In a survey conducted in 2021 in the United States, 45 percent of respondents who identified as sports fans stated that expanding the College Football Playoff field from four teams to 12 would make them more interested in watching college football. Meanwhile, 28 percent of sports fans reported that conference realignment in general would increase their interest in watching college football.
Changes to college football that would make sports fans more interested in watching in the United States as of August 2021
Characteristic
More interested
Neither more nor less interested
Less interested
Wider variety of schools qualifying for College Football Playoff
50%
38%
12%
Expanding College Football Playoff field from four teams to 12
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Morning Consult. (August 26, 2021). Changes to college football that would make sports fans more interested in watching in the United States as of August 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1278846/changing-interest-in-college-sports-us/
Morning Consult. "Changes to college football that would make sports fans more interested in watching in the United States as of August 2021." Chart. August 26, 2021. Statista. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1278846/changing-interest-in-college-sports-us/
Morning Consult. (2021). Changes to college football that would make sports fans more interested in watching in the United States as of August 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1278846/changing-interest-in-college-sports-us/
Morning Consult. "Changes to College Football That Would Make Sports Fans More Interested in Watching in The United States as of August 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Aug 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1278846/changing-interest-in-college-sports-us/
Morning Consult, Changes to college football that would make sports fans more interested in watching in the United States as of August 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1278846/changing-interest-in-college-sports-us/ (last visited November 23, 2024)
Changes to college football that would make sports fans more interested in watching in the United States as of August 2021 [Graph], Morning Consult, August 26, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1278846/changing-interest-in-college-sports-us/
