List of media markets and college football

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TV markets are defined by Nielsen Media Research, and are sorted by their rank in the 2010-2011 television season. The primary focus is on BCS schools, also known as "AQ" (automatic qualifying) schools; therefore, they are listed before "non-BCS" or "non-AQ" schools, even if the non-BCS schools are larger.

Where BCS schools do not exist, preference is given to Division I FBS schools first, then FCS, Division II, Division III or NAIA, and community colleges. Where no football program exists, the university/community college is listed by largest enrollment. If more than one football-playing school is at the highest level available in a media market, all are listed, with the largest school (by undergraduate enrollment) listed first. Club football teams do not count; for this reason, the University of Vermont is listed as a school without a football team.

Please note that the school listed in a given market is not necessarily the largest or best-known school in that area. Several markets have one or more Division I schools without football; to name a few examples:

  • Neither of the Milwaukee media market's two NCAA Division I schools, Milwaukee and Marquette, sponsors varsity football. The only NCAA Division II school in the market is UW–Parkside, which also does not sponsor football. The market's seven Division III schools are listed.
  • By far the largest school in the Charlotte media market is Charlotte, which has never sponsored football, but plans to launch an FCS football program in 2013.
  • The largest school in the Jacksonville media market is North Florida, which has also never sponsored football.
  • The only NCAA Division I school in the Green Bay-Appleton media market is Green Bay, which does not sponsor football.
  1. New York CityRutgers, Army
  2. Los AngelesUCLA, USC
  3. ChicagoNorthwestern, NIU
  4. PhiladelphiaTemple
  5. Dallas/Fort WorthNorth Texas, TCU, SMU
  6. San Francisco/Oakland/San JoseCalifornia, Stanford
  7. BostonBoston College
  8. AtlantaGeorgia, Georgia Tech, Georgia State
  9. Washington, D.C.Maryland
  10. HoustonHouston, Rice
  11. DetroitMichigan
  12. PhoenixArizona State
  13. Seattle/TacomaWashington
  14. Tampa/St. Petersburg/SarasotaSouth Florida
  15. Minneapolis/St. PaulMinnesota
  16. Miami/Ft. LauderdaleMiami (FL)
  17. DenverColorado
  18. Cleveland/Akron/CantonKent State, Akron
  19. Orlando/Daytona Beach/MelbourneUCF
  20. Sacramento/Stockton/ModestoUC Davis, Sacramento State
  21. St. LouisMissouri
  22. Portland, ORPortland State
  23. CharlotteAppalachian State, Gardner-Webb, Davidson
  24. PittsburghPittsburgh, West Virginia
  25. Raleigh/Durham/FayettevilleNC State, North Carolina, Duke
  26. BaltimoreNavy
  27. IndianapolisIndiana
  28. San DiegoSan Diego State
  29. NashvilleVanderbilt
  30. Hartford/New HavenConnecticut
  31. Kansas City, MOKansas, Kansas State, Missouri
  32. Salt Lake CityUtah
  33. CincinnatiCincinnati
  34. Columbus, OHOhio State
  35. MilwaukeeUW–Whitewater, Concordia (WI), Carroll (WI), Carthage, Lakeland (WI), Maranatha Baptist, Wisconsin Lutheran
  36. Greenville/Spartanburg/AshevilleClemson
  37. San AntonioTexas-San Antonio
  38. West Palm BeachFlorida Atlantic
  39. Harrisburg/Lancaster/Lebanon/YorkShippensburg, Millersville
  40. Birmingham/Anniston/TuscaloosaAlabama
  41. Grand Rapids/Kalamazoo/Battle CreekWestern Michigan
  42. Las VegasUNLV
  43. Norfolk/Hampton Roads, VAOld Dominion, Norfolk State, William & Mary, Hampton
  44. Austin, TXTexas, Texas State
  45. Oklahoma CityOklahoma, Oklahoma State
  46. Albuquerque/Santa FeNew Mexico
  47. Greensboro/High Point/Winston-SalemWake Forest
  48. MemphisMississippi
  49. JacksonvilleJacksonville
  50. LouisvilleLouisville
  51. Buffalo, NYBuffalo
  52. New OrleansTulane
  53. Providence/New BedfordRhode Island, Brown
  54. Scranton/Wilkes-BarreBucknell
  55. Fresno/VisaliaFresno State
  56. Little RockCentral Arkansas
  57. RichmondRichmond
  58. Albany/Schenectady/TroyAlbany
  59. KnoxvilleTennessee
  60. Mobile/Pensacola/Fort WaltonSouth Alabama
  61. TulsaTulsa
  62. DaytonDayton
  63. Lexington, KYKentucky
  64. Charleston/HuntingtonMarshall
  65. Fort Myers/Naples, FLFlorida Gulf Coast*
  66. Roanoke/LynchburgVirginia Tech
  67. TucsonArizona
  68. Wichita/HutchinsonFort Hays State
  69. Flint/Saginaw/Bay CityCentral Michigan
  70. ToledoBowling Green, Toledo
  71. Green Bay/AppletonUW–Oshkosh, St. Norbert, Lawrence, Ripon
  1. HonoluluHawaiʻi
  2. Des Moines/AmesIowa State
  3. Springfield, MOMissouri State
  4. SpokaneWashington State
  5. OmahaNebraska-Omaha
  6. Portland/Auburn, MEBowdoin
  7. Columbia, SCSouth Carolina
  8. Huntsville/Decatur, ALAlabama A&M
  9. Paducah/Cape Girardeau/HarrisburgSouthern Illinois, Southeast Missouri, Murray State, UT-Martin
  10. Rochester, NYSUNY-Brockport, RIT, Hobart, St. John Fisher
  11. SyracuseSyracuse
  12. Shreveport/TexarkanaLouisiana Tech
  13. Champaign/Urbana/
    Springfield/Decatur, IL
    Illinois
  14. Madison, WIWisconsin
  15. ChattanoogaChattanooga
  16. Harlingen/Weslaco/Brownsville/McAllenTexas-Pan American*
  17. Cedar RapidsIowa
  18. Waco/Killeen/TempleTexas A&M, Baylor
  19. Jackson, MSJackson State, Alcorn State Southern Miss
  20. Tri-Cities, TN/VATusculum
  21. Colorado Springs/PuebloAir Force
  22. South Bend/ElkhartNotre Dame
  23. Baton RougeLSU
  24. Burlington/PlattsburghVermont*
  25. SavannahGeorgia Southern, Savannah State
  26. El Paso/Las CrucesUTEP, New Mexico State
  27. Charleston, SCCharleston Southern, The Citadel
  28. Davenport/Rock Island/Moline, IL/IAAugustana College, Knox, Monmouth
  29. Fort Smith, ARArkansas
  30. Greenville/Washington/New Bern, NCEast Carolina
  31. Johnstown/AltoonaPenn State
  32. Evansville, INKentucky Wesleyan
  33. Myrtle Beach/FlorenceCoastal Carolina
  34. Tallahassee/ThomasvilleFlorida State
  35. Lincoln/Grand Island/Hastings/Kearney, NENebraska
  36. Fort Wayne, INTri-State
  37. Reno/Sparks, NVNevada
  38. Tyler/Longview, TXStephen F. Austin
  39. Springfield, MAMassachusetts
  40. Youngstown, OHYoungstown State
  41. Sioux Falls, SDSouth Dakota State, South Dakota
  42. Boise, IDBoise State
  43. Augusta, GAAugusta State*
  44. Lansing/Jackson, MIMichigan State
  45. Peoria/Bloomington, ILIllinois State
  46. Montgomery/Selma, ALTroy
  47. Eugene, OROregon, Oregon State
  48. Traverse City/Cadillac/Sault Ste. Marie, MIFerris State
  49. Fargo/Grand Forks, NDNorth Dakota, North Dakota State
  50. Macon, GAFort Valley State
  51. Santa Barbara/Santa Maria/San Luis ObispoCal Poly SLO
  52. Lafayette, LALouisiana-Lafayette
  53. Monterey/SalinasCabrillo, Hartnell, Monterey Peninsula
  54. Bakersfield, CABakersfield College
  55. Yakima, WACentral Washington
  56. Columbus, GAAuburn
  57. Eau Claire/La Crosse, WIWinona State
  58. Corpus Christi, TXTexas A&M-Kingsville
  59. Chico/Redding, CAShasta, Butte
  60. Amarillo, TXWest Texas A&M
  61. Wilmington, NCUNC Wilmington*
  62. Columbus/Tupelo/West Point, MSMississippi State
  63. Rockford, ILRockford
  64. Wausau/Rhinelander, WIUW–Stevens Point
  65. Topeka, KSKansas State
  66. Columbia/Jefferson City, MOMissouri
  67. El Dorado/MonroeLouisiana Tech, Louisiana-Monroe
  68. Duluth/SuperiorMinnesota-Duluth
  69. Medford/Klamath Falls, ORSouthern Oregon
  70. Beaumont, TXLamar
  1. Lubbock, TXTexas Tech
  2. Salisbury/DoverDelaware State
  3. Erie, PAMercyhurst, Gannon, Edinboro
  4. Palm Springs, CACollege of the Desert
  5. Wichita Falls, TXMidwestern State
  6. Albany, GAAlbany State
  7. Joplin, MOMissouri Southern, Pittsburg State
  8. Sioux City, IAWayne State (NE)
  9. Anchorage, AKAlaska-Anchorage*
  10. Odessa/Midland, TXUT-Permian Basin*
  11. Terre Haute, INIndiana State
  12. Rochester/Austin/Mason CityRochester CTC, North Iowa Area CC
  13. Bangor, MEMaine
  14. Bluefield/Beckley, WVConcord
  15. Panama City, FLGulf Coast CC*
  16. Minot/Bismarck, NDMary
  17. Binghamton, NYBinghamton*
  18. Wheeling/SteubenvilleWest Liberty
  19. Gainesville, FLFlorida
  20. Sherman/AdaEast Central Oklahoma, Southeastern Oklahoma State
  21. Idaho FallsIdaho State
  22. Biloxi/Gulfport, MSMississippi Gulf Coast CC Southern Miss
  23. Yuma/El CentroArizona Western
  24. Abilene, TXAbilene Christian
  25. Missoula, MTMontana
  26. Hattiesburg, MSSouthern Miss
  27. Clarksburg/Weston, WVFairmont State, Glenville State, West Virginia Wesleyan
  28. Dothan, ALGeorge C. Wallace CC*
  29. Billings, MTRocky Mountain
  30. Utica, NYHamilton, Utica
  31. Quincy/HannibalWestern Illinois
  32. Rapid City, SDBlack Hills State, South Dakota Mines
  33. Elmira, NYMansfield*
  34. Lake Charles, LAMcNeese State
  35. Watertown, NYSt. Lawrence
  36. Harrisonburg, VAJames Madison
  37. Alexandria, LALouisiana College
  38. Marquette, MINorthern Michigan, Michigan Tech
  39. Jonesboro, ARArkansas State
  40. Bowling Green, KYWestern Kentucky
  41. Jackson, TNLane
  42. Charlottesville, VAVirginia
  43. Grand Junction, COMesa State
  44. Meridian, MSSouthern Miss West Alabama
  45. Laredo, TXTexas A&M International*
  46. Greenwood/Greenville, MSMississippi Valley State
  47. Lafayette, INPurdue
  48. Bend, OREastern Oregon Community College*
  49. Great Falls, MTMSU - Northern
  50. Butte/Bozeman, MTMontana State
  51. Twin Falls, IDSouthern Idaho*
  52. Parkersburg, WVMarietta
  53. Eureka, CAHumboldt State
  54. Casper, WYCasper*
  55. San Angelo, TXAngelo State
  56. Cheyenne, WYLaramie County Community College*
  57. Mankato, MNMinnesota State Mankato
  58. Ottumwa/KirksvilleTruman State
  59. St. Joseph, MOMissouri Western
  60. Lima, OHBluffton
  61. Fairbanks, AKAlaska*
  62. Zanesville, OHMuskingum
  63. Victoria, TXHouston-Victoria*
  64. Presque Isle, MEMaine-Presque Isle*
  65. Helena, MTCarroll (MT)
  66. Juneau, AKAlaska Southeast*
  67. Alpena, MIAlpena CC*
  68. North Platte, NEMid-Plains CC*
  69. Glendive, MTDawson CC*

*Does not currently sponsor football

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[edit] BCS TV markets at a glance

ACC Big East Big Ten Big 12 Pac 12 SEC Independent
# 7 Boston
Boston College
# 1 New York City
Rutgers
# 3 Chicago
Northwestern
# 31 Kansas City, MO
Missouri
# 2 Los Angeles
UCLA
# 8 Atlanta
Georgia
# 93 South Bend
Notre Dame^
# 8 Atlanta
Georgia Tech
# 14 Tampa/St. Petersburg/Sarasota
South Florida
# 11 Detroit
Michigan
# 45 Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
# 2 Los Angeles
USC
# 29 Nashville
Vanderbilt
#9 Washington, D.C.
Maryland
# 24 Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh
#15 Minneapolis/St. Paul
Minnesota
# 45 Oklahoma City
Oklahoma State
# 6 San Francisco/Oakland/San Jose
California
# 40 Birmingham/Anniston/Tuscaloosa
Alabama
#16 Miami/Ft. Lauderdale
Miami
# 24 Pittsburgh
West Virginia
# 27 Indianapolis
Indiana
# 44 Austin, TX
Texas
# 6 San Francisco/Oakland/San Jose
Stanford
# 48 Memphis
Mississippi
# 25 Raleigh/Durham/Fayetteville
Duke
# 30 Hartford/New Haven
Connecticut
# 34 Columbus, OH
Ohio State
# 73 Des Moines/Ames
Iowa State
# 12 Phoenix
Arizona State
# 59 Knoxville
Tennessee
# 25 Raleigh/Durham/Fayetteville
North Carolina
# 33 Cincinnati
Cincinnati
# 84 Champaign/Urbana/
Springfield/Decatur, IL

Illinois
# 89 Waco/Killeen/Temple
Baylor
# 13 Seattle/Tacoma
Washington
# 63 Lexington, KY
Kentucky
# 25 Raleigh/Durham/Fayetteville
NC State
# 50 Louisville
Louisville
# 85 Madison, WI
Wisconsin
# 89 Waco/Killeen/Temple
Texas A&M
# 17 Denver
Colorado
# 78 Columbia, SC
South Carolina
# 36 Greenville/Spartanburg/Asheville
Clemson
# 82 Syracuse
Syracuse
# 88 Cedar Rapids
Iowa
# 136 Topeka, KS
Kansas State
# 32 Salt Lake City
Utah
# 94 Baton Rouge
LSU
# 47 Greensboro/High Point/Winston-Salem
Wake Forest
# 102 Johnstown/Altoona
Penn State
# 137 Columbia/Jefferson City, MO
Missouri
# 67 Tucson
Arizona
# 100 Fort Smith, AR
Arkansas
# 66 Roanoke/Lynchburg
Virginia Tech
# 106 Lincoln/Grand Island/Hastings/Kearney, NE
Nebraska
# 142 Lubbock, TX
Texas Tech
# 75 Spokane
Washington State
# 127 Columbus, GA
Auburn
# 105 Tallahassee/Thomasville
Florida State
# 115 Lansing/Jackson, MI
Michigan State
# 118 Eugene, OR
Oregon
# 133 Columbus/Tupelo/West Point, MS
Mississippi State
# 183 Charlottesville, VA
Virginia
# 188 Lafayette, IN
Purdue
# 118 Eugene, OR
Oregon State
# 160 Gainesville, FL
Florida

^ Notre Dame gets an automatic bid to a BCS game if they finish in the top eight.

[edit] Top 10 non-BCS FBS TV markets

This table is based on the current affiliations of the listed schools. TCU will join the Big 12, an AQ conference, in July 2012.

Nielsen Rank Media Market University Conference
1 New York City Army FBS Independent
4 Philadelphia Temple Mid-American Conference (football only)
5 Dallas/Fort Worth North Texas
TCU
SMU
Sun Belt Conference
Mountain West Conference
Conference USA
10 Houston Houston
Rice
Conference USA
Conference USA
18 Cleveland/Akron/Canton Akron
Kent State
Mid-American Conference
Mid-American Conference
19 Orlando/Daytona Beach/Melbourne Central Florida Conference USA
26 Baltimore Navy FBS Independent
28 San Diego San Diego State Mountain West Conference
38 West Palm Beach Florida Atlantic Sun Belt Conference
41 Grand Rapids/Kalamazoo/Battle Creek Western Michigan Mid-American Conference
42 Las Vegas UNLV Mountain West Conference

[edit] Top 10 non-FBS TV markets

This table is based on the current affiliations of the listed schools. UTSA is currently transitioning to FBS football; it will join the Western Athletic Conference in July 2012 as a provisional FBS member, with full FBS status following in 2013.

Nielsen Rank Media Market University Conference
20 Sacramento/Stockton/Modesto Sacramento State
UC Davis
Big Sky Conference
Great West Conference
21 St. Louis Missouri Big 12 Conference
22 Portland, OR Portland State Big Sky Conference
23 Charlotte Appalachian State
Davidson
Gardner-Webb
Southern Conference
Pioneer Football League
Big South Conference
35 Milwaukee UW–Whitewater
Carroll (WI)
Carthage
Concordia (WI), Lakeland (WI), Maranatha Baptist, Wisconsin Lutheran
WIAC
Midwest Conference
CCIW
Northern Athletics Conference
37 San Antonio UTSA Southland Conference
39 Harrisburg/Lancaster/Lebanon/York Shippensburg
Millersville
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
43 Norfolk/Hampton Roads, VA Hampton
Norfolk State
William & Mary
Old Dominion
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Colonial Athletic Association
Colonial Athletic Association
49 Jacksonville Jacksonville Pioneer Football League
53 Providence/New Bedford Brown
Rhode Island
Ivy League
Colonial Athletic Association (football only)

[edit] The 10 smallest Division I TV markets (FBS or FCS)

Nielsen Rank Media Market University Conference
191 Butte/Bozeman, MT Montana State Big Sky Conference
188 Lafayette, IN Purdue Big Ten Conference
187 Greenwood/Greenville, MS Mississippi Valley State Southwestern Athletic Conference
183 Charlottesville, VA Virginia Atlantic Coast Conference
181 Bowling Green, KY Western Kentucky Sun Belt Conference
180 Jonesboro, AR Arkansas State Sun Belt Conference
177 Harrisonburg, VA James Madison Colonial Athletic Association
175 Lake Charles, LA McNeese State Southland Conference
172 Quincy, IL/Hannibal, MO Western Illinois Missouri Valley Football Conference
167 Hattiesburg, MS Southern Miss Conference USA

[edit] Media Markets without college football (with largest college in the market listed)

Nielsen Rank Media Market School
65 Fort Myers/Naples, FL Florida Gulf Coast
87 Harlingen/Weslaco/Brownsville/McAllen Texas-Pan American
95 Burlington/Plattsburgh Vermont
114 Augusta, GA Augusta State
132 Wilmington, NC UNC Wilmington
150 Anchorage, AK Alaska-Anchorage
151 Odessa/Midland, TX UT-Permian Basin
156 Panama City, FL Gulf Coast CC
158 Binghamton, NY Binghamton
169 Dothan, AL George C. Wallace CC
174 Elmira, NY Mansfield
186 Laredo, TX Texas A&M International
189 Bend, OR Eastern Oregon Community College
192 Twin Falls, ID Southern Idaho
195 Casper, WY Casper
197 Cheyenne, WY Laramie County Community College
202 Fairbanks, AK Alaska
204 Victoria, TX Houston-Victoria
205 Presque Isle, ME Maine-Presque Isle
207 Juneau, AK Alaska Southeast
208 Alpena, MI Alpena CC
209 North Platte, NE Mid-Plains CC
210 Glendive, MT Dawson CC

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