This list did not include bowl games or CFP.
Only two 2024 Big 12 Teams (both newbies) made it on this Top 32 list:
Average number of viewers in Nielsen Rated Games
1) Alabama 7.12 Million Viewers (SEC)
2) Ohio State 6.05 Million Viewers (Big Ten)
3) Colorado 6.00 (Pac-12, moving to Big 12)
4) Georgia 5.90 (SEC)
5) Michigan 5.61 (Big Ten)
6) Tennessee 4.57 (SEC)
7) Oregon 4.43 (Pac-12)
8) Texas 4.26 (Big 12)
9) Florida State 4.16 (ACC)
10) Notre Dame 4.15 (Independent)
11) Washington 4.14 (Pac-12)
12) LSU 3.79 (SEC)
13) USC 3.77 (Pac-12)
14) Penn State 3.66 (Big Ten)
15) Auburn 3.55 (SEC)
16) Missouri 3.25 (SEC)
17) Florida 3.17 (SEC)
18) Ole Miss 2.93 (SEC)
19) Clemson 2.90 (ACC)
20) Texas A&M 2.74 (SEC)
21) Iowa 2.68 (Big Ten)
22) Miami 2.65 (ACC)
23) Duke 2.639 (ACC)
24) Nebraska 2.637 (Big Ten)
25) Utah 2.616 (Pac-12...moving to Big 12)
26) Oklahoma 2.6153 (Big 12)
27) Navy 2.6152 (AAC)
28) Oregon State 2.44 (Pac-12)*
29) Louisville 2.37 (ACC)
30) Washington State 2.15 (Pac-12)*
31) Kentucky 2.07 (SEC)
32) Mississippi State 2.01 (SEC)
*Got left behind from P4 status but has a scheduling deal with MWC for 2 seasons.
If other Big 12 teams can't crack this list after losing OU and especially Texas....it won't be hard to imagine what the NEXT TV Deal the conf will be offered come 2029-2030. (Also shows the INCREDIBLE negotiation deal Yormark got for his new TV contract).
Also of note: 17 of the Top 20 teams will now be in the SEC or Big Ten in 2024...only FSU, Clemson and ND are the lone outsiders of that Top 20 group.
Only two 2024 Big 12 Teams (both newbies) made it on this Top 32 list:
Average number of viewers in Nielsen Rated Games
1) Alabama 7.12 Million Viewers (SEC)
2) Ohio State 6.05 Million Viewers (Big Ten)
3) Colorado 6.00 (Pac-12, moving to Big 12)
4) Georgia 5.90 (SEC)
5) Michigan 5.61 (Big Ten)
6) Tennessee 4.57 (SEC)
7) Oregon 4.43 (Pac-12)
8) Texas 4.26 (Big 12)
9) Florida State 4.16 (ACC)
10) Notre Dame 4.15 (Independent)
11) Washington 4.14 (Pac-12)
12) LSU 3.79 (SEC)
13) USC 3.77 (Pac-12)
14) Penn State 3.66 (Big Ten)
15) Auburn 3.55 (SEC)
16) Missouri 3.25 (SEC)
17) Florida 3.17 (SEC)
18) Ole Miss 2.93 (SEC)
19) Clemson 2.90 (ACC)
20) Texas A&M 2.74 (SEC)
21) Iowa 2.68 (Big Ten)
22) Miami 2.65 (ACC)
23) Duke 2.639 (ACC)
24) Nebraska 2.637 (Big Ten)
25) Utah 2.616 (Pac-12...moving to Big 12)
26) Oklahoma 2.6153 (Big 12)
27) Navy 2.6152 (AAC)
28) Oregon State 2.44 (Pac-12)*
29) Louisville 2.37 (ACC)
30) Washington State 2.15 (Pac-12)*
31) Kentucky 2.07 (SEC)
32) Mississippi State 2.01 (SEC)
*Got left behind from P4 status but has a scheduling deal with MWC for 2 seasons.
If other Big 12 teams can't crack this list after losing OU and especially Texas....it won't be hard to imagine what the NEXT TV Deal the conf will be offered come 2029-2030. (Also shows the INCREDIBLE negotiation deal Yormark got for his new TV contract).
Also of note: 17 of the Top 20 teams will now be in the SEC or Big Ten in 2024...only FSU, Clemson and ND are the lone outsiders of that Top 20 group.
Alabama, Georgia among most-viewed college football teams in 2023, per Nielsen ratings
Alabama and Georgia, plus nine other SEC teams, were some of the most-watched teams during the 2023 college football season, per Nielsen ratings:
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