Can you name the favorite PRO sports teams by state? by imax57

State	Team	Sport
Alabama		MLB
Alaska		NBA
Arizona		MLB
Arkansas		MLB
California		NBA
Colorado		NFL
Connecticut		MLB
Delaware		NFL
Florida		NFL
Georgia		MLB
Hawaii		NBA
Idaho		MLB
Illinois		NFL
Indiana		NBA
Iowa		MLB
Kansas		NFL
Kentucky		MLB
Louisiana		NFL
Maine		MLB
Maryland		NFL
Massachusetts		MLB
Michigan		NHL
Minnesota		NFL
Mississippi		MLB
Missouri		MLB

State	Team	Sport
Montana		NFL
Nebraska		MLB
Nevada		NBA
New Hampshire		MLB
New Jersey		MLB
New Mexico		NFL
New York		MLB
North Carolina		MLB
North Dakota		NFL
Ohio		NFL
Oklahoma		NFL
Oregon		NBA
Pennsylvania		NFL
Rhode Island		MLB
South Carolina		MLB
South Dakota		NFL
Tennessee		NFL
Texas		NFL
Utah		NBA
Vermont		MLB
Virginia		NFL
Washington		MLB
West Virginia		NFL
Wisconsin		NFL
Wyoming		NFL

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Favorite Teams By State Quiz

by imax57

Created Dec 12, 2009 in Sports
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	imax57:	Dec 12th, 2009 at 09:05 GMT	5 points
	Just a note on the source for this quiz. The only source I could find isn't really an official one, but I wanted to make this quiz anyway. If anyone is aware of or can find the survey mentioned in my source, I'd appreciate it if you'd let me know.

	y2jdilemma:	Dec 12th, 2009 at 10:36 GMT	8 points
	I really like this quiz. Good job.

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	janga92:	Dec 12th, 2009 at 22:04 GMT	14 points
	wayyy too much time...and pacers over the colts? really?

	vince:	Dec 12th, 2009 at 22:34 GMT	26 points
	there are so many steelers fans. That's why there are no puddles in pittsburgh. 150000 idiots with towels to clean up everything.

	nymous:	Dec 12th, 2009 at 22:58 GMT	3 points
	5 stars, great quiz!

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	bmo1616:	Dec 12th, 2009 at 23:50 GMT	22 points
	I love how North Carolina has the Panthers, Bobcats, and Hurricanes, but it's favorite team is the Braves haha.

	RSFan04:	Dec 13th, 2009 at 01:03 GMT	1 point
	every new england state's team is the Red Sox except for connecticut, with the yankees of all teams. further proof conn. isn't really part of NE :P

	patsfan630:	Dec 13th, 2009 at 02:10 GMT	29 points
	I think you should accept "Blazers" for the Trailblazers. Otherwise great quiz

	Karmacode:	Dec 13th, 2009 at 02:12 GMT	-1 points
	NEVER underestimate the coverage of Steeler Nation. Also I'm shocked the Pacers are more coveted than the Colts in in Indiana. Also disheartened by the amount of Cowboy/Yankee/Laker front running. Cool quiz though.

	Barzuniac:	Dec 13th, 2009 at 02:16 GMT	9 points
	The Colts are an import that sucked for their first 15 years. They've gotten really popular but the Pacers are homegrown, and I imagine Indiana splits in a million different ways - the huge population area is NW Indiana, and we're Bears fans. Then a lot of people in the east and south probably went with the Bengals, Reds, or Cardinals. Lot of people in the north central and east probably went with Michigan teams. And so on. It's a lot of states in one.

	havlorech:	Dec 13th, 2009 at 03:11 GMT	28 points
	Five states love the Braves, but you always see Turner Field half empty.

	elite:	Dec 13th, 2009 at 03:29 GMT	3 points
	I would add a line to explain, ie "In a survey, the majority of people from the state chose this as their favorite pro sports team" Really cool idea

	thefinestmuffins:	Dec 13th, 2009 at 04:23 GMT	6 points
	I've never wanted to live in Kentucky until now. Ugh, really, Ohio? (@vuubster: why is the Reds/Kentucky pairing surprising? You can see Kentucky from the ballpark.)

	TheGooseMan:	Dec 13th, 2009 at 06:04 GMT	-2 points
	The only shocking result for me would be the Ravens>Skins for Maryland. That may just be an error at that particular source, since all other indications that I've seen point to the Skins. Other than that I agree with everything else!

	GTownPhysio:	Dec 13th, 2009 at 06:04 GMT	7 points
	I like how only one state has an NHL team as their favorite... guess that's why they call Detroit "Hockeytown"

	gleity28:	Dec 13th, 2009 at 06:15 GMT	6 points
	@vuubster: how can you be surprised that Kentucky's favorite team is the Reds? Cincinnati is right on the border of Ohio and Kentucky. In fact there are people that live in Kentucky that are closer to Great American Ball Park than some people that live in the suburbs of Cincinnati...also...arkansas is right below missouri...its not that surprising that people there would be st. louis cardinals fans.

	Craig:	Dec 13th, 2009 at 06:46 GMT	3 points
	Cool quiz but providing the league eliminates 90% of the challenge. I enjoyed the quiz because I ignored that column. (Also disappointed that N.C. prefer the Braves to the Hurricanes who won a Stanley Cup a few years back)

	JohnJF:	Dec 13th, 2009 at 07:17 GMT	8 points
	The one answer that really surprised me was Nebraska picking the Cubs. I would have first and foremost guessed the Chiefs since it's a football-crazed state with a population near KC, but otherwise, the Royals (most nearby and having AAA affiliate) or the Cardinals (strong overall Midwest following) for baseball.

	batmann:	Dec 13th, 2009 at 08:21 GMT	-1 points
	haha i completely misunderstood this quiz...i was like wtf half these states dont have pro teams am i supposed to pick minor league? but that only works for baseball? makes sense now. also yankees suck

	korn8:	Dec 13th, 2009 at 08:38 GMT	-1 points
	i can't be sure that this is all right Bears? i'm from chicago and it's cubs and sox but more cubs

	korn8:	Dec 13th, 2009 at 08:41 GMT	-4 points
	Patriots? Browns over Cavs?

	bmo1616:	Dec 13th, 2009 at 12:33 GMT	9 points
	@korn8, I'm from New England, and we love the Pats, but basically, their purpose is just to entertain us until Spring Training starts.

	hegemon359:	Dec 13th, 2009 at 12:49 GMT	8 points
	so who else besides me typed "Redskins" for Washington?

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	thedpr:	Dec 13th, 2009 at 13:12 GMT	7 points
	It would be better without the hint telling you what sport. Too easy this way.

	bwildunc:	Dec 13th, 2009 at 13:19 GMT	4 points
	NC prefers UNC over anything else but I doubt there are actually more people in NC who like the Braves more than the Panthers (I can definitely see Braves over Bobcats or Hurricanes though). Good quiz though.

	biskit67:	Dec 13th, 2009 at 13:36 GMT	2 points
	Living in Indiana most my life, I would disagree with the Pacers over the Colts. Indiana does border a lot of states with teams, but the only part of the state where the Colts have a real rival for favorite is in the NW part of the state where they love the Chicago teams.

	America:	Dec 13th, 2009 at 14:07 GMT	1 point
	@thegooseman: Most of the Baltimore Area was split when the Colts left. Some few stayed loyal to the Colts (despite the Colts not staying loyal to them). Others picked different teams such as the redskins. Most just bide their time and made due the the Baltimore Stallions of the CFL until the Ravens Came back. Also, if you go into the Baltimore area, the Ravens fandom is incredible. There's purple everywhere!

	nomuny12:	Dec 13th, 2009 at 14:39 GMT	16 points
	I love how both Alaska and Hawaii are somehow Laker fans. Bandwagon, much? xD

	npr:	Dec 13th, 2009 at 15:13 GMT	0 points
	Got all of them. Nice quiz, just shorten the time by 2 minutes.

	Hawk:	Dec 13th, 2009 at 15:22 GMT	-1 points
	I'm really surprised to see that the Red Sox are Rhode Island's team. Don't get me wrong, we do love them around here, but pretty much everyone I know lives for the Patriots.

	JayHankEdLyon:	Dec 13th, 2009 at 15:32 GMT	0 points
	Nomuny took the words right out of my mouth. I wonder if they were mostly Bulls fans in the nineties. Ah well, not their fault their time zones make it impossible to add to the league.

	bryanhickman:	Dec 13th, 2009 at 15:48 GMT	-1 points
	The Colts are easily Indiana's team.

	GeoExpert:	Dec 13th, 2009 at 18:12 GMT	-1 points
	Adding on to BostonBoy. We like our Alabama/Auburn better than any professional team. But when narrowed down to the pros, it is Braves country.

	CorneliusTree:	Dec 13th, 2009 at 18:50 GMT	1 point
	Very interesting quiz. I got all of them but some surprised me. I never realized how big the influence of the Braves is, or that the Lakers were so popular. Definitely would have missed some if we didn't have the league as a hint. As someone from DC I was surprised the Ravens were bigger than the Skins, but they do love them up there and they are a better team. Virginia is home to bigger Skins fans than D.C. is, it really is the heart of Redskins Country.

	paulvc:	Dec 13th, 2009 at 19:01 GMT	2 points
	Braves dominance in the South is really threefold. First, TBS. Second, there's been no other MLB team in the south--until the early 90s the closest teams were in St. Louis, Cincinnati and Baltimore; even now, it's the Florida teams and Washington. Third, the pro football teams don't dominate the way they might elsewhere because of SEC football. With those factors you almost end up as "Braves" as the de facto professional choice of many (with few obvious exceptions, like the Titans and Saints).

	brewdude15:	Dec 13th, 2009 at 19:27 GMT	2 points
	Trail Blazers is two words. Great quiz, otherwise.