Packers Rank As Best Franchise In Sports

[Goober McTuber]

GREEN BAY, Wis. -- The Green Bay Packers are still coming off its Super Bowl high, but once again the team has earned another impressive title.

ESPN The Magazine’s ninth annual "Best Franchises In Sports" rankings put the Packers in the top spot.

The rankings are determined by a multi-tiered analysis that examines a team’s efficiency in spending fan money as compared to its on-field performance. It also factors in feedback in 21 categories from more than 70,000 fans nationwide, both online at ESPN.com and in polling conducted by both independent third parties.

The Packers were followed by the NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning at No. 2 overall in the Best Franchise In Sports rankings. The NFL’s New Orleans Saints came in at No. 3, with Major League Baseball’s Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim at No. 4 and the NBA’s San Antonio Spurs at No. 5.

The Pittsburgh Steelers, who the Packers beat in the Super Bowl, finished No. 7 on the list.

In all, 122 teams from the NFL, NBA, NHL and Major League Baseball were ranked in order, based on a weighted average of scores in eight different categories ranging from the quantitative to the emotionally subjective: bang for the buck, players, fan relations, affordability, stadium experience, ownership, title track and coaching.

The Packers were the top-scoring team in two of the eight categories, topping all other teams in stadium experience and tying for the top spot in title track -- championships won, or expected to be won, during the lifetime of current fans.

At the opposite end of the spectrum, the NFL’s Cincinnati Bengals finished No. 122 and the Washington Redskins were ranked No. 121.

[Cosmo Kramer]

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[Screw_Michigan]

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[poptart]

topping all other teams in stadium experience

Would have thought Oakland would grade out #1 in this category.

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[Screw_Michigan]

http://espn.go.com/sportsnation/teamrankings

Hey, at least the Skins aren't DEAD LAST.

[Truman]

I call bullshit. There is NO way in hell that there are 18 owners WORSE than David Glass...