Rivals Rates West Virginia Fans as Smartest Fanbase in Big-12

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A recent poll by Rivals Rates West Virginia Fans as Smartest Fanbase in Big-12

The article considered a variety of factors including: education, message board posts, recruiting tips, number of posts on official message boards and overall image. West Virginia finished #1, closely followed by TCU, Brigham Young, Utah and Cincinnati. The bottom-3 consisted of Texas Tech, Oklahoma State and Oklahoma.

Of course, every fan knows for a fact his or her team has the best fans. Every college football fan also knows for a fact that a specific team, usually a conference rival, has the dumbest fans. While one could argue with anyone for the rest of eternity about which team’s fanbase is the least intelligent, Rivals decided to actually pull some data and settle the debate once and for all. I 100% understand that these rankings are going to piss off a lot of people, but don’t take your anger out on the data, facts are facts.

I compiled the rankings by combining the following six equally weighted criteria:

1. Average SAT Score
2. Average ACT Score
3. Average High School Graduation Rate
4. Average College Graduation Rate
5. Recruiting Tips
6. Message Board Interaction

Once of the people polled summed it up best: "When the West Virginia Mountaineers win a big game, their fans riot and burn couches. When the West Virginia Mountaineers lose a big game, their fans riot and burn couches. When it comes to reacting to a game, WVU fans don't do anything halfway, and many other fans appreciate their positivity and dedication. Huge celebrations after big wins are usually welcomed by the general college football fan base. No one criticized the giant field rushes from Tennessee's win over Alabama this season, but when West Virginia is constantly burning furniture and freaking out after games, people can't help but be in love with the program."