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ESPN's yearly ranking of all 122 professional sports franchises in the four major North American sports

For 14 years now, we've asked you to rate your favorite team in the categories that matter most to fans, from championships to cheap seats. Then, based on your feedback, we've ranked every pro franchise. Who's No. 1 this time? The Tampa Bay Lightning, who learned that to build a fanbase from scratch, you've got to put in the work.

Top 10:
1: Tampa Bay Lightning
2: San Antonio Spurs
3: Carolina Panthers
4: Green Bay Packers
5: Arizona Cardinals
6: Nashville Predators
7: Florida Panthers
8: Dallas Stars
9: Kansas City Royals
10: Texas Rangers

Bottom 10:
113: Sacramento Kings
114: New York Knicks
115: Oakland Athletics
116: Vancouver Canucks
117: San Diego Chargers
118: Toronto Maple Leafs
119: Cleveland Browns
120: Phoenix Suns
121: Los Angeles Rams
122: San Francisco 49ers

The criteria:

Affordability (12.2%): Price of tickets, parking and concessions

Coaching (2.8%): Strength of on-field leadership

Fan relations (27.2%): Courtesy by players, coaches and front office toward fans, plus how well a team uses technology to reach fans

Ownership (12.8%): Honesty; loyalty to core players and the local community

Players (14.7%): Effort on the field, likability off it

Stadium experience (11.7%): Quality of arena; fan-friendliness of environment; frequency of game-day promotions

Title track (3.9%): Championships won or expected within the lifetime of current fans

Bang for the buck (14.7%): Wins in the past two years per fan dollar, adjusted for league schedules

 

[Andrew Korenchkin]

Yay AZ Cardinals!

 

[Nemesis121]

HOLYSHIT THE COWBOYS NETWORK didn't put Cowboys number 1...

 

[WedgeX]

Great job, Stevie Y.

 

[Googly Eyes Dog]

Go Pack go baby

 

[Alligatorjandro]

Go Bolts

 

[entremet]

114: New York Knicks
118: Toronto Maple Leafs
121: Los Angeles Rams
122: San Francisco 49ers

Big market curses here. Rams is kinda cheating for me tbf.

 

[mdubs]

We not in last anymore, we did it Leafs fam!

 

[Silver Arrows]

And as long as the Aquillini's continue to dump their head in the sand in regards to the Canucks successes and or lack of, I bet they stay down low too, and fans are apathetic.

 

[Mindlog]

That's definitely all on Vinick.

 

[Raw64life]

No. 82: New York Mets
No. 94: New York Jets
No. 114: New York Knicks

The sad thing is that these are actually all big improvements from where they were ranked last year.

 

[Already Torn]

How embarrassing must it be to be ranked below the Browns?

 

[Pagusas]

3: Carolina Panthers

They count fair weather fans?

 

[DopeToast]

I love when they do this. Such a cool an in-depth feature.

 

[ShabbadooJr]

3: Carolina Panthers

They count fair weather fans?

Right, because they're the only fan base with fair weather fans...

 

[XiaNaphryz]

114: New York Knicks
118: Toronto Maple Leafs
121: Los Angeles Rams
122: San Francisco 49ers

Big market curses here. Rams is kinda cheating for me tbf.

49ers are down there because of their ownership, front office, and stadium issues. The rest of the SF Bay Area teams aren't nearly as bad aside from the A's:

No. 18: San Francisco Giants
The Giants are known for AT&T Park's gorgeous view, so it's no surprise that their stadium is second overall (behind only MLB's other famous waterfront property: Pittsburgh's PNC Park). But it's not just the Bay: AT&T Park is also No. 2 in providing a fan-friendly environment and No. 1 in making it enjoyable for fans to catch games on TV, the radio or online.

No. 30: San Jose Sharks
After missing the playoffs in 2015, the Sharks made it all the way to the Stanley Cup finals in 2016 -- and the fans responded by jumping them 58 spots in the rankings, the biggest leap by any team this year.

No. 33: Golden State Warriors
In 2014-15, the Warriors offered fans a rare blend of success and affordability. Then they jacked up prices by more than 40 percent and missed out on a second straight title (did you hear they had a 3-1 lead?). We're not saying Warriors tickets aren't worth it, but at an average price of $79.84, they have become a luxury good.

Warriors still nowhere near up as San Antonio of course. Sorry Dubs fans!

And of course the other Oakland teams:

No. 85: Oakland Raiders

No. 115: Oakland Athletics

 

[DopeyFish]

Well at least the Leafs aren't last again!

Baby steps...

 

[KingBroly]

3: Carolina Panthers

They count fair weather fans?

Charlotte lives and breathes the Panthers

The Hornets being so high on the other hand, is laughable

 

[Kuro Madoushi]

Now if only more people watched hockey down in the States

 

[Pagusas]

Right, because they're the only fan base with fair weather fans...

Of course not, but jumping 20 spots in a year because they went to the super bowl is.. interesting. Its kinda like the late 90s/00s Rams suddenly shooting up in popularity, then disappearing overnight. I'll be very curious to see if that Panthers drop down into the 20/30s again next year.

 

[Dreams-Visions]

Cavs and Indians stay winning.