 | Louisville (78) vs. UConn (69) | Jan. 31, 2019 | KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, KY |
| 14,625 | Minnesota (70) vs. New Hampshire (47) | Nov. 9, 2018 | Williams Arena, Minneapolis, MN |
| 14,506 | Bethune-Cookman (58) vs. UMES (47) Norfolk St. (60) vs. N.C. A&T (43) | March 15, 2019 | Scope Arena, Norfolk, VA MEAC semifinal |
| 13,786 | Louisville (80) vs. Kentucky (75) | Dec. 9, 2018 | KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, KY |
| 12,707 | Michigan (73) vs. Michigan St. (77) | Jan. 27, 2019 | Crisler Center, Ann Arbor, MI |
| 12,364 | Oregon (77) vs. Oregon St. (68) | Feb. 15, 2019 | Matthew Knight Arena, Eugene, OR |
| 12,193 | Louisville (73) vs. Miami (FL) (79) | Feb. 17, 2019 | KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, KY |
| 12,139 | UConn (93) vs. UCF (57) | Jan. 27, 2019 | XL Center, Hartford, CT |
| 12,051 | Iowa (74) vs. Northwestern (50) | March 3, 2019 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Iowa City, IA |
| 12,004 | South Carolina (79) vs. Missouri (65) | Jan. 21, 2019 | Colonial Life Arena, Columbia, SC |
| 11,887 | South Carolina (57) vs. Kentucky (65) | Feb. 21, 2019 | Colonial Life Arena, Columbia, SC |
| 11,740 | UConn (97) vs. South Carolina (79) | Feb. 11, 2019 | XL Center, Hartford, CT |
| 11,539 | South Carolina (69) vs. Clemson (57) | Nov. 15, 2018 | Colonial Life Arena, Columbia, S |
| 11,392 | South Carolina (62) vs. Alabama (59) | Jan. 6, 2019 | Colonial Life Arena, Columbia, SC |
| 11,368 | Michigan St. (74) vs. Michigan (64) | Feb. 24, 2019 | Breslin Center, East Lansing, MI |
| 11,310 | Middle Tenn. (69) vs. Georgia St. (54) | Nov. 29, 201 | Murphy Center, Murfreesboro, TN |
| 11,297 | South Carolina (88) vs. Temple (60) | Dec. 21, 2018 | Colonial Life Arena, Columbia, SC |
| 11,240 | South Carolina (61) vs. Maryland (85) | Nov. 18, 2018 | Colonial Life Arena, Columbia, SC |
Single-game highs for 2018-19 postseason
| Attendance | Teams | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20,127 | Baylor (82) vs. Notre Dame (81) | April 7, 2019 | Amalie Arena, Tampa, FL |
| 20,062 | Notre Dame (81) vs. UConn (76) and Baylor (72) vs. Oregon (67) | April 5, 2019 | Amalie Arena, Tampa, FL |
| 14,644 | Arizona (56) vs. Northwestern (42) | April 6, 2019 | McKale Center, Tuscon, AZ |
| 11,538 | Oregon (88) vs. Mississippi St. (84) | March 31, 2019 | Moda Center, Portland, OR |
| 11,324 | Oregon (63) vs. South Dakota St. (53) and Mississippi St. (76) vs. Arizona St. (53) | March 29, 2019 | Moda Center, Portland, OR |
| 12,376 | Iowa (68) vs. Missouri (52) | March 24, 2019 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Iowa City, IA |
