sport news Women's March Madness breaks record-setting start thanks to Iowa trends now
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A record total of 292,456 fans have attended the opening rounds of Women's March - the most in tournament history - this year, according to NCAA's official website.
That's an increase of 60,779 fans compared to attendance for the two first rounds of last year's tournament, when a then-record 231,677 fans showed up.
Iowa City topped all hosting sites, welcoming sellout crowds totaling 28,764 fans for the opening two rounds, marking three straight years of sellouts at Carver Hawkeye Arena, with Caitlin Clark leading the way.
Attendance at the opening rounds also helped to push the all-time NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship attendance over the 9million mark, with
