The Sporting News has been doing this survey since the mid-90's, but only through '98 is accessible online. The criteria was edited in 1996, so the only comparative year missing from this analysis is 1997.
A couple of things surprised, yet encouraged me:
- No shock that New York averaged the best ranking over the past 9 years
- For the lack of National notoriety Detroit gets as a sports town, they fared extremely well in the 9 year average ranking finishing 3rd best behind New York & Dallas
- The overrated exposure of Chicago sports has been validated with an average ranking that places 12th best behind cities such as: Miami, Denver, and Phoenix.
The three columns to the right highlight:
- Average 9 year ranking of each city (rank is sorted by this figure)
- Average 9 year ranking excluding high and low rank
- Delta between high and low rank for consistency purpose
Only Dallas, Detroit, and Philly have achieved the feat of not having a double digit ranking during this stretch. Chicago on the other hand, only has two years of single digit rankings, which happen to be bookends during this time span.
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2 comments:
Why is Miami so high? The fan support there, excluding the Dolphins, is horrible.
The shocker is why Dallas is so high? Stars, Cowboys, Rangers, and Mavs haven't been that good over this period of time.
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