The Mag: Ultimate Standings 2011

Welcome to ESPN The Magazine's ninth-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.

The Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers jumped from No. 9 last year to the top spot in 2011, due in part to star quarterback Aaron Rodgers officially turning the page on the Brett Favre era at Lambeau Field. But below-average ticket prices and unmatched customer service were also a key point among fans as evidenced by the Packers finishing first in such categories as "fan friendly environment at games" and "provides an avenue for fan feedback."

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 2009-11 results. Insiders can 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 (Steve Acampa, Andrew Behl, Cally Deal, Michael DeMartini, Timothy Dobyns, Patrick Haas, Travis Hanson, Peter Raschio, Carolyne Wood and Bill Zachry). Fan surveys by Maddock Douglas and NetReflector.

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Click on table headings to sort by category.

TEAM		OWNERSHIP
			HNST	LOY	COMM
1.	Pittsburgh Steelers	3	1	9	3
2.	Detroit Red Wings	1	2	2	2
3.	Pittsburgh Penguins	4	3	3	13
4.	San Antonio Spurs	2	3	1	4
5.	Green Bay Packers	5	5	13	1
6.	Buffalo Sabres	25	6	52	22
7.	Washington Capitals	6	7	5	9
8.	Tampa Bay Lightning	8	8	23	25
9.	Atlanta Falcons	20	9	30	45
10.	Los Angeles Lakers	9	9	8	24
11.	Baltimore Ravens	10	9	6	33
12.	Detroit Tigers	16	12	32	22
13.	Milwaukee Brewers	29	12	39	45
14.	San Jose Sharks	7	14	11	11
15.	Dallas Mavericks	14	15	18	26
			HNST	LOY	COMM
16.	Indianapolis Colts	19	16	14	55
17.	Philadelphia Flyers	12	17	17	6
18.	Miami Heat	24	18	27	43
19.	New England Patriots	44	19	60	33
20.	Orlando Magic	31	20	39	41
21.	Los Angeles Angels	37	21	46	35
22.	Nashville Predators	41	21	36	67
23.	Texas Rangers	28	23	38	26
24.	Cincinnati Reds	17	24	28	15
25.	Chicago Blackhawks	18	25	33	9
26.	Philadelphia Phillies	11	25	9	6
27.	San Francisco Giants	15	25	23	15
28.	Kansas City Chiefs	35	28	44	28
29.	New York Giants	34	28	37	40
30.	Cleveland Cavaliers	52	30	72	71
			HNST	LOY	COMM
31.	Montreal Canadiens	33	31	47	8
32.	Boston Celtics	38	32	48	19
33.	Boston Red Sox	27	33	35	12
34.	Houston Rockets	47	33	53	54
35.	Seattle Seahawks	48	35	56	51
36.	Chicago White Sox	30	37	16	56
37.	Anaheim Ducks	26	38	21	30
38.	Oklahoma City Thunder	23	39	7	35
39.	Jacksonville Jaguars	61	40	61	98
40.	New Jersey Devils	49	41	43	62
41.	Carolina Hurricanes	32	42	19	49
42.	Denver Nuggets	51	43	64	64
43.	Chicago Bulls	22	44	15	14
44.	Colorado Rockies	21	45	12	19
45.	Washington Wizards	68	46	103	76
			HNST	LOY	COMM
46.	Tampa Bay Rays	86	47	106	109
47.	Minnesota Twins	36	48	29	32
48.	Utah Jazz	56	48	81	64
49.	Indiana Pacers	59	50	48	97
50.	Ottawa Senators	50	50	62	45
51.	Calgary Flames	40	52	31	35
52.	Denver Broncos	57	53	86	56
53.	New York Jets	53	54	57	60
54.	Edmonton Oilers	65	55	75	89
55.	New Orleans Saints	42	56	20	44
56.	St. Louis Cardinals	43	57	33	18
57.	New Jersey Nets	103	58	97	120
58.	New York Yankees	39	59	25	19
59.	Atlanta Braves	45	60	26	29
60.	Houston Texans	54	61	48	64
			HNST	LOY	COMM
61.	Portland Trail Blazers	46	62	21	30
62.	St. Louis Blues	64	63	66	77
63.	Toronto Blue Jays	60	64	65	68
64.	St. Louis Rams	80	65	71	106
65.	Minnesota Wild	69	66	96	61
66.	Minnesota Vikings	92	67	68	114
67.	Philadelphia Eagles	67	67	85	53
68.	Charlotte Bobcats	97	69	116	98
69.	Cleveland Browns	79	70	88	96
70.	Chicago Cubs	63	70	79	35
71.	Philadelphia 76ers	62	72	58	59
72.	Milwaukee Bucks	83	73	84	103
73.	Los Angeles Kings	55	74	42	50
74.	Washington Nationals	73	74	78	84
75.	Columbus Blue Jackets	84	76	75	105
			HNST	LOY	COMM
76.	Carolina Panthers	75	77	87	81
77.	Memphis Grizzlies	70	78	44	94
78.	Golden State Warriors	81	79	105	87
79.	Colorado Avalanche	72	80	75	72
80.	Arizona Diamondbacks	76	81	83	80
81.	Chicago Bears	58	82	41	35
82.	San Diego Padres	99	83	119	87
83.	Dallas Cowboys	66	84	51	48
84.	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	77	85	74	82
85.	Buffalo Bills	106	86	107	112
86.	Oakland Athletics	117	87	113	118
87.	Tennessee Titans	87	88	102	91
88.	Detroit Pistons	89	89	100	95
89.	San Diego Chargers	110	90	90	115
90.	Miami Dolphins	82	91	94	72
			HNST	LOY	COMM
91.	Detroit Lions	78	92	80	62
92.	Boston Bruins	71	93	62	42
93.	Houston Astros	85	94	92	79
94.	San Francisco 49ers	98	95	68	108
95.	Seattle Mariners	88	96	93	86
96.	Minnesota Timberwolves	111	97	112	107
97.	Arizona Cardinals	95	98	101	90
98.	Oakland Raiders	107	99	82	113
99.	Kansas City Royals	104	100	115	83
100.	Florida Panthers	115	101	120	110
101.	Cleveland Indians	109	102	118	92
102.	New Orleans Hornets	100	103	54	111
103.	New York Rangers	74	104	59	15
104.	Toronto Raptors	102	105	108	93
105.	New York Islanders	116	106	95	119
			HNST	LOY	COMM
106.	Phoenix Suns	96	107	104	69
107.	New York Knicks	91	108	98	51
108.	Toronto Maple Leafs	94	109	99	56
109.	Florida Marlins	113	110	117	101
110.	Baltimore Orioles	90	111	73	69
111.	Phoenix Coyotes	114	112	54	117
112.	Dallas Stars	93	113	70	74
113.	Atlanta Hawks	101	114	67	100
114.	Washington Redskins	112	115	111	84
115.	New York Mets	105	116	89	74
116.	Pittsburgh Pirates	119	117	122	102
117.	Los Angeles Dodgers	108	118	90	78
118.	Sacramento Kings	121	119	108	122
119.	Los Angeles Clippers	118	120	110	104
120.	Cincinnati Bengals	120	121	114	116
			HNST	LOY	COMM
121.	Atlanta Thrashers	122	122	121	121
122.	Vancouver Canucks	13	353	4	5

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