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The original was posted on /r/cfb by /u/Maticus on 2024-10-08 15:47:07+00:00.
Texas is the football capital of the world,* but if you account for FBS teams per capita, Alabama is punching above its weight. North Carolina gets a pass because at least two of its FBS teams are privately funded (Duke and Wake Forest). Alabama, by comparison, is completely made up of public schools.
*American Football, not that other kind
Numbers:
Texas – Population 30 million – 13 FBS Teams = 1 team per 2,300,000 people
Ohio – Population 11.76 million – 8 FBS Teams = 1 team per 1,470,000 people
California – Population 39 million – 7 FBS Teams = 1 team per 5,571,000 people
Florida – Population 22.24 million – 7 FBS Teams = 1 team per 3,177,000 people
N.Carolina – Population 10.7 million – 7 FBS Teams = 1 team per 1,528,000 people
Alabama – Population 5 million – 6 FBS Teams = 1 team per 830,000 people