The Ultimate Standings For All 122 Teams In The NHL, NFL, NBA, & MLB

[IPostedWhat]

The method to our ultimate madness

First: Consulting firm Maddock Douglas surveyed 1,002 North American fans to form 25 criteria for what you want most in return for the emotion, money and time you invest in the 122 MLB, NBA, NFL and NHL teams.

Second: Teaming with NetReflector, an opinion research firm, ESPN.com asked fans to rate their home teams in each area; more than 101,000 of you did! We grouped grades into the categories below. Royals fans, for example, ranked Kauffman Stadium much higher (29) than owner David Glass (112).

Third: Our final measure, bang for the buck, uses calculations developed with Oregon's Warsaw Sports Marketing Center to figure how well teams turn fans' money into wins. FINALLY We combined each team's score across all categories into a weighted average. For example, since fans ranked players as more important than ownership, the former counted for 13.9 percent of a team's final score versus 11.3 percent for the latter. The result? Fan opinion combined with an objective gauge of the cost of winning. Ultimately, everything counts.

I sorted the rankings to show how all 30 teams ranked in the NHL, but you can see in the column that says "RNK" how they ranked overall from all 122 teams. Needless to say, Leafs fans are not happy with their team.

You can click on the link to see where all the teams rank, or just in the other 3 major Sports.

Ultimate Team Rankings - NHL - SportsNation - ESPN

 

[sabresfaninthesouth]

How were the Maple Leafs #1 in bang for your buck?

 

[IPostedWhat]

How were the Maple Leafs #1 in bang for your buck?

I think they messed up when doing the chart?

Bang for the buck
Wins in the past year, per fan dollars
1. Pacers
122. Maple Leafs

The chart then has them switched.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

How were the Maple Leafs #1 in bang for your buck?

Judging by the other scores, I think a higher number is better.

 

[Darkstone42]

I'm surprised the Bucs were higher than the Pens, but coaching really dropped the Pens, it seems.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Arizona Coyotes fan is very optimistic about his team's title chances.

 

[thedddd]

I'm surprised the Bucs were higher than the Pens, but coaching really dropped the Pens, it seems.

Amazingly the Pirates could have been a lot higher if they didn't have such poor ownership.

Now if this was 5/10 years ago the Pirates might be down with the Leafs.