The ESPN Sports Poll, a product of TNS Intersearch,
asked 8,529 college sports fans from August '99 through July
'00 to name their favorite college football team. The
following are the top ten favorite college teams of U.S.
respondents, as well as from four different regions of the
U.S. For more info, visit www.sportspoll.com:
U.S. POP. NORTHEAST NORTH CENTRAL
n=8,529 n=1,399 n=2,106
1) Notre Dame 7.2% 1) Penn St. 25.7% 1) Ohio St. 12.4%
2) Penn St. 6.1% 2) Notre Dame 12.3% 2) Michigan 11.0%
3) Florida St. 4.8% 3) Syracuse 4.8% 3) Wisconsin 10.5%
4) Michigan 4.2% 4) Florida St. 3.8% 4) Notre Dame 8.1%
5) Ohio St. 4.0% 5) Boston Col. 3.2% 5) Nebraska 6.7%
6) Nebraska 3.3% 6) Michigan 3.0% 6) Michigan St. 4.8%
7) Wisconsin 2.9% 7) Pittsburgh 2.3% 7) Minnesota 3.4%
8) Tennessee 2.9% 8) Nebraska 1.5% 8) Illinois 2.9%
9) Texas 2.4% 9) Miami of FL 1.4% 9) Iowa 2.9%
10) Florida 2.2% 10) Ohio St. 1.3% 10) Missouri 2.4%
Florida 1.3%
SOUTH WEST
n=3,260 n=1,764
1) Florida St. 8.1% 1) UCLA 8.7%
2) Tennessee 6.1% 2) Notre Dame 7.6%
3) Texas 5.6% 3) Washington 6.3%
4) Alabama 4.4% 4) Southern Cal 4.8%
5) Florida 4.3% 5) Nebraska 3.5%
6) Notre Dame 4.3% 6) Colorado 3.0%
7) North Carolina 3.3% 7) BYU 2.9%
8) Texas A&M 3.3% 8) Florida St. 2.9%
9) Arkansas 3.0% 9) Penn St. 2.6%
10) Georgia 2.9% 10) Oregon 2.5%
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