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What U.S. cities are best for football fans?

An Oakland Raiders fan tailgates at O.co Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., Thursday, Dec. 24, 2015. Oakland ranked 39th on the list of best football cities.
An Oakland Raiders fan tailgates at O.co Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., Thursday, Dec. 24, 2015. Oakland ranked 39th on the list of best football cities. AP

These cities are ready for some football.

Wallethub.com ranked the best and worst cities for football fans out of 245 of the largest cities in the U.S. According to the website, the survey was based on 18 key metrics, ranging from the number of NFL and college football teams to average ticket prices.

Find out if and how your city ranked below:

Source: WalletHub

1. Green Bay, Wis.

2. Clemson, S.C.

3. Pittsburgh, Penn.

4. Tuscaloosa, Ala.

5. East Lansing, Mich.

6. Denver, Colo.

7. Princeton, N.J.

8. New York, N.Y.

9. Philadelphia, Penn.

10. Baton Rouge, LA

11. Dallas, Texas

12. Fayette, Miss.

13. Boston, Mass.

14. Seattle, Wash.

15. Glendale, Ariz.

16. Chapel Hill, N.C.

17. Tallahassee, Fla.

18. Chicago, Ill.

19. Indianapolis, Ind.

20. Stanford, Calif.

21. San Francisco, Calif.

22. State College, Penn.

23. DeKalb, Ill.

24. Minneapolis, Minn.

25. Atlanta, Ga.

26. Houston,Texas

27. Huntington, W.Va.

28. Cleveland, Ohio

29. Conway, S.C.

30. Miami, Fla.

31. West Point, N.Y.

32. Kansas City, Mo.

33. Morgantown, W.Va.

34. Washington, D.C.

35. San Diego, Calif

36. Fargo, N.D.

37. Newark, Del.

38. Bowling Green, Ohio

39. Oakland, Calif.

40. Eugene, Ore.

41. Mississippi State, Miss.

42. Orlando, Fla.

43. Cambridge, Mass.

44. New Orleans, La.

45. Williamsburg, Va.

46. Grambling, La

47. Boone, N.C.

48. Charlotte, N.C.

49. Baltimore, Md.

50. Mount Pleasant, Mich.

51. Statesboro, Ga.

52. Hamilton, N.Y.

53. Richmond, Ken.

54. Charleston, S.C.

55. Jacksonville, Ala.

56. Cincinnati, Ohio

57. Nashville, Tenn.

58. Toledo, Ohio

59. Buffalo, N.Y.

60. Hanover, N.H.

61. Detroit, Mich.

62. Annapolis, Md.

63. Jacksonville, Fla.

64. Dayton, Ohio

65. Greenville, S.C.

66. Columbia, S.C.

67. Morehead, Ken.

68. Easton, Penn.

69. Hammond, La.

70. Lewisburg, Penn.

71. Missoula, Mont.

72. Lake Charles, La.

73. Orangeburg, S.C.

74. Fayetteville, Ark.

75. Durham, N.C.

76. Bowling Green, Ken.

77. Kennesaw, Ga.

78. Boise, Idaho

79. Manhattan, Kansas

80. Spartanburg, S.C.

81. College Park, Md.

82. Cullowhee, N.C.

83. Athens, Ohio

84. Ann Arbor, Mich.

85. Durham, N.H.

86. Huntsville, Texas

87. Pasadena, Calif.

88. Charleston, Ill.

89. New Haven, Conn.

90. Oxford, Ohio

91. Madison, Wis.

92. Stillwater, Okla.

93. Richmond, Va.

94. Iowa City, Iowa

95. Champaign, Ill.

96. Chattanooga, Tenn.

97. Youngstown, Ohio

98. Gainesville, Fla.

99. Lafayette, La.

100. Norfolk, Va.

101. Louisville, Ken.

102. Harrisonburg, Va.

103. St. Louis, Mo.

104. Orono, Maine

105. Las Vegas, N.V.

106. Ruston, La.

107. Akron, Ohio

108. Smithfield, R.I.

109. Troy, Ala.

110. Auburn, Ala.

111. Tucson, Ariz.

112. Bethlehem, Penn.

113. Towson, Md.

114. San Antonio, Texas

115. Fort Worth, Texas

116. Piscataway, N.J.

117. Tampa, Fla.

118. Birmingham, Ala.

119. Martin, Tenn.

120. Prairie View, Texas

121. Normal, Ill.

122. Kalamazoo, Mich.

123. Abilene, Texas

124. Columbus, Ohio

125. Lynchburg, Va.

126. Syracuse, N.Y.

127. Conway, Ark.

128. Lincoln, Neb.

129. Reno, N.V.

130. Provo, Utah

131. Brookings, S.D.

132. Greenville, N.C.

133. Macon-Bibb County, Ga.

134. Portland, Ore.

135. Logan, Utah

136. Poughkeepsie, N.Y.

137. Austin, Texas

138. San Luis Obispo, Calif.

139. West Long Branch, N.J.

140. Murfreesboro, Tenn.

141. San Marcos, Texas

142. Des Moines, Iowa

143. Lubbock, Texas

144. Memphis, Tenn.

145. Cape Girardeau, Mo.

146. Jonesboro, Ark.

147. Natchitoches, La.

148. Buies Creek, N.C.

149. Evanston, Ill.

150. West Lafayette, Ind.

151. Nacogdoches, Texas

152. Boca Raton, Fla.

153. Grand Forks, N.D.

154. Carbondale, Ill.

155. Beaumont, Texas

156. Colorado Springs, Colo.

157. Cookeville, Tenn.

158. Itta Bena, Miss.

159. University Park, Texas

160. Providence, R.I.

161. Pullman, Wash.

162. University, Miss.

163. Corvallis, Ore.

164. Monroe, La.

165. Fresno, Calif.

166. Ypsilanti, Mich.

167. Norman, Okla.

168. Boulder, Colo.

169. Macomb, Ill.

170. Jackson, Miss.

171. Berkeley, Calif.

172. DeLand, Fla.

173. El Paso, Texas

174. Ames, Iowa

175. Denton, Texas

176. Athens, Ga.

177. Murray, Ken.

178. Terre Haute, Ind.

179. Charlottesville, Va.

180. Raleigh, N.C.

181. Vermillion, S.D.

182. Lexington, Va.

183. Lawrence, Kansas

184. Clinton, S.C.

185. Sacramento, Calif.

186. Daytona Beach, Fla.

187. Laramie, Wyo.

188. Honolulu, Hawaii

189. Albuquerque, N.M.

190. Elon, N.C.

191. Dover, Del.

192. San Jose, Calif.

193. Huntsville, Ala.

194. Hampton, Va.

195. Tulsa, Okla.

196. Springfield, Mo.

197. Knoxville, Tenn.

198. South Bend, Ind.

199. Johnson City, Tenn.

200. Amherst, Mass.

201. Kent, Ohio

202. Greeley, Colo.

203. College Station, Texas

204. Thibodaux, La.

205. Winston-Salem, N.C.

206. Las Cruces, N.M.

207. Columbia, Mo.

208. Davis, Calif.

209. Savannah, Ga.

210. Clarksville, Tenn.

211. Los Angeles, Calif.

212. Davidson, N.C.

213. Waco, Texas

214. Tempe, Ariz.

215. Bozeman, Mont.

216. Blacksburg, Va.

217. Cheney, Wash.

218. Cedar Falls, Iowa

219. Greensboro, N.C.

220. North Charleston, S.C.

221. Salt Lake City, Utah

222. Loretto, Penn.

223. Fort Collins, Colo.

224. Flagstaff, Ariz

225. Fairfield, Conn.

226. Stony Brook, N.Y.

227. Muncie, Ind.

228. Montgomery, Ala.

229 Cedar City, Utah

230 Mobile, Ala.

231 Ithaca, N.Y.

232 Moscow, Idaho

233 Bloomington, Ind.

234 Boiling Springs, N.C.

235 Hattiesburg, Miss.

236 Albany, N.Y.

237 Pocatello, Idaho

238 Worcester, Mass.

239 Valparaiso, Indiana

240 Lexington-Fayette, Ken.

241 Pine Bluff, Ark.

242 Ogden, Utah

243 East Hartford, Conn.

244 New Britain, CT 9.55 211 242

245 Kingston, RI 7.79 241 237

This story was originally published February 16, 2016 at 7:38 PM with the headline "What U.S. cities are best for football fans?."

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