Mississippi State baseball breaks NCAA average attendance record held by LSU

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STARKVILLE — Mississippi State baseball's best season since the 2021 national championship yielded an NCAA attendance record.

The Bulldogs broke the record for average attendance at 11,868. LSU had the old record at 11,188 in 2023.

Mississippi State's previous best was 11,094 in 2023.

It marked the third time in the last four seasons that MSU's average attendance at Dudy Noble Field has been at least 11,000. MSU has also led the country in average home attendance in two of the last three seasons.

Mississippi State, led by first-year coach Brian O'Connor, hosted an NCAA Tournament regional before getting eliminated by Georgia in the Athens Super Regional.


LSU, which missed the NCAA Tournament, ranked second this season in average attendance at 11,012. They were the only two teams with an average above 10,000.

Mississippi State hosted the largest on-campus crowd of the season on April 25 against LSU when 15,829 were in attendance. It ranks as the third-largest on-campus crowd in NCAA history.

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Mississippi State baseball has top 25 on-campus crowds in NCAA history​

Mississippi State owns the 25 largest on-campus crowds in college baseball history. The current record was set in 2023 when MSU packed 16,423 fans into Dudy Noble Field for a game against Ole Miss.

Games in bold occurred in the 2026 season.

1. 16,423 (April 15, 2023 vs. Ole Miss)
2. 15,586 (April 12, 2014 vs. Ole Miss)
3. 15,289 (April 25, 2026 vs. LSU)
4. 15,078 (April 16, 2016 vs. Texas A&M)
5. 14,991 (April 22, 1989 vs. Florida)
6. 14,834 (March 21, 2026 vs. Vanderbilt)
7. 14,814 (April 11, 2026 vs. Tennessee)
8. 14,739 (April 14, 2023 vs. Ole Miss)
9. 14,649 (March 20, 2026 vs. Vanderbilt)
10. 14,562 (April 20, 2013 vs. Auburn)
11. 14,468 (May 9, 2025 vs. Ole Miss)
12. 14,385 (June 12, 2021 vs. Notre Dame)
13. 14,378 (April 16, 1988 vs. LSU)
14. 14,348 (April 3, 2026, vs. Georgia)
15. 14,320 (Feb. 25, 2023 vs. Arizona State)
16. 14,273 (May 4, 2024 vs. Alabama)
17. 14,228 (April 9, 2022 vs. LSU)
18. 14,077 (March 26, 2022 vs. Alabama)
19. 13,974 (March 16, 2024 vs. LSU)
20. 13,971 (June 13, 2021 vs. Notre Dame)
21. 13,970 (May 3, 2025 vs. Kentucky)
22. 13,761 (April 25, 1992 vs. Arkansas)
23. 13,722 (May 8, 2026 vs. Auburn)
24. 13,715 (June 9, 2007 vs. Clemson)
25. 13,691 (April 8, 2017 vs. Kentucky)

Largest college baseball crowds of 2026 season​

The eight largest crowds have all been at neutral sites.

Here were the five largest on-campus crowds at college baseball games in 2026:

1. LSU at Mississippi State (April 25): 15,289
2. Vanderbilt at Mississippi State (March 21): 14,834
3. Tennessee at Mississippi State (April 11): 14,814
4. Vanderbilt at Mississippi State (March 20): 14,649
5. Georgia at Mississippi State (April 3): 14,348

Sam Sklar is the Mississippi State beat reporter for The Clarion Ledger. Email him at [email protected] and follow him on X @sklarsam_.

This article originally appeared on Mississippi Clarion Ledger: NCAA baseball average attendance record set by Mississippi State

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