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The Mag: Ultimate Standings 2012

A winning team with likable players, a supportive owner, a great game experience and cheap tickets -- is that too much to ask? Not if you're rooting for the Oklahoma City Thunder, who top our 10th annual ranking of pro franchises.

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 2009-12 results.

Financial analysis by the Warsaw Sports Marketing Center at the University of Oregon (Matthew Maxson with Ameer Abdelaaty, Mike DeMartini, Jenny Swaim, Gary Wang, Jay Young and Bill Zachry). Fan surveys by Maddock Douglas and NetReflector.

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

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