ACC accumulated attendance

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December, 12, 2008

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By Heather Dinich

Posted by ESPN.com's Heather Dinich

We're always talking about who's got the best game day atmosphere, which stadiums are the best, etc., so I thought you might be interested to see how the ACC stacked up in attendance this season.

This ranking comes from the NCAA, and is based on accumulated attendance, not average. So 550,000 fans saw Clemson play in Death Valley this season, but the Tigers had an average of 78,571. Michigan, Penn State and LSU were the top three.

One thing I thought was interesting was that Miami's attendance in Dolphin Stadium slightly increased from its 2007 average in the Orange Bowl. Last year the Canes averaged 43,589. This year they averaged 46,299. Miami was also a better football team this year.

Also, keep in mind that Virginia Tech and Miami had one less home game than everyone else.

Here is where the ACC ranked nationally, and as a conference:

Attendance in the ACC
National Rank	Team	Total Attendance	Avg. Attendance
No. 15	Clemson	550,000	78,571
No. 16	FSU	545,773	77,968
No. 29	UNC	404,800	57,829
No. 30	Virginia Tech	397,398	66,233
No. 32	NC State	396,658	56,665
No. 35	Virginia	376,708	53,815
No. 44	Maryland	335,677	47,954
No. 45	Georgia Tech	332,420	47,489
No. 52	Boston College	287,258	41,037
No. 55	Miami	277,792	46,299
No. 66	Wake Forest	221,662	31,666
No. 68	Duke	201,091	28,727

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