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 |