Attendance at NCAA basketball tournament games 2000-2017

The data illustrates the attendance at NCAA college basketball tournament games from 2000 to 2017. In 2010, the 65 games were attended by a total of 703,000 paying spectators. In recent times, although game attendance has been increasing, viewership has been slightly decreasing. Also in 2010, the average TV rating of March Madness games was lower than a decade prior.