WalletHub.com recently crunched some numbers, compared and contrasted various criteria and produced a list of the best and worst cities for football fans in America.
Read here for a full explanation of their methodology. Essentially they looked at the 245 largest cities in the U.S. with NFL and college football teams and measured the number and quality of teams, fan passion, cost of attendance, etc.
The didn’t break it down by conference, but that’s why we’re here.
Clemson, S.C., home of the Tigers, was the highest-ranked college town, finishing No. 2 overall behind Green Bay, Wis.
Here is how WalletHub.com ranked the 14 SEC cities:
| Rank | SEC city | Performance | Fan experience |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Tuscaloosa, Ala. | 4 | 19 |
| 10 | Baton Rouge, La. | 15 | 46 |
| 41 | Starkville, Miss. | 85 | 11 |
| 57 | Nashville, Tenn. | 42 | 171 |
| 66 | Columbia, S.C. | 131 | 37 |
| 74 | Fayetteville, Ark. | 95 | 57 |
| 98 | Gainesville, Fla. | 108 | 103 |
| 110 | Auburn, Ala. | 34 | 203 |
| 162 | Oxford, Miss. | 67 | 196 |
| 176 | Athens, Ga. | 32 | 215 |
| 197 | Knoxville, Tenn. | 70 | 202 |
| 203 | College Station, Texas | 53 | 209 |
| 207 | Columbia, Mo. | 51 | 218 |
| 240 | Lexington, Ky. | 202 | 238 |
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