NC State Football Ranks 11th Nationally in Filling Their Seats

According to Phil Steele and his crew, NC State ranks 11th nationally in filling their football stadium.

25. TCU (7-6) – 95.3% (Amon G. Carter Stadium holds 50,000)

23T. WISCONSIN (8-5) – 96.1% (Camp Randall Stadium holds 80,321)

23T. NOTRE DAME (12-1) – 96.1% (Notre Dame Stadium holds 80,795)

22. IOWA (9-4) – 96.4% (Kinnick Stadium holds 70,585)

21. AUBURN (8-5) – 96.6% (Jordan-Hare Stadium holds 87,451)

20. MICHIGAN STATE (7-6) – 96.8% (Spartan Stadium holds 75,005)

19. OHIO STATE (13-1) – 97.1% (Ohio Stadium holds 104,944)

18. TEXAS A&M (9-4) – 97.2% (Kyle Field holds 102,733)

16T. OLD DOMINION (4-8) – 97.6% (S.B. Ballard Stadium holds 20,118)

16T. TEXAS (10-4) – 97.6% (DKR – Texas Memorial Stadium holds 100,119)

15. OREGON (9-4) – 98.2% (Autzen Stadium 54,000)

14. LSU (10-3) – 98.5% (Tiger Stadium holds 102,321)

13. WASHINGTON (10-4) – 98.6% (Husky Stadium holds 70,083)

11T. CLEMSON (15-0) – 98.7% (Memorial Stadium holds 81,500)

11T. NC STATE (9-4) – 98.7% (Carter-Finley Stadium holds 57,583)

9T. PENN STATE (9-4) – 99% (Beaver Stadium holds 106,572)

9T. WEST VIRGINIA (8-4) – 99% (Mountaineer Field holds 60,000)

8. KANSAS STATE (5-7) – 99.5% (Bill Snyder Family Stadium holds 50,000)

7. UCF (12-1) – 99.6% (Bright House Networks Stadium holds 45,301)

6. ALABAMA (14-1) – 99.7% (Bryant-Denny Stadium holds 101,821)

5. GEORGIA (11-3) – 100% (Sanford Stadium holds 92,746)

4. UTAH (9-5) – 101.1% (Rice-Eccles Stadium holds 45,807)

3. MICHIGAN (10-3) – 102.9% (Michigan Stadium holds 107,601)

2. OKLAHOMA (12-2) – 103.9% (Oklahoma Memorial Stadium holds 86,112)

1. NEBRASKA (4-8) – 104.2% (Memorial Stadium holds 85,458)

Here’s what FBSchedules had to say about the Wolfpack’s ranking:

Finally, props to NC State, the only ACC representative on the list except for Clemson, which has only lost one home game in five seasons. Compare the Wolfpack’s 98.7% fill rate (which ties them with the national champs) to more recognizable ACC schools such as Miami (94.1%), Virginia Tech (89.9%), Georgia Tech (78.3%), Louisville (77.3%) and North Carolina (69.2%). (FBSchedules)

To be tied with the national champions, and to be tied for the best percentage in the conference is beyond impressive. Considering that the Wolfpack haven’t experienced the level of success that the Tigers have, NC State’s fanbase is more impressive than Clemson’s if you ask me.