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City Champ Score

1 Los Angeles

3.30

2 Tampa

3.29

3 Boston

1.89
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Recent Updates

Nov 6, 2022

Our last update of 2022 is a consequential one, as due to @LAFC's thrilling MLS Cup victory, Los Angeles has just barely edged ahead of Tampa Bay and taken the top spot in the Champ Score rankings. The razor tight margin will be tested in just a few short months as Tampa Bay and LA teams both try to accumulate more points with a deep run in the NFL playoffs.

Nov 5, 2022

The @Astros have won another WS in this incredible 6-year run and rocketed Houston all the way to #4 in the ranking of top sports cities. I don't know if the rest of the Houston teams will be good enough, soon enough, to rise HOU any higher, but top 5 still a great achievement!

Jun 27, 2022

Congrats to the @Avalanche for their first Stanley Cup in over 20 years! Great series and great run. Though the @TBLightning did not win the Cup this year, by making the finals they were able to get enough points to overtake LA and return Tampa to the #1 spot among sports cities.

Jun 17, 2022

The @Warriors have won the NBA Finals, and with it given San Francisco its first title since 2014 (remember: prior GSW wins were in Oakland). Boston remains as the #3 champ city, and with this Final's loss missed a huge opportunity to close the gap between #2 LA or #1 Tampa.

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Top Cities: Past 20 Years

Current Champ Scores How are Champ Scores calculated?

Rank City Overall Champ Score
1 Los Angeles 3.304
2 Tampa 3.291
3 Boston 1.893
4 Houston 1.620
5 Kansas City 1.292
6 San Francisco 1.280
7 Denver 1.199
8 Atlanta 1.183
9 Washington DC 1.065
10 Milwaukee 0.995
11 Philadelphia 0.904
12 Toronto 0.766
13 Oakland 0.755
14 St. Louis 0.690
15 New York 0.576
16 Seattle 0.379
17 Pittsburgh 0.366
18 Cincinnati 0.339
19 Phoenix 0.311
20 Montreal 0.299
21 Columbus 0.285
22 Miami 0.275
23 Dallas 0.251
24 Chicago 0.244
25 Cleveland 0.172
26 Portland 0.140
27 Las Vegas 0.099
28 Green Bay 0.090
29 Buffalo 0.064
30 San Diego 0.062
31 Nashville 0.060
32 Edmonton 0.059
33 San Antonio 0.041
34 Baltimore 0.038
35 Minneapolis 0.035
36 Salt Lake City 0.035
37 Raleigh 0.034
38 New Orleans 0.027
39 Austin 0.018
40 Memphis 0.015
41 Winnipeg 0.015
42 Calgary 0.014
43 San Jose 0.011
44 Indianapolis 0.008
45 Vancouver 0.008
46 Orlando 0.006
47 Jacksonville 0.003
48 Oklahoma City 0.002
49 Detroit 0.001
50 Charlotte 0.000
51 Newark 0.000
52 Ottawa 0.000
53 Sacramento 0.000

Longest Big 4 Championship Droughts

# City Yrs Seasons
1 Buffalo 56 115
2 San Diego 56 114
3 Minneapolis 30 114
4 New York 10 85
5 Phoenix 20 82
6 Cincinnati 31 62
7 Charlotte 33 59
8 Vancouver 51 57
9 Detroit 13 55
10 Nashville 25 48
11 Portland 44 45
12 Salt Lake City 42 43
13 Dallas 10 43
14 Montreal 28 38
15 Sacramento 36 37
# City Yr Range Yrs Seasons
1 Cleveland 1965 2015 50 145
2 Buffalo 1966 – 56 115
3 San Diego 1966 – 56 114
4 Minneapolis 1992 – 30 114
5 Chicago 1964 1984 20 102
6 Milwaukee 1972 2020 48 97
7 Seattle 1980 2012 32 94
8 Philadelphia 1984 2007 23 94
9 Atlanta 1966 1994 28 91
10 Washington DC 1992 2017 25 90
11 Atlanta 1996 2020 24 86
12 New York 2012 – 10 85
13 Houston 1962 1993 31 82
14 Phoenix 2002 – 20 82
15 Minneapolis 1955 1986 31 77

All-Time Highest Champ Scores

Rank City Year Peak Score
1 New York 1954 5.653
2 New York 1940 5.117
3 New York 1983 4.551
4 Boston 2008 4.500
5 New York 2001 4.466
6 Los Angeles 1988 4.373
7 Boston 1966 4.290
8 Los Angeles 2003 4.277
9 Boston 2019 4.272
10 Oakland 1977 4.052
11 Montreal 1961 3.920
12 New York 1929 3.885

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