| Total | 2002 | Change+ | Change+ | |||||
| Teams | G | Attend. | Avg. PG | . | in Avg. | in Total | ||
| 1. Southeastern (I-A) | 12 | 83 | *6,085,156 | *73,315 | Up | 236 | Up | 531,128 |
| 2. Big Ten (I-A) | 11 | 78 | *5,455,105 | 69,937 | Dn | 99 | Up | 832,729 |
| 3. Big 12 (I-A) | 12 | 79 | *4,358,818 | 55,175 | Dn | 287 | Up | 143,730 |
| 4. Atlantic Coast (I-A) | 9 | 58 | *2,957,611 | *50,993 | Up | 1,269 | Up | 173,091 |
| 5. Pacific-10 (I-A) | 10 | 66 | *3,299,852 | 49,998 | Up | 1,997 | Up | 515,783 |
| 6. Big East (I-A) | 8 | 53 | *2,315,608 | *43,691 | Up | 4,359 | Up | 388,328 |
| 7. Mountain West (I-A) | 8 | 46 | *1,604,755 | *34,886 | Up | 3,056 | Up | 72,390 |
| 8. Div. I-A Indep.# | 6 | 33 | 1,078,543 | 32,683 | Dn | 330 | Dn | 10,878 |
| 9. Conference USA (I-A) | 10 | 61 | *1,627,131 | 26,674 | Dn | 355 | Up | 194,619 |
| 10. Western Ath. (I-A) | 10 | 58 | 1,453,406 | 25,059 | Up | 306 | Up | 240,519 |
| 11. Mid-American (I-A)# | 14 | 81 | *1,420,525 | 17,537 | Dn | 364 | Up | 149,559 |
| 12. Sun Belt (I-A) | 7 | 38 | *498,801 | 13,126 | Dn | 251 | Up | 43,972 |
| 13. SW Athletic (I-AA) | 10 | 42 | 459,911 | 10,950 | Dn | 1,467 | Dn | 123,688 |
| 14. Southern (I-AA) | 9 | 53 | 520,455 | 9,820 | Up | 87 | Up | 24,091 |
| 15. Big Sky (I-AA) | 8 | 47 | 452,885 | 9,636 | Up | 615 | Up | 37,921 |
| 16. Southland (I-AA) | 7 | 41 | 394,810 | 9,630 | Up | 444 | Up | 64,121 |
| 17. Ivy (I-AA) | 8 | 41 | 387,600 | 9,454 | Dn | 1,343 | Dn | 22,668 |
| 18. Gateway (I-AA) | 8 | 49 | *458,622 | 9,360 | Dn | 554 | Up | 22,405 |
| 19. Mid-Eastern Ath. (I-AA) | 9 | 49 | 453,947 | 9,264 | Dn | 1,255 | Up | 22,669 |
| 20. Atlantic 10 (I-AA) | 11 | 67 | 488,814 | 7,296 | Dn | 313 | Up | 55,115 |
| 21. Ohio Valley (I-AA) | 7 | 38 | 261,071 | 6,870 | Dn | 9 | Up | 13,420 |
| 22. Big South (I-AA)% | 3 | 16 | 88,532 | 5,533 | Dn | 478 | Up | 9,384 |
| 23. Div I-AA Indep.# | 9 | 48 | 264,936 | 5,520 | Dn | 999 | Dn | 61,036 |
| 24. Patriot (I-AA) | 8 | 45 | 234,475 | 5,211 | Dn | 438 | Up | 14,181 |
| 25. Pioneer FB (I-AA) | 9 | 50 | *166,582 | 3,332 | Up | 72 | Up | 19,872 |
| 26. Northeast (I-AA)# | 8 | 41 | *84,272 | *2,055 | Up | 173 | Up | 18,416 |
| 27. Metro Atlantic (I-AA)# | 9 | 46 | 88,361 | 1,921 | Up | 47 | Up | 5,915 |
| Div. I-A Teams | 117 | 734 | 32,155,311 | 43,808 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Div. I-A Neutral Sites | 14 | 839,308 | 59,951 | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Div. I-A Bowl Games$ | 27 | 1,389,645 | 51,468 | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Div. I-A Totals# | 117 | 775 | *34,384,264 | *44,367 | Up | 299 | Up | 4,065,690 |
| $Does not include Humanitarian Bowl (30,446 included in Boise St. home attendance). | ||||||||
| Div. I-AA Teams | 123 | 673 | 4,805,273 | 7,140 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Div. I-AA Neutral Sites | 26 | 707,617 | 27,216 | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Div. I-AA Championship Game | 1 | 12,360 | 12,360 | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Div. I-AA Totals# | 123 | 700 | 5,525,250 | 7,893 | Dn | 390 | Up | 149,399 |
| Div. II Teams | 149 | 769 | 2,555,133 | 3,323 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Div. II Neutral Sites | 13 | 82,122 | 6,317 | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Div. II Championship | 1 | 9,783 | 9,783 | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Div. II Totals# | 149 | 783 | 2,647,038 | 3,381 | Dn | 141 | Dn | 1,723 |
| Div. III Teams | 228 | 1,121 | 1,951,338 | 1,741 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Div. III Neutral Sites | 15 | 43,936 | 2,929 | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Div. III Championship | 1 | 4,389 | 4,389 | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Div. III Totals# | 228 | 1,137 | 1,999,663 | 1,759 | Dn | 195 | Dn | 157,974 |
| ALL NCAA TEAMS | *617 | *3,395 | *44,556,215 | 13,124 | Up | 440 | Up | 4,055,392 |
| #Did not have same lineup as 2001. %New conference. *Record high. | ||||||||
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| Total | 2002 | Change+ | Change+ | |||||
| Teams | G | Attend. | Avg. PG | in Avg. | in Total | |||
| North Central (II) | 9 | 55 | 307,688 | 5,594 | Dn | 587 | Up | 10,994 |
| Southern Intercoll. (II)# | 9 | 32 | 161,215 | 5,038 | Dn | 2,087 | Dn | 59,654 |
| Mid-America Intercoll. (II) | 10 | 57 | 272,340 | 4,778 | Up | 155 | Up | 8,845 |
| Central Intercoll. (II)# | 10 | 41 | 191,254 | 4,665 | Up | 130 | Dn | 3,750 |
| Gulf South (II) | 12 | 64 | 267,108 | 4,174 | Dn | 87 | Dn | 1,362 |
| Lone Star (II) | 13 | 71 | 295,200 | 4,158 | Dn | 386 | Dn | 142 |
| Great Lakes Intercoll. (II) | 12 | 68 | 231,465 | 3,404 | Up | 314 | Up | 39,913 |
| Columbia FB (II) | 4 | 19 | 61,274 | 3,225 | Up | 677 | Up | 10,322 |
| South Atlantic (II) | 8 | 42 | 124,845 | 2,973 | Up | 261 | Up | 10,943 |
| Pennsylvania St. (II) | 14 | 72 | 205,426 | 2,853 | Up | 21 | Up | 1,536 |
| Ohio Athletic (III) | 10 | 54 | 149,453 | 2,768 | Up | 108 | Up | 21,766 |
| Old Dominion (III) | 7 | 36 | 91,191 | 2,533 | Dn | 481 | Dn | 17,296 |
| Minnesota Intercoll. (III)# | 9 | 44 | 104,411 | 2,373 | Dn | 491 | Dn | 35,901 |
| New Eng. Dmall Coll. (III) | 10 | 40 | 94,077 | 2,352 | Dn | 565 | Dn | 22,591 |
| Rocky Mountain (II) | 9 | 45 | 99,301 | 2,207 | Up | 17 | Dn | 8,020 |
| Michigan Intercoll. (III)# | 7 | 37 | 80,975 | 2,189 | Dn | 32 | Up | 16,561 |
| Wisconsin Intercoll. (III) | 8 | 36 | 78,224 | 2,173 | Dn | 298 | Dn | 10,732 |
| West Virginia (II) | 8 | 42 | 90,092 | 2,145 | Up | 526 | Up | 26,943 |
| Ill. & Wis. (III) | 8 | 37 | 78,284 | 2,116 | Up | 303 | Up | 3,944 |
| Centennial (III) | 7 | 38 | 76,252 | 2,007 | Dn | 28 | Up | 9,082 |
| American SW (III)# | 10 | 49 | 97,955 | 1,999 | Dn | 541 | Up | 14,124 |
| Presidents' Athletic (III) | 6 | 29 | 55,575 | 1,916 | Dn | 244 | Dn | 9,228 |
| Middle Atlantic (III) | 11 | 57 | 108,401 | 1,902 | Dn | 322 | Dn | 11,688 |
| New Jersey Ath. (III) | 7 | 31 | 57,616 | 1,859 | Dn | 158 | Up | 3,146 |
| Div. II Indep.# | 10 | 52 | 95,327 | 1,833 | Dn | 360 | Dn | 3,356 |
| Northwest (III) | 6 | 30 | 54,995 | 1,833 | Up | 320 | Up | 15,648 |
| North Coast (III) | 10 | 52 | 92,919 | 1,787 | Up | 157 | Up | 11,396 |
| Heartland (III) | 7 | 36 | 64,094 | 1,780 | Up | 36 | Up | 1,295 |
| Iowa Intecoll. (III) | 10 | 51 | 89,524 | 1,755 | Dn | 288 | Dn | 12,612 |
| Northern Sun (II)# | 10 | 52 | 84,913 | 1,633 | Dn | 70 | Up | 20,915 |
| Dixie (III) | 7 | 34 | 54,869 | 1,614 | Dn | 468 | Dn | 15,912 |
| Southern Colleg. (III) | 7 | 37 | 58,717 | 1,587 | Dn | 472 | Dn | 19,523 |
| Freedom FB (III) | 7 | 33 | 47,450 | 1,438 | Dn | 29 | Dn | 968 |
| University Ath. (III) | 5 | 25 | 33,687 | 1,347 | Dn | 433 | Dn | 10,807 |
| Div. III Indep.# | 29 | 137 | 163,138 | 1,191 | Dn | 251 | Up | 4,481 |
| Northeast-10 (II) | 11 | 57 | 67,685 | 1,187 | Dn | 190 | Dn | 9,421 |
| Midwest (III) | 10 | 51 | 60,317 | 1,183 | Dn | 67 | Up | 325 |
| New England FB (III) | 13 | 61 | 70,124 | 1,150 | Dn | 27 | Dn | 1,658 |
| Southern Calif. (III) | 6 | 27 | 28,954 | 1,072 | Dn | 220 | Dn | 4,645 |
| Upstate Colleg. (III) | 4 | 20 | 21,067 | 1,053 | Dn | 644 | Dn | 9,474 |
| Illini-Badger (III) | 8 | 38 | 26,869 | 707 | Dn | 193 | Dn | 10,048 |
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