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The Mag: Ultimate Standings 2009

Welcome to ESPN The Magazine's seventh annual Ultimate Standings, in which we measure how much MLB, NBA, NFL and NHL franchises give back to the fans in exchange for all the time, money and emotion the fans invest in them.

Perennial Top-10 finisher the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim grabbed the top spot this year for the first time, thanks to their array of affordable tickets, strong coaching and likable players. Curiously, their neighbors just up the road on I-5, the Los Angeles Clippers, are on the opposite end of the rankings, coming in dead last at No. 122.

The eight major categories that make up the Ultimate Standings were created based on feedback from fans about what they want most from their favorite teams (click here for a more detailed account of the method to our madness.) The categories:

Bang For The Buck (BNG): Wins during the past three years (regular season plus postseason) per revenues directly from fans, adjusted for league schedules.

Fan Relations (FRL): Openness and consideration toward fans by players, coaches and management.

Ownership (OWN): Honesty and loyalty to core players and local community.

Affordability (AFF): Price of tickets, parking and concessions.

Stadium Experience (STX): Quality of arena and game-day promotions as well as friendliness of environment.

Players (PLA): Effort on the field and likability off it.

Coaching (CCH): Strength of on-field leadership.

Title Track (TTR): Championships already won or expected in the lifetime of current fans.

Below you will find a sortable table of this year's Ultimate Standings as well as previous results going back to 2003. Subcategories that make up the overall ranking for that category are available for the 2009 results. Click on team names for a more detailed breakdown of the rankings.

Financial analysis by the Warsaw Sports Marketing Center at the University of Oregon. Fan surveys by Maddock Douglas and GMI NetReflector.

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TEAM		FAN RELATIONS
			PRF	APP	ACC	FDBK
1.	Detroit Red Wings	1	2	4	12	10
2.	San Antonio Spurs	2	1	8	13	11
3.	Pittsburgh Penguins	3	4	3	5	4
4.	Cleveland Cavaliers	4	5	4	16	9
5.	Chicago Blackhawks	5	10	7	2	3
6.	Carolina Hurricanes	6	7	10	1	7
7.	Portland Trail Blazers	7	6	11	13	14
8.	Los Angeles Angels	8	8	9	21	6
9.	Columbus Blue Jackets	9	8	15	9	40
10.	St. Louis Blues	10	16	4	7	5
11.	Washington Capitals	11	25	2	3	1
12.	Minnesota Twins	12	3	34	10	35
13.	Anaheim Ducks	13	15	12	8	12
14.	Pittsburgh Steelers	14	29	1	11	8
15.	Nashville Predators	15	20	13	4	23
			PRF	APP	ACC	FDBK
16.	Indianapolis Colts	16	12	18	30	18
17.	Milwaukee Brewers	17	22	14	18	16
18.	Green Bay Packers	18	27	21	5	2
19.	Tampa Bay Rays	19	24	20	15	22
20.	New England Patriots	20	14	17	55	29
21.	St. Louis Cardinals	21	13	33	20	18
22.	Philadelphia Phillies	22	16	26	28	38
23.	San Jose Sharks	23	21	35	23	25
24.	New Jersey Devils	24	11	46	60	52
25.	Houston Texans	25	18	42	48	33
26.	Boston Celtics	26	41	21	41	28
27.	Philadelphia Flyers	27	46	25	17	26
28.	Detroit Tigers	28	31	31	41	48
29.	Boston Red Sox	29	38	24	58	17
30.	Minnesota Wild	30	33	36	32	35
			PRF	APP	ACC	FDBK
31.	Chicago White Sox	31	31	39	39	27
32.	New Orleans Hornets	32	42	36	19	30
33.	Houston Rockets	33	45	29	36	21
34.	Orlando Magic	34	38	38	35	42
35.	Boston Bruins	35	18	63	30	59
36.	Calgary Flames	36	22	54	54	37
37.	Miami Heat	37	51	27	41	31
38.	Oklahoma City Thunder	38	30	53	32	74
39.	Dallas Stars	39	44	47	22	24
40.	Seattle Seahawks	40	56	16	53	41
41.	Vancouver Canucks	41	35	55	57	47
42.	Atlanta Braves	42	26	63	62	57
43.	Baltimore Ravens	43	63	23	25	18
44.	Ottawa Senators	44	62	30	26	45
45.	Philadelphia Eagles	45	38	58	51	56
			PRF	APP	ACC	FDBK
46.	Colorado Avalanche	46	28	74	62	102
47.	Los Angeles Lakers	47	54	41	81	32
48.	Texas Rangers	48	36	78	37	72
49.	Atlanta Falcons	49	74	28	47	15
50.	Kansas City Royals	50	50	61	45	64
51.	Tennessee Titans	51	77	32	27	43
52.	Dallas Mavericks	52	87	19	40	12
53.	New Orleans Saints	53	58	50	37	66
54.	Toronto Blue Jays	54	33	81	67	67
55.	Chicago Cubs	55	56	51	64	55
56.	Charlotte Bobcats	56	43	77	93	76
57.	Miami Dolphins	57	61	51	72	46
58.	Cincinnati Reds	58	49	76	68	68
59.	Carolina Panthers	59	75	43	51	59
60.	Utah Jazz	60	65	44	84	72
			PRF	APP	ACC	FDBK
61.	Tampa Bay Lightning	61	48	81	72	71
62.	Memphis Grizzlies	62	76	59	24	34
63.	Houston Astros	63	60	65	77	86
64.	Los Angeles Kings	64	37	100	28	50
65.	Arizona Cardinals	65	71	59	45	61
66.	Buffalo Sabres	66	53	89	32	77
67.	Chicago Bulls	67	68	67	65	63
68.	Arizona Diamondbacks	68	52	92	88	80
69.	San Francisco Giants	69	66	74	88	75
70.	Cleveland Indians	70	54	93	87	91
71.	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	71	66	83	83	89
72.	Florida Marlins	72	59	96	60	82
73.	New York Mets	73	63	80	105	78
74.	Los Angeles Dodgers	74	95	45	41	51
75.	San Diego Chargers	75	93	56	59	65
			PRF	APP	ACC	FDBK
76.	Edmonton Oilers	76	85	79	68	86
77.	New York Rangers	77	89	71	88	88
78.	Seattle Mariners	78	71	85	106	101
79.	Chicago Bears	79	92	70	76	58
80.	Phoenix Suns	80	86	88	74	83
81.	New York Jets	81	79	93	109	95
82.	Washington Redskins	82	89	86	77	99
83.	San Francisco 49ers	83	81	95	103	80
84.	Denver Nuggets	84	107	40	55	43
85.	Colorado Rockies	85	47	117	80	118
86.	Florida Panthers	86	69	105	88	69
87.	Sacramento Kings	87	94	68	111	84
88.	New Jersey Nets	88	71	104	99	104
89.	Oakland Athletics	89	84	100	70	108
90.	New York Giants	90	105	48	86	52
			PRF	APP	ACC	FDBK
91.	Phoenix Coyotes	91	70	112	48	100
92.	Denver Broncos	92	103	61	84	69
93.	Detroit Pistons	93	108	49	71	48
94.	New York Islanders	94	80	106	92	79
95.	Toronto Raptors	95	82	102	108	115
96.	Baltimore Orioles	96	82	109	98	105
97.	Minnesota Vikings	97	106	69	95	93
98.	Atlanta Thrashers	98	78	116	66	113
99.	Washington Nationals	99	98	97	79	92
100.	Atlanta Hawks	100	101	90	112	102
101.	New York Yankees	101	99	86	120	97
102.	Pittsburgh Pirates	102	91	115	97	109
103.	Philadelphia 76ers	103	102	99	110	107
104.	Milwaukee Bucks	104	97	107	102	98
105.	Washington Wizards	105	109	84	106	105
			PRF	APP	ACC	FDBK
106.	Minnesota Timberwolves	106	96	111	93	111
107.	San Diego Padres	107	100	108	103	110
108.	St. Louis Rams	108	103	103	115	96
109.	Kansas City Chiefs	109	112	73	101	89
110.	Dallas Cowboys	110	115	71	99	62
111.	Jacksonville Jaguars	111	116	65	50	39
112.	Toronto Maple Leafs	112	88	120	118	120
113.	Montreal Canadiens	113	117	57	74	52
114.	Indiana Pacers	114	113	98	114	94
115.	Golden State Warriors	115	110	118	113	116
116.	Oakland Raiders	116	114	110	116	114
117.	Buffalo Bills	117	118	91	81	84
118.	Detroit Lions	118	111	121	121	122
119.	Cleveland Browns	119	119	113	119	112
120.	New York Knicks	120	121	114	122	119
			PRF	APP	ACC	FDBK
121.	Los Angeles Clippers	121	120	122	95	120
122.	Cincinnati Bengals	122	122	119	117	117

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