Which College Football Team Has The Biggest Fan Base?
Which College Football Team Has The Biggest Fan Base?
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It’sa debate almost as old as the game itself… Who has the best fans? It’s an easy debate, because there is no definitave answer. But the biggest fan base…. that’s one you can at least tackle. And tackle it we have.
First we took something that was posted on ESPN…. a list that combined TV viewing in areas all across the country, revenue generated, and attendance. We then combined this with the amount of online traffic to the various forums and messege boards online; a very good indicator of a fan base.
The results were surprising. Some teams you’d never expect have massive online followings; Rutgers, South Carolina, Iowa. Others might surprise you with how little traffic there is; LSU and Virginia Tech Come to mind.
At any rate, here’s what we found, by combining the factors mentioned: the 100 biggest fan bases in college football.
1. Ohio State
2. Alabama
3. Oklahoma
3. Michigan
4. USC
5. Auburn
6. Nebraska
6. (tie) Texas
7. South Carolina
8. Florida State
9. Wisconsin
10. West Virginia
11. Penn State
12. Florida
13. Rutgers
14. Clemson
15. Texas A&M
15. Georgia Tech
16. Miami (FL)
17. Iowa
18. LSU
19. Notre Dame
20. Michigan State
21. Tennessee
22. Georgia
23. UCLA
24. Arkansas
25. Virginia Tech
26. North Carolina
27. California
28. Kentucky
29. Boston College
30. Virginia
31. Pittsburgh
32. Louisville
33. Syracuse
34. Oklahoma State
35. Southern Miss
36. Illinois
37. Washington
38. BYU
39. Indiana
40. Oregon
41. Purdue
42. Minnesota
43. Texas Tech
44. Arizona State
45. Mississippi
46. Mississippi State
47. Kansas State
48. Duke
49.Tulane
50. South Florida
51. Northwestern
52.Tulsa
53. Colorado
54. Boise State
55. Maryland
56. N.C. State
57. Arizona
58. Oregon State
59. Troy
60. Vanderbilt
61. East Carolina
62. TCU
63. Kansas
64. Utah
65. Stanford
66. Cincinnati
67. Arkansas State
68. Wyoming
69. Hawaii
70. Washington State
71. Fresno State
72. San Diego State
73. Navy
74.North Texas
75. Temple
76. Air Force
77. Buffalo
78. North Texas
79. Conneticut
80. Colorado State
81. Army
82. Akron
83. Nevada
84. LA Monroe
85. Louisiana Tech
86. Florida Intl.
87.UAB
88. Louisiana Tech
89. New Mexico
90. Middle Tennessee State
91. Idaho
92. Northern Illinois
93. LA LaFayette
94. Wake Forest
95. Florida Atlantic
96. UNLV
97. Miami (oh)
98. Bowling Green
99. UTSA
100. Toledo
The reason no Texas teams, The poll only includes teams inside the continental United States.
I think if you look you will find UT at #6.
Tulsa #52, OkState not on list
Rice #34, Tex Tech not on list
Really?
y u remove my post
because it pointed out teh glaring stoopidity of you list
dickmunch
Dave, See 34 and 43.
I\’m pretty sure Baylor has more fans that UTSA…
I have to laugh at that article…It’s sooo out of whack I really don’t know where to start.
It has indiana ahead of Oregon…indiana? are you kidding me..Just because their stadium holds more, doesn’t mean people are there.
It has Pitt, and Cal, and some others ahead of Oregon that are complete jokes. Cal fans think football is a bunch of guys in shorts running around kicking a round ball and then falling down and writhing in feigned agony hoping for attention. Fan base….right. student body…yes…fan base…no.
Texas produce more revenue in football and uga is #2 so why aren’t those 2 program rank higher? Checkout ajc messageboard…..they talk football around the clock. I disagree with your ranking.
Don’t forget these numbers represent basketball fan base also. You are just looking at football
Nebraska #6? Really? Top #3 easily and I am not even a husker fan!
Florida #12? Florida State ahead of Florida? This is a joke.
Go Bucks! O-H
I-O!!
Was this done by a 6th grader? Methodology is beyond a joke. What adult can’t see how absurd this is?
Anyone who knows anything about college football fanbases should have expected South Carolina to be really high on that list.
Wow, I believe some of these listings are from broadcasts where people are watching the opposing teams. LSU #18??? Alabama is probably disagreeing with that one. Please, stick to what you know.
I’m sorry, but this is ridiculous. Notre Dame has by far the largest fanbase in America. There’s no arguing it. And you have them at 19? Are you on drugs? ND has the largest fanbase, and it isn’t even remotely close.
BigGreen,
You’re crazy. That might’ve been the case 20 years ago. Today? Top 20 is about right. That’s being generous.
That post can be summed up in 1 word… “Buckeyes!!!”
No reference list, no detailed lists of methods and procedures for gathering, analyzing, and synthesizing the data. What kind of study is this? this basically just says people in Ohio just surf on the web cuz there is nothing else to do here.