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FanSided 250: Clemson ranked No. 1 fanbase in College Football

By Andrew Boardwine

SANTA CLARA, CA - JANUARY 07: Head coach Dabo Swinney of the Clemson Tigers celebrates his teams 44-16 win over the Alabama Crimson Tide with the trophy in the CFP National Championship presented by AT&T at Levi's Stadium on January 7, 2019 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
SANTA CLARA, CA - JANUARY 07: Head coach Dabo Swinney of the Clemson Tigers celebrates his teams 44-16 win over the Alabama Crimson Tide with the trophy in the CFP National Championship presented by AT&T at Levi's Stadium on January 7, 2019 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) /
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The Clemson football fanbase was ranked as the No. 1 group of fans in the country, according to the FanSided 250.

If you’ve ever been to Death Valley and watched a Clemson football game, you know how special the Tiger fanbase truly is.

Clemson football fans travel like no other, they’re passionate like no other, and the group is growing rampant as part of the Tigers’ recent success.

All of that was noticed Tuesday afternoon with the FanSided 250 was released.

The FanSided 250 is the ultimate rankings of the hottest fandoms anywhere, including sports, entertainment, celebrities and gaming. It’s all compiled together using fan votes, search scores and social media followers to present the top 250 fanbases in the world.

Clemson football was ranked as the No. 1 College Football fanbase in the nation, according to the rankings. Not only were the Tigers the No. 1 CFB fan base, Clemson was ranked the hottest fanbase in the world after winning its second National Championship in the last three seasons.

Here’s a look at where Clemson stacks up and some of the notable programs to fall behind the Tigers on the list.

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In terms of College Football, the Tigers are ranked No. 1 ahead of the Alabama Crimson Tide (No. 2), Ohio State Buckeyes (No. 3) and LSU Tigers (No. 4).

Overall, Clemson is ranked as the No. 24 overall fanbase. The Tigers are ahead of notable names like Stephen Curry, the Jonas Brothers, Becky Lynch, Lionel Messi, New Orleans Saints, Supernatural and Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, just to name a few.

Here’s a look at the top-10 overall, according to the FanSided 250:

  1. Marvel
  2. Los Angeles Lakers
  3. Star Wars
  4. Beyonce
  5. Patrick Mahomes
  6. U.S. Women’s National Team
  7. Zion Williamson
  8. Los Angeles Clippers
  9. Game of Thrones
  10. Serena Williams

It’s pretty impressive to see Clemson football fans being acknowledged as one of the greatest fan bases in the country when you look at the relative smallness of the university and its fans compared to the rest of the nation.

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To have Clemson talked about in the same sentence as the New England Patriots, Lebron James, Taylor Swift, Stranger Things and Tiger Woods absolutely shows how much success Dabo Swinney has had in building this program to become a national brand that is recognized no matter where you go.

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