These exclude championship games and bowl games as those games can really distort the numbers. Caution when looking at these viewer numbers. They only include games that were reported by Sport Media Watch. That excludes some of the conference networks and streaming services like ESPN+.
2020 |
2021 | |
SEC | 3,541,484 | 3,340,404 |
| Alabama | 4,575,556 | 6,189,000 |
| Georgia | 6,485,000 | 4,335,800 |
| Auburn | 3,410,000 | 4,288,556 |
| Florida | 3,293,333 | 3,782,857 |
| Texas A&M | 2,825,143 | 3,833,286 |
| LSU | 3,885,000 | 2,848,125 |
| Arkansas | 2,383,333 | 3,475,143 |
| Tennessee | 3,452,000 | 2,580,143 |
| Mississippi | 3,780,000 | 2,709,375 |
| Kentucky | 2,510,000 | 2,166,167 |
| Mississippi State | 2,956,667 | 1,470,143 |
| Missouri | 2,090,000 | 1,848,667 |
| South Carolina | 2,099,000 | 1,380,400 |
| Vanderbilt | 2,020,000 | 446,000 |
Big Ten | 2,243,216 | 2,768,736 |
| Ohio State | 5,795,000 | 5,212,833 |
| Michigan | 3,974,000 | 5,061,182 |
| Penn State | 2,611,857 | 4,638,300 |
| Michigan State | 2,505,429 | 3,353,000 |
| Wisconsin | 3,114,000 | 2,412,333 |
| Nebraska | 1,979,571 | 2,751,000 |
| Minnesota | 2,375,000 | 2,130,714 |
| Indiana | 2,556,857 | 1,775,125 |
| Purdue | 630,667 | 2,265,125 |
| Iowa | 1,386,571 | 2,060,909 |
| Northwestern | 1,750,600 | 1,042,714 |
| Maryland | 1,016,000 | 1,255,000 |
| Illinois | 824,200 | 1,213,750 |
| Rutgers | 556,400 | 801,857 |
ACC | 2,736,020 | 1,672,061 |
| Clemson | 4,450,000 | 2,980,286 |
| Miami | 3,086,667 | 2,076,667 |
| Florida State | 2,357,500 | 2,171,714 |
| Boston College | 3,833,333 | 622,000 |
| Georgia Tech | 2,292,000 | 1,834,333 |
| North Carolina | 2,377,143 | 1,770,714 |
| Virginia Tech | 2,333,333 | 1,341,500 |
| Pittsburgh | 2,745,000 | 1,321,000 |
| Syracuse | 1,935,000 | 1,312,000 |
| Louisville | 1,783,500 | 1,353,600 |
| North Carolina State | 1,435,000 | 1,574,250 |
| Virginia | 1,465,600 | |
| Wake Forest | 3,460,000 | 1,051,833 |
| Duke | 2,355,000 | 384,500 |
Big 12 | 1,622,784 | 1,742,656 |
| Oklahoma | 2,745,125 | 3,777,364 |
| Texas | 2,898,750 | 2,461,000 |
| Oklahoma State | 2,074,700 | 1,895,400 |
| Iowa State | 1,743,000 | 1,626,111 |
| Baylor | 964,875 | 1,544,556 |
| Kansas State | 1,418,900 | 1,030,125 |
| West Virginia | 1,311,333 | 1,138,100 |
| Texas Tech | 1,340,750 | 1,064,222 |
| TCU | 1,086,700 | 1,209,889 |
| Kansas | 596,286 | 838,000 |
PAC-12 | 1,210,414 | 1,569,353 |
| Oregon | 1,856,000 | 3,191,818 |
| USC | 1,903,000 | 1,615,500 |
| Utah | 1,210,800 | 2,021,500 |
| Washington | 1,303,500 | 1,688,000 |
| Colorado | 800,500 | 1,819,600 |
| UCLA | 1,040,000 | 1,566,111 |
| Arizona | 1,224,800 | 1,012,000 |
| Stanford | 1,077,333 | 1,166,875 |
| Washington State | 1,007,750 | 966,167 |
| Arizona State | 1,080,250 | 887,200 |
| Oregon State | 954,167 | 769,600 |
| California | 998,000 | 570,000 |
