Ohio Watches Most Football In Nation: Study

CLEVELAND — Ohioans really, really love football. A new study shows that Buckeye State residents spend more time watching football than residents in any other state. We also watch the sixth most sports overall.

The study — done by DirecTV and USDIRECT — was based on three metrics: TV watch-time, interest of a household in sports and interest of a household in TV and movies. Data was sourced from product purchases through DirecTV, subscriptions and surveys. The three sources were weighted equally. Each state's favorite sport was then taken from the average household interest in eight popular sports: baseball, basketball, football, golf, hockey, skiing, soccer and tennis.

The most popular sport in the U.S. was football, with baseball and basketball coming in second and third, respectively. West Virginia residents watch the most TV overall and South Dakota loved sports the most, overall. Ohioans were the biggest fans of football though.

The Top 10 most sports obsessed states are:

1. West Virginia
2. Wyoming
3. Pennsylvania
4. North Dakota
5. Delaware
6. Ohio
7. New Hampshire
8. New Jersey
9. Wisconsin
10. Iowa

View the full report on USDIRECT's website.