An update that folks keep asking for:
— Tony Altimore (@TJAltimore) August 18, 2022
USC+UCLA move changed some of the data, but not nearly as much as a lot of folks thought
For everybody that still has this version, here are the updated relevant pages
(Changes badly hurt the Pac-10, but little change in relative standings) pic.twitter.com/ZEEUAWuWwa
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Thanks to FSU and FAMU, Tallahassee ranks in top 10 for college football fans in study
That's according to a recent study by WalletHub, which ranked the best cities for football fans ahead of the Super Bowl. And thanks to Florida State's return to prominence and Florida A&M winning the Celebration Bowl, Tallahassee placed in the top 10 (and just barely outside the top 5) of cities for college football.
Based on WalletHub's metrics, Tallahassee ranks as the No. 36 city overall for football fans. Miami was the highest ranked city in Florida at No. 7 thanks to the Miami Dolphins, coming off a playoff season in which they had one of the best offenses in the NFL, and Inter Miami CF, who brought soccer legend Lionel Messi to MLS.
The only other Florida cities ranked higher than Tallahassee were other NFL towns. Tampa is ranked 22nd overall, with Jacksonville coming in at No. 32.
Which Florida city loves college football most?
That would be Tallahassee, which ranks No. 6 in the nation for college football cities. Florida's capital boasted two college football teams that combined for just two losses in the 2023 season. FSU started 13-0 and won the ACC championship before being snubbed from the College Football Playoff and losing to Georgia in the Orange Bowl. FAMU rose to No. 5 in the FCS rankings and went 12-1 en route to winning the SWAC title and Celebration Bowl, the HBCU national championship.
Tallahassee ranked No. 5 nationally for midsize cities, ahead of Athens, Georgia, and Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Miami ranked No. 44 for college football fans for the ACC rival Hurricanes. Gainesville, home of the Florida Gators, placed 209th for college football fans, behind Orlando (UCF Knights, No. 171), Boca Raton (Florida Atlantic Owls, No. 196) and Daytona Beach (Bethune-Cookman Wildcats, No. 201). A big reason for Gainesville's low ranking was the affordability of going to games, as The Swamp ranked as the fifth-most expensive average ticket in the nation.
WalletHub's best cities for college football fans
- Tuscaloosa, Alabama
- Clemson, South Carolina
- Fayette, Mississippi
- State College, Pennsylvania
- Fargo, North Dakota
- Tallahassee, Florida
- Stillwater, Oklahoma
- West Point, New York
- Athens, Georgia
- Ann Arbor, Michigan
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