Oklahoma State finished No. 7 this season in wrestling attendance as Iowa lead all schools for the thirteenth year in a row. According to data compiled by Alex Steen for USA Wrestling the Cowboys averaged 3,361 attendees per dual.
Here is a list of the rest of the top 25.
NCAA Division-I Wrestling attendance for 2017-18
| RANK | SCHOOL | AVG ATTENDANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IOWA | 8996 |
| 2 | PENN STATE | 7693 |
| 3 | OHIO STATE | 6681 |
| 4 | RUTGERS | 4680 |
| 5 | FRESNO STATE | 4566 |
| 6 | IOWA STATE | 3361 |
| 7 | OKLAHOMA STATE | 3152 |
| 8 | LEHIGH | 2705 |
| 9 | MICHIGAN | 2615 |
| 10 | MINNESOTA | 2185 |
| 11 | SOUTH DAKOTA STATE | 2004 |
| 12 | NC STATE | 1868 |
| 13 | VIRGINIA TECH | 1860 |
| 14 | OKLAHOMA | 1842 |
| 15 | NORTHERN IOWA | 1724 |
| 16 | WEST VIRGINIA | 1415 |
| 17 | ARIZONA STATE | 1411 |
| 18 | LOCK HAVEN | 1262 |
| 19 | UTAH VALLEY | 1148 |
| 20 | WYOMING | 1136 |
| 21 | WISCONSIN | 1079 |
| 22 | NEBRASKA | 1061 |
| 23 | CORNELL | 1053 |
| 24 | MISSOURI | 848 |
| 25 | BINGHAMTON | 794 |
In fairness, the home schedule for the Cowboys wasn’t the best this season and OSU redshirted some of their top guys, but even with that the Cowboys were doubled by tOSU, PSU, and Iowa.