With all the realignment talk I was curious about comparing tv viewership per conference for the 2022 season. I'm not sure if this was previously posted but the results were pretty stark.
The ACC only has two teams, Clemson and FSU, in the top 40 of viewership. Meanwhile nearly the entire SEC and Big 10 are in the top 40. Let's put this in perspective, if Navy joined the ACC they would be the 3rd highest viewed team in the conference. Army's rank is higher than the average ACC ranking. Granted some of these school have inflated numbers because of who they played more so than who they are but that still some hard truth to the product the ACC produces for these television companies. Thought this was interesting (and humbling) stuff.
Source:
| SEC | ||
| Rank | University | Million Viewers |
2 | Alabama | 5.11 |
4 | Tennessee | 4.13 |
5 | Georgia | 3.5 |
7 | LSU | 3.22 |
11 | Florida | 2.57 |
18 | Texas A&M | 1.87 |
20 | Auburn | 1.863 |
21 | Arkansas | 1.8 |
22 | Mississippi | 1.753 |
28 | Kentucky | 1.35 |
36 | Mississippi Sate | 1.1 |
39 | South Carolina | 0.99 |
50 | Missouri | 0.793 |
| Vanderbuilt Unlisted | ||
| Average Rank = | 20 | |
| Average Million Viewers= | 2.31 | |
| Teams in Top 40= | 12 |
| Rank | University | Million Viewers |
1 | Ohio State | 5.8 |
3 | Michigan | 4.37 |
9 | Penn State | 3.05 |
16 | Nebraska | 1.98 |
17 | Michigan State | 1.91 |
19 | Maryland | 1.864 |
26 | Wisconsin | 1.587 |
27 | Iowa | 1.5 |
31 | Indiana | 1.19 |
32 | Illinois | 1.17 |
35 | Northwestern | 1.13 |
37 | Minnesota | 1.05 |
44 | Purdue | 0.87 |
58 | Rutgers | 0.618 |
| Average Rank = | 25 | |
| Average Million Viewers= | 2.01 | |
| Teams in Top 40= | 12 |
| Big 12 | ||
| Rank | University | Million Viewers |
8 | Texas* | 3.06 |
13 | TCU | 2.2 |
23 | Oklahoma* | 1.748 |
24 | Oklahoma State | 1.68 |
29 | Baylor | 1.32 |
30 | Kansas State | 1.23 |
42 | Iowa State | 0.882 |
51 | West Virginia | 0.774 |
52 | Kansas | 0.732 |
54 | Texas Tech | 0.68 |
| Average Rank = | 33 | |
| Average Million Viewers= | 1.43 | |
| Teams in Top 40= | 6 | |
| * - Moving to SEC | ||
| Rank | University | Million Viewers |
55 | Cincinnati** | 0.653 |
61 | UCF** | 0.51 |
78 | Houston** | 0.242 |
| ** - Moving to Big 12 |
| Pac-12 | ||
| Rank | University | Million Viewers |
12 | Oregon | 2.21 |
14 | Southern Cal*** | 2.07 |
25 | UCLA*** | 1.591 |
33 | Utah | 1.16 |
34 | Washington | 1.15 |
41 | Washington State | 0.907 |
45 | California | 0.857 |
47 | Standford | 0.846 |
57 | Oregon State | 0.625 |
62 | Arizona | 0.506 |
67 | Colorado | 0.352 |
71 | Arizona State | 0.314 |
| Average Rank = | 42 | |
| Average Million Viewers= | 1.05 | |
| Teams in Top 40= | 5 | |
| *** - Move to Big 10 |
| ACC | ||
| Rank | University | Million Viewers |
10 | Clemson | 2.59 |
15 | Florida State | 2.03 |
43 | NC State | 0.881 |
46 | North Carolina | 0.849 |
48 | Syracuse | 0.841 |
49 | Georgia Tech | 0.837 |
56 | Pittsburg | 0.65 |
59 | Miami | 0.608 |
60 | Wake Forest | 0.523 |
63 | Louisville | 0.496 |
70 | Boston College | 0.322 |
76 | Virginia Tech | 0.264 |
79 | Virginia | 0.237 |
91 | Duke | 0.115 |
| Average Rank = | 55 | |
| Average Million Viewers= | 0.80 | |
| Teams in Top 40= | 2 |
| Independents | ||
| Rank | University | Million Viewers |
6 | Notre Dame | 3.3 |
38 | BYU** | 0.997 |
40 | Navy | 0.976 |
53 | Army | 0.681 |
| Move to Big 12 |
The ACC only has two teams, Clemson and FSU, in the top 40 of viewership. Meanwhile nearly the entire SEC and Big 10 are in the top 40. Let's put this in perspective, if Navy joined the ACC they would be the 3rd highest viewed team in the conference. Army's rank is higher than the average ACC ranking. Granted some of these school have inflated numbers because of who they played more so than who they are but that still some hard truth to the product the ACC produces for these television companies. Thought this was interesting (and humbling) stuff.
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