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Which college football team has the most fans? Why (we think) Michigan edges Ohio State

Which college football team has the most fans? Why (we think) Michigan edges Ohio State

Editor’snote:Thisisthefirstinasemi-regularseriesattemptingtoanswerunanswerablequestionsandsolvemysteriesincollegesports.Havearabbitholeyouwantustogodown?Leaveyourunanswerablecollegesportsquestionsandmysteriesinthecomments. What’sthemostpopularcollegefootballteaminthecountry? It’sthetypeofquestionfanscanargueaboutonmessageboardsorsocialmediabutisadmittedlyimpossibletoanswerwithanydegreeofcertainty.Wetriedanyway. Nosinglemetriccanmeasuresomethingascomplexascollegefootballfandom,soTheAthleticanalyzedninedistinct,quantifiablecategories,fromTVviewershipandattendancefigurestoStubHubticketsalestoGooglesearches.Therewereafewindividualsurprises,likeBetMGM’smostbet-onteam(thanks,LincolnRiley?)andaspecificsocialmediaspikearoundDeionSandersandColorado. Wedidn’tcompilenumbersforeveryPower4teamineverycategory.Wedidn’tneedto.Wewereabletoquicklyeliminateoutliersandfocusonatoptierof12teamsappearingacrossmultiple