Tennessee Repeats as Combined Football/M. Basketball/W. Basketball Regular Season Attendance Leader

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The University of Tennessee led the nation in combined attendance across football, men’s basketball and women’s basketball during 2024-25 regular season competition.

The Volunteers paced the country in both cumulative and average attendance, just as they did in 2023-24.

“We say this regularly, and the numbers clearly confirm it: Knoxville is undeniably America’s College Sports City,” said Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics Danny White. “The tremendous support from our fan base is extraordinary and we are immensely grateful for the powerful home-field advantage they provide to our student-athletes, coaches, and staff on Rocky Top.”

A total of 1,234,843 fans attended Tennessee’s 41 regular season home games across the three sports, good for over 99,000 above second-place Michigan. Just six schools—the other four were Ohio State, LSU, South Carolina and Texas—eclipsed one million fans in cumulative home attendance.

Tennessee finished as the lone school in America to average over 30,000 fans per game across the three sports during the regular season, notching a 30,118 mark. Second-place Michigan (29,110) and third-place Ohio State (28,278) were the only other schools to even surpass a 26,000 mark.

The only school in America to rank even top-15 nationally in cumulative attendance and/or average attendance during the regular season in all three sports, Tennessee finished top-six in every category.

Across its seven football games, Tennessee drew a total of 713,405 fans to rank sixth nationally during the regular season. The Volunteers’ average mark of 101,915 also placed sixth. Seven of the top 19 SEC single-game attendance marks in 2024-25 came at Neyland Stadium, which featured a sellout each time Tennessee took the field.

In men’s basketball, a total of 340,436 fans came to see Tennessee play in its 17 home games, good for third-most in the country. The Volunteers also ranked third with 20,026 fans per contest and were one of only three teams to post a mark above 19,000. Tennessee, which tied a single-season record with eight sellouts, hosted eight of 18 highest-attended games of the regular season, including two of the top four. It drew the eight largest single-game home crowds of any SEC school.

Tennessee placed fourth in the country in women’s basketball with 181,002 fans attending its 17 regular season home games. The Lady Volunteers’ average crowd of 10,647 ranked fifth. Tennessee also hosted the sixth-highest-attended non-conference regular season game in the sport, including the second-highest between Power Five opponents.

In addition, Tennessee (1,053,841) was one of only three schools to surpass one million fans in regular season home attendance in just football and men’s basketball, alongside Michigan (1,076,487) and Ohio State (1,030,565).

Meanwhile, Tennessee was the only institution to rank top-five in regular season cumulative and/or average attendance in both men’s and women’s basketball, with Indiana the lone other school to place even top-10 on each list.

Additionally, Tennessee led the country in regular season combined attendance in men’s and women’s basketball both cumulatively (521,438) and on average (15,336). It was the only school to eclipse the 500,000 mark, while just three others—South Carolina (470,091), Indiana (469,297) and Kentucky (443,512)—even surpassed 400,000. It was the only institution above a 15,000 average, with only three others—South Carolina (14,245), Indiana (13,803) and Kentucky (13,004)—above 13,000.

Fans interested in purchasing season tickets for football, men’s basketball, women’s basketball, baseball, softball and/or volleyball can visit the Season Ticket Info page and then select a sport to learn more.

COMBINED FOOTBALL/MEN’S BASKETBALL/WOMEN’S BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON CUMULATIVE ATTENDANCE
1. Tennessee – 1,234,843 (41 GP)
2. Michigan – 1,135,302 (39 GP)
3. Ohio State – 1,131,137 (40 GP)
4. LSU – 1,047,596 (45 GP)
5. South Carolina – 1,025,396 (40 GP)
6. Texas – 1,025,089 (40 GP)
7. Nebraska – 943,564 (40 GP)
8. Alabama – 943,369 (37 GP)
9. Texas A&M – 937,105 (39 GP)
10. Penn State – 921,923 (40 GP)

COMBINED FOOTBALL/MEN’S BASKETBALL/WOMEN’S BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON AVERAGE ATTENDANCE
1. Tennessee – 30,118
2. Michigan – 29,110
3. Ohio State – 28,278
4. South Carolina – 25,635
5. Texas – 25,627
6. Alabama – 25,497
7. Texas A&M – 24,028
8. Auburn – 23,953
9. Nebraska – 23,589
10. LSU – 23,280