Discover Fan Loyalty Poll: College Football Fans Disagree with Major Polls on Which Team Should Be No. 1
16 Novembre 2012 - 1:39AM
Business Wire
For 10 consecutive weeks, Alabama reigned as the best college
football team in the country among fans, coaches and sportswriters,
but the tide has quickly turned with the team’s loss to Texas
A&M, leaving fans from this week’s Discover Fan Loyalty Poll in
disagreement with major polls as to which team should take over the
top spot.
Discover Loyalty poll fans gave the most votes to Oregon as the
best team in the country right now, pushing the Crimson Tide to
second. Last week’s Texas A&M win also put them in the top five
teams this week among fans, pushing Georgia off the list. When
compared to other polls, coaches and sportswriters ranked Kansas
State first, followed by Oregon, Notre Dame, Alabama, and Georgia.
The Discover Fan Loyalty Poll rankings this week are as
follows:
- Oregon, 25 percent
- Alabama, 17 percent
- Kansas State, 15 percent
- Notre Dame, 13 percent
- Texas A&M, 4 percent
- Florida, 3 percent
- Georgia, 3 percent
- Louisiana State University, 3
percent
- Some other team, 10 percent
- Not sure, 6 percent
Alabama also lost favor with fans when asked which of the above
teams they thought would win the national championship this year.
Oregon rose to the occasion and is in first place at 31 percent,
followed by:
- Alabama, 21 percent
- Notre Dame, 16 percent
- Kansas State, 13 percent
- Georgia, 3 percent
- Florida, 2 percent
- Louisiana State University, 2
percent
- Texas A&M, 2 percent
- Some other team, 3 percent
- Not sure, 7 percent
On a lighter note, when fans were asked to choose from among
five A-List celebrities to crash their tailgate or gameday parties,
Will Ferrell and Matthew McConaughey tied for the top spot at 24
percent, followed by:
- Beyonce, 13 percent
- Ashton Kutcher, 12 percent
- LeBron James, 9 percent
- Not sure, 18 percent
Not surprisingly, McConaughey stole the heart of most women and
Ferrell was the most popular among men.
The 15-week Discover Fan Loyalty Poll is conducted by Rasmussen
Reports, a nationally recognized leader in polling, who gathers
sentiment by phone from 800 college football fans who follow games
at least once per week on television, radio, in person or
online.
Discover launched the Fan Loyalty Poll to give die-hard fans a
platform to showcase their dedication and love for their favorite
college football team leading up to the 2013 Discover BCS National
Championship Game and 2013 Discover Orange Bowl. Each week the poll
will offer new questions about what college football fans are
thinking this season.
Beyond title sponsorship of the 2013 Discover BCS National
Championship Game and 2013 Discover Orange Bowl, Discover’s
commitment to college football includes relationships with ESPN and
Notre Dame Football on NBC.
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