Michigan loves sports. Michigan loves its teams.
With the Lions, Red Wings, Pistons and Tigers, the Motor City is just one of just 12 metropolitan areas in the United States that has teams in all four major sports.
Sports teams at Michigan and Michigan State are among the best in the country. Three Mid-American Conference schools, Central Michigan, Western Michigan and Eastern Michigan also dot the Division I landscape.
And let's not forget Grand Valley State, which may have the best Division II athletic program in the nation.
Combine all these factors and more, and Michigan becomes home to some of the best sports cities in America, according to a numbers crunch by the personal finance website Wallethub.