with an average home attendance of 15,345....pretty impressive.
http://www.ncaa.org/stats/m_basketball/attendance/2007_basketball_attend.pdf
Not only did Creighton edge us out by founding a few years (1878) earlier, they beat us in attendance, ARGH!!!!
Two Jesuit schools in the top 15...
In fairness to Creighton, they're the only show in town. I think it's awesome an MVC school can draw big numbers
A lot of people rip on Altman for staying at Creighton... but they have a great fan base and are still on the rise (new arena, revitalized campus, etc).
Creighton is one big tourney run from becoming a contender.
Obviously they don't play in a big conference (which will be a challenge), but they are a solid program.