April 14, 2008

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - The Fighting Illini wrestling team finished 13th in the nation in average attendance for the 2007-08 season with a mark of 1,169 over four home duals. It is the fourth-straight year that Illinois has been ranked in the top 20 nationally and the third time in the last four that the Orange and Blue have had an average attendance in the top 15.

The Illini's biggest crowd this season came on Feb. 24 against Iowa when 2,341 fans gathered in Huff Hall, the second-largest attendance figure in school history.

National Rankings
Rk		2007-08 Avg.
1.	Iowa	7,541
2.	Iowa State	4,311
3.	Minnesota	3,125
4.	Penn State	3,035
5.	Ohio State	2,681
6.	Oklahoma State	2,583
7.	Lehigh	1,899
8.	Nebraska	1,793
9.	Central Michigan	1,640
10.	Missouri	1,620
11.	Wisconsin	1,515
12.	Cornell	1,283
13.	Illinois	1,169
Huff Hall Top-10 Wrestling Attendance
1.	3,573	vs.	Iowa (1/28/05)
2.	2,341	vs.	Iowa (2/24/08)
3.	2,309	vs.	Michigan (2/3/06)
4.	2,048	vs.	Northwestern (2/17/05)
5. 	2,037	vs.	Minnesota (2/4/01)
6.	1,669 	vs.	Minnesota (2/6/04)
7.	1,623 	vs.	Purdue (2/17/00)
8.	1,533	vs.	Iowa (2/24/02)
9.	1,512	vs.	Marquette/SIUE (12/11/99)
10.	1,397	vs.	Purdue (2/22/04)