Ranking College Football’s Top 25 fanbases for 2021

The College Football Playoff committee had a tough chore of its own ranking the 25 best teams in college football. Now, we rank the top 25 college football fanbases. 

We are closing in on the 2021 College Football Playoff. Bowl season is well underway and the 2021 college football season, unfortunately, is nearly in the books.

Enjoy every moment while you can because it will soon be over. But what a season it was. We have three new teams in the playoff this year, including two first-timers in Michigan and Cincinnati. Georgia is also back and unless Alabama wins it, some team will end a long national title drought.

At the end of the 2021 college football season, the job of the playoff committee was pretty easy. There were four clear playoff teams and for once, there wasn’t much debate.

But this season served a special purpose in the hearts of college football fans. It was the full return to normalcy with packed stadiums across the country.

And now, that we have had a season full of fans, it’s time to revisit our ranking of the top college football fanbases and in terms of the top 25, some notable names missed the cut.

You won’t see USC, Florida State, or Miami on this list of top 25 college football fanbases, as each program saw attendance dip along with the product on the field. That doesn’t mean the fans aren’t great, but attendance was given weight for this ranking, as was the percentage of the stadium filled to capacity.

The atmosphere must also be taken into account, as well as loyalty, passion and also, social medial following/interaction, which was another key factor in determining college football’s top 25 fanbases for 2021.

So without rambling on too long here’s the list. Let the debate begin.

(All stat rankings on attendance/social media are via athleticdirectoru.com)