Top 50 North American Sports Cities

[ErickMontreal]

TOP 50 NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS CITIES

 

By TIM BAINES

Thu, October 9, 2008

 

It's not just about championships.

 

Our Best Sports City rankings, which look at the 12 months from roughly October 2007 to October 2008, are based on point values assigned to various categories, including but not limited to won-lost records, postseason appearances, applicable power ratings, number of teams and attendance.

 

For more, see the new edition of , which is on newsstands this week.

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TOP 50 NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS CITIES

 

1. Boston

 

2. Detroit + Ann Arbor

 

3. Dallas-Fort Worth

 

4. New York

 

5. Philadelphia

 

6. Phoenix + Tempe

 

7. Denver + Boulder

 

8. Los Angeles

 

9. Chicago + Evanston

 

10. Washington

 

11. Pittsburgh

 

12. Houston

 

13. Tampa-St. Petersburg

 

14. Nashville

 

15. Lawrence, Kan.

 

16. Cleveland

 

17. Anaheim

 

18. Minneapolis-St. Paul

 

19. Atlanta

 

20. Salt Lake City + Provo

 

21. San Jose + Palo Alto + Santa Clara

 

22. Miami

 

23. Indianapolis

 

24. Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, N.C.

 

25. Morgantown, W.Va.

 

26. New Orleans

 

27. San Diego

 

28. Cincinnati

 

29. Knoxville, Tenn.

 

30. Orlando

 

31. Austin, Tex.

 

32. Seattle

 

33. San Antonio

 

34. Toronto

 

35. Charlotte

 

36. Oakland + Berkeley

 

37. Green Bay

 

38. Milwaukee

 

39. Jacksonville

 

40. St. Louis

 

41. Montreal

 

42. Buffalo

 

43. Baltimore

 

44. Columbus

 

45. Baton Rouge, La.

 

46. Calgary

 

47. Norman, Okla.

 

48. Ottawa

 

49. San Francisco

 

50. Portland

 

http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=468401

[Habsfan]

Une chance que ce power ranking est basé sur la fiche des équipes de la ville. Ils ont placé Montréal devant San Francisco! C'est sur, nous n'Avons qu'une seule équipe des ligues majeurs, au moins il en ont trois(Les 49ers, les Giants et la Warriors)

[ericairlines]

San Francisco n'a jamais trop une ville de fans de sport..trop intello( ??)ils ont 3 teams c'est vrai,mais pas toujours bien suivis et peu de trophées

[cjb]

Quan Detroit remporte un classement, en général il ne faut pas s'inquiéter d'être trop bas dans leur rankings...

[MTLskyline]

Morgantown, W.Va.?

Lawrence, Kan.?

[WestAust]

Morgantown, W.Va.?

Lawrence, Kan.?

 

Morgantown W.VA home of the Mountaineers of the University of West Virginia, they play at the Mountaineer Field

 

Stadium Capacity - 60 000 (attendance record 70 222)

 

City population, 29xxx

 

Lawrence Kansas: Home of the Kansas Jayhawks of the University of Kansas, they play at the University of Kansas Memorial Stadium

 

Stadium capacity: 50 071

 

City population: 89 852

 

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Conclusion: Never underestimate the power of collegial sports in the USA, I posted the footbal stadiums only (most teams play in front of full house crowds ever weekends)

[Ornello Mastrocola]

Montreal Is Where It Should Be Considering It's An Event Laden City; However, Surprised At Toronto's Standing...thought It Would Be Much Higher In The Standings. All In All, When It Comes To Sports, The Americans Are Numero Uno.

[MTLskyline]

Montreal Is Where It Should Be Considering It's An Event Laden City; However, Surprised At Toronto's Standing...thought It Would Be Much Higher In The Standings. All In All, When It Comes To Sports, The Americans Are Numero Uno.

Toronto is not enough of a football hub despite hosting a few Bills games and having the Argos. Americans believe that Football is 5x more important than any other sport.

 

In order of popularity to Americans:

1. NFL Football

2. NASCAR

3. NBA Basketball

4. College Football

5. MLB Baseball

6. College Basketball

7. PGA Golf

8. Indy Racing League

9. NHL Hockey

10. MLS Soccer

[Habsfan]

Toronto is not enough of a football hub despite hosting a few Bills games and having the Argos. Americans believe that Football is 5x more important than any other sport.

 

In order of popularity to Americans:

1. NFL Football

2. NASCAR

3. NBA Basketball

4. College Football

5. MLB Baseball

6. College Basketball

7. PGA Golf

8. Indy Racing League

9. NHL Hockey

10. MLS Soccer

 

I don't entirely agree with your ranking...here's how I would place them.

 

1. NFL Football

2. NASCAR

3. MLB Baseball

4. College Football

5. NBA Basketball

6. College Basketball

7. PGA Golf

8. IRL

9. Figure Skating

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17. Professional Bull Riding

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20. Professional Bowling

21. Poker

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24. NHL Hockey

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28. MLS Soccer

 

You might thikn that I'm joking with the Bowling and the bull Riding, but I'm very serious. Both thoses "sports" are more popular than Hockey. So is poker!