Two students in Emory University’s Sports Marketing Analytics program in Atlanta completed a study to find the most “loyal and supportive” NFL fanbases. Instead of simply finding the team with the most tickets sold, the students factored in team win/loss record, area population, median income, etc. to see which teams’ fans show up no matter what.

This gave them a “Fan Equity” ranking to show which fanbases are the most committed to their teams.

The results were fairly predictable at the top, and then got very surprising.

1. Dallas Cowboys

2. New England Patriots

3. New York Jets

4. New Orleans Saints

5. New York Giants

6. Indianapolis Colts

7. Chicago Bears

8. Baltimore Ravens

9. Pittsburgh Steelers

10. Tennessee Titans

11. San Diego Chargers

12. Denver Broncos

13. Washington Redskins

14. Green Bay Packers

15. Carolina Panthers

16. Houston Texans

17. Philadelphia Eagles

18. Minnesota Vikings

19. Cincinnati Bengals

20. Cleveland Browns

21. Kansas City Chiefs

22. St. Louis Rams

23. Seattle Seahawks

24. Buffalo Bills

25. Miami Dolphins

26. San Francisco 49ers

27. Jacksonville Jaguars

28. Detroit Lions

29. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

30. Arizona Cardinals

31. Atlanta Falcons

32. Oakland Raiders

Dallas is still America’s team. Not a huge surprise to see them at the top of the list, considering every year they’re supposed to be great and people turn out in droves to watch them, no matter how disappointing the season turns out.

And really, teams one through nine are all well-known for their rabid fanbases, and it’s not surprising to see any of them there.

But we do have some questions for the rest of the list.

First off: the Eagles at 17? You can call the Eagles fans many things, but disloyal is certainly not one of them. That one stuck out to us as very questionable.

Other questions: San Diego Chargers ahead of the Green Bay Packers? Really?

Also: Seahawks at 23? Raiders dead last?

Perhaps the silliest thing this report found was that Atlanta Falcons have the second-least supportive/loyal fanbase in the league. Emory students, you do know where your campus is, right? Maybe fudge the numbers a little bit on that one.

PHOTOS: Fans from around the league.