It's no secret that Americans love their football. TV ratings will tell you that the NFL is easily the most popular sport. However, a recent Harris poll released by the NFL will still probably surprise you and football's lead is growing. 36% of people polled, better than a 3rd of the country, say that the NFL is their favorite sport. That number is up from 31% last year and the growth seems to come directly at baseball's expense. 17% of people reported that baseball was their favorite sport last year, but its down to 13% this year.

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When you factor in that college football is now tied with baseball at 13%, it means that nearly half of all Americans see football of some kind as their favorite sport.

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Here's the full ranking of American's favorite sports according to the Harris Poll.

â†µ â†µ â†µ â†µ RANK â†µ â†µ â†µ SPORT â†µ â†µ â†µ PERCENT â†µ â†µ â†µ â†µ â†µ 1 â†µ â†µ â†µ Pro Football â†µ â†µ â†µ 36 â†µ â†µ â†µ â†µ â†µ 2 â†µ â†µ â†µ Baseball â†µ â†µ â†µ 13 â†µ â†µ â†µ â†µ â†µ 3 â†µ â†µ â†µ College Football â†µ â†µ â†µ 13 â†µ â†µ â†µ â†µ â†µ 4 â†µ â†µ â†µ Auto Racing â†µ â†µ â†µ 8 â†µ â†µ â†µ â†µ â†µ T5 â†µ â†µ â†µ Men’s Pro Basketball, Men’s College Basketball, Hockey â†µ â†µ â†µ 5 â†µ â†µ â†µ â†µ â†µ â†µâ†µ

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