Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Ranks No. 12 Among Best Sports Cities in the U.S.
Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, N.C., has been ranked the No. 12 Sports City in the U.S., according to The Sporting News.
The Triangle's 2006 ranking represents a significant jump from last year's No. 23 position.
The Sporting News criteria are the same as they've been for more than 10 years: TSN takes a 12-month snapshot, roughly July to July, of each city's sports atmosphere and puts a heavy premium on:
- Regular-season won-lost records (from the most recently completed season)
- Playoff berths, bowl appearances and tournament bids
- Championships
- Applicable power ratings
- Quality of competition
- Overall fan fervor as measured in part by attendance as percentage of venue capacity
- Abundance of teams, though we reward quality over quantity
- Stadium/arena quality
- Ticket availability and prices
- Franchise ownership
- Marquee appeal of athletes
Here's the The Sporting News Top 15 U.S. Sports Cities for 2006:
- Chicago
- Miami
- Dallas-Forth Worth
- Detroit
- New York
- Denver
- Boston
- Los Angeles
- Philadelphia
- Phoenix
- Washington DC
- Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill
- Atlanta
- Minneapolis-St. Paul
- Seattle
Two other N.C. cities made the list ... Charlotte at No. 25, and Winston-Salem at No. 93.
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