North Dakota's Ben Blood, right, tries to skate around Bemidji State's Jordan George during the first period of a college hockey game Sunday, Nov. 20, 2011, in Bemidji, Minn. (AP Photo/Bemidji Pioneer, Eric Stromgren)

 Eric Stromgren

4.ย North Dakota has won eight NCAA Division I national hockey championships since 1959, including the 2016 title. The Fighting Hawks have averaged 11,505 fans per home game this season. The schoolโ€™s basketball team averaged 2,139 per game.ย 

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