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ESPN Sports Poll: Fan Interest Levels For College Basketball
Published March 13, 2009
The ESPN Sports Poll, a service of TNS Sport, asked respondents how interested they are in college basketball in general. Fans are those who consider themselves at least a little bit interested, and avid fans are those who consider themselves very interested in the sport. The following are college basketball fan and avid fan levels by month for the full year '08 vs. '07 (ESPN Sports Poll).
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INTEREST LEVELS IN COLLEGE BASKETBALL DURING CALENDAR YEAR
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'08
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n =
|
Fan
|
Avid Fan
|
08
|
n =
|
Fan
|
Avid Fan
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Jan.
|
1,001
|
47.7%
|
14.7%
|
July
|
997
|
51.7%
|
17.9%
|
|
Feb.
|
998
|
53.2%
|
18.0%
|
Aug.
|
995
|
51.4%
|
16.1%
|
|
Mar.
|
1,000
|
52.3%
|
18.9%
|
Sept.
|
998
|
50.9%
|
17.5%
|
|
Apr.
|
994
|
50.6%
|
17.6%
|
Oct.
|
999
|
52.5%
|
17.5%
|
|
May
|
1,002
|
47.8%
|
15.9%
|
Nov.
|
1,000
|
50.0%
|
18.4%
|
|
June
|
994
|
55.0%
|
19.0%
|
Dec.
|
999
|
52.1%
|
16.5%
|
|
'07
|
n =
|
Fan
|
Avid Fan
|
08
|
n =
|
Fan
|
Avid Fan
|
|
Jan.
|
2,296
|
53.5%
|
18.5%
|
July
|
2,297
|
48.1%
|
15.3%
|
|
Feb.
|
2,299
|
52.4%
|
17.2%
|
Aug.
|
2,307
|
50.6%
|
16.4%
|
|
Mar.
|
2,300
|
56.7%
|
23.8%
|
Sept.
|
2,302
|
49.5%
|
15.7%
|
|
Apr.
|
2,306
|
51.6%
|
20.9%
|
Oct.
|
2,307
|
49.5%
|
17.7%
|
|
May
|
2,305
|
51.1%
|
18.5%
|
Nov.
|
2,308
|
53.4%
|
16.3%
|
|
June
|
2,290
|
48.2%
|
16.2%
|
Dec.
|
2,308
|
50.3%
|
16.5%
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