Georgia Bulldogs hold the distinction of being the most viewed college football team in the United States

NEW YORK, NY. – Nielsen today shared its first-ever college football conference champions and overall team rankings based on total season average viewership, with the University of Georgia ranking as the most-watched team of the 2024 regular season. 

College football continues to be a significant draw across networks owned by Disney, Fox and NBCU, with football helping them rise in Nielsen’s Gauge and Media Distributor Gauge this fall. This season, over 154 billion minutes of college football have been watched live across Disney, FOX, NBCU and other networks. 

The Perfect Storm, Miami Hurricanes are currently ranked 12th in the College Football Playoff Rankings, making them the first team outside of the playoff positions

Here are the conference champions for the 2024 season, based on average total viewership per game: 

• AAC: Army
• ACC: Miami
• Big 12: Colorado 
• Big Ten: Ohio State 
• Conference USA: UTEP 
• FBS Independent: Notre Dame
• Mountain West: Colorado State   
• Pac 12: Oregon State
• SEC: Georgia 
• Sun Belt: Marshall 

Here are the top 10 teams of the 2024 season (average total viewership per game): 

1. University of Georgia (8.6 million viewers)
2. The Ohio State University (6.8 million viewers)
3. University of Alabama (6.6 million viewers)
4. University of Texas (6.4 million viewers) 
5. University of Tennessee (5.4 million viewers)
6. University of Michigan (5.2 million viewers)
7. Texas A&M University (4.9 million viewers)
8. Louisiana State University (4.8 million viewers)
9. University of Kentucky (4.5 million viewers)
10. University of Florida (4.3 million viewers)  

Georgia was boosted by its matchups against Alabama in week five (12 million viewers) and SEC newcomer Texas in week 8 (13 million viewers). The latter stands as the most-watched game of the regular season. 

The Big Ten, which now boasts 18 teams, is typically not far behind the SEC in terms of audience interest. Thus, it’s no surprise to see Ohio State and Michigan in the top 10, at numbers 2 and 6, respectively. The two Big Ten teams’ top appearance came in week 14 when they faced one another, attracting 12 million viewers. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Georgia Sports Communications contributed to this column