The League Rank is a calculation that measures North America’s professional Sports League’s Impact. Europe’s professional Leagues were left out due to its monolithic devotion to Association Football (Soccer). In contrast, North America has a vibrant and diverse professional sports ecosystem.

The Rank is a sum based on Attendance, both Total per-season Attendance and Average per-game Attendance. It is a fair and equitable way to measure League Impact since not all Leagues or Sports have access to the Television Networks.

Tier 1 Leagues are the Major Leagues while Tier 2 and lower Leagues are the Minor Leagues or Minor Sports Leagues.

League Impact = Total Attendance + Average Attendance

Outdoor sports because of their larger venues are measured against themselves, with each Tier being based on a Impact Score of each ten points.

Outdoor League Impact Score (10 point increments)

Tier 1   <10

Tier 2   <20

Tier 3   <30

Tier 4   <40

Tier 5   <50

Tier 6   <60

Tier 7   <70

Tier 8   <80

Tier 9   <90

Tier 10   <100

Tier 11   <110

Tier 12   <120

Indoor sports because of their smaller venues are measured against themselves, with each Tier being based on a Impact Score of each five points.

Indoor League Impact Score (5 point increments)

Tier 1   <5

Tier 2   <10

Tier 3   <15

Tier 4   <20

Tier 5   <25

Tier 6   <30

Tier 7   <35

Tier 8   <40

Tier 9   <45

Tier 10   <50

Tier 11   <55

Tier 12   <60