ESPN The Magazine senior writer Peter Keating studies a mountain of data every year, including more than 100,000 surveys, to find the answer to one question:
What do fans think of their favorite teams?
For the second straight year, the Spurs finished in the top spot on ESPN’s Ultimate Standings, an annual ranking of the 122 professional sports franchises in the NFL, NBA, NHL and MLB.
Using eight different categories, ESPN measured fan opinion on items such as stadium experience and affordability, ranking responses among the franchises.
The Spurs ranked first in four of the categories: fan relations, ownership, players and coaching.