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Pac 12 – UCLA, 2.7M Arizona State, 1.5M USC, 1.5M.Big Ten – Ohio State, 6.3M Penn State, 4M Michigan State, 2.9M Michigan, 2.9M Illinois, 1.7M Wisconsin, 1.6M Minnesota, 1.4M Iowa, 1.3M Nebraska, 1.2M.Big 12 – Texas, 3.1M Oklahoma, 1.7M Kansas, 1M.ACC – FSU, 2.7M Duke, 2.6M UNC, 1.9M Boston College, 1.5M Georgia Tech, 1.4M Clemson, 1.5M and Miami 1.1M.The list below is each program, by conference, with more than one million fans. The data and College Football Conference Realignment There are surprising numbers for certain programs, but for the purpose of an overall discussion, the data appears credible. No explanation of the methodology used is available. Alabama had the highest Generation Z number. The data is interesting on several levels, including a breakdown of the numbers by generation, from Generation Z fans to Boomers. Thirty-one more Power Five programs (including Notre Dame) exceeded one million fans. Ohio State had the largest count at almost 6.3 million. The data shows 103 million people were fans of the 65 teams in 2021.

The calculation was based on fans that watched or attended a game in 2021.

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New data from the marketing research firm SBRnet measured the number of fans for every Power Five team, plus Notre Dame. More precise is the far more precise measurement of eyeballs on each program. Like money, entertainment value is measured by numbers.ĭebating what programs have the best brands can confuse. It is helpful to understand that as long as money drives decisions – it does and will continue to do so – programs are best measured by their entertainment value. Some fan presumptions are off track in terms of the value of various programs. Drawing conclusions can be murky because of so many factors driving realignment. In the swirling conversation about college football realignment, many contentions are made.

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