Badger fans have always claimed Madison is the best place for college football, but now it is official.
A USA Today reader survey named Madison America’s best college football town on Friday, based on over 50,000 votes.
Madison beat out Blacksburg, Va., home of Virginia Tech, for the title. A late surge in voting made Columbus, Ohio, home of Big Ten rival Ohio State University, the contest’s third-place finisher.
Other towns among the top finishers included Athens, Ga., Columbus, S.C. and South Bend, Ind.
Readers voted for their favorite college football town from a list of 15 finalists nominated by five sportswriters and broadcasters.
University of Wisconsin-Madison sophomore Nathan Graetz said he was not surprised by the high ranking the city of Madison received.
“We’ve got a lot of spirit here,” Graetz said. “Even on the Big Ten Network, the broadcasters are always talking about how the Madison student section is one of the most enthusiastic of any university.”
