RE: Rank Division I programs in your state in terms of resources
For Florida, I'd say:
10 -tied - Florida and Florida State: Florida has a slight edge in finances and alumni, while Florida State has the edge in facilities. Football-wise, both are about equal in terms of success and tradition. UF has an edge in basketball thanks to 2 national championships. FSU has a good history as well, with a national championship appearance and ACC title. Both schools also have a good history in baseball and have been to the College World Series several times (but neither has won it all). FSU is the only team in college baseball to never had a losing season and has been to 40+ straight postseasons, which gives them the edge. Both have very strong support throughout the state and southeast.
8 - Miami: Despite their attendance woes, Miami still has a very strong core fan base in South Florida as well as rabid followers, it seems randomly across the state. Their level of physical support, both in terms of facilities and butts in the seats, are nowhere near UF and FSU, but their strong financial resources and history still keep them near the top. Football of course used to be dominant, but has been OK for several years now. Basketball has really grown and become an annual NCAA tournament contender, while the baseball team is by far the most successful in the state.
7 - tied - South Florida and Central Florida: USF used to have an edge, mostly due to their strong research and funding/recognition that comes from that. UCF has really closed the gap in the past 10yrs though, and both are becoming increasingly nationally known. Both have had up and down yrs in football, basketball, and baseball; but are generally good. It's taken a while, but fan support has grown significantly for both.
4.5 - tied - FIU and FAU: Not much difference between both. Still growing in terms of fanbase and community support. Both have been long-time commuter schools, but are just starting to grow out of that. There's still a ways to go though, and they haven't had near the level of athletic success that the teams above them have had. There's a good amount of potential though, and they're slowly inching their way up the list.
4 - FGCU: Recent success in basketball has inched FGCU up the list, but their status as a mostly commuter school and lack of football still holds them up from rising higher. Growing baseball tradition as well, just recently appeared in the top 25.
3.5 -tied - FAMU and UNF: Two schools, two athletic departments, both tied, but for completely different reasons. First off, FAMU has the most history of any FCS school in the state. They have a national championship in football and an excellent history in the sport. They annually draw in the top 10 of FCS attendance nationally, even with recent poor seasons. They've made the NCAA tournament in basketball, although most years they're terrible. Baseball is also improving significantly and they won the MEAC last year and made the postseason. What really keeps them at this spot is their fan support, which very may well be the 3rd greatest in the state behind FSU and UF. What absolutely kills them though are their facilities and finances, both of which are beyond horribly terrible and each stem from TERRIBLE administrative mismanagement. They do have an excellent AD right now who is working to change things, but it's going to take a long time for things to completely turn around in those departments.
North Florida on the other hand has good facilities and decent funding, but is still a commuter school with little history in D1. Their baseball program is solid, but basketball is still growing. Should UNF ever add football (as they should, they already have a stadium that would work), they'd quickly jump up this list.
3 - tied - JU and Bethune-Cookman: Jacksonville University is a small private school in it's namesake city. They have a small FCS team with some decent history in the Pioneer League. The basketball team actually was the first Florida team to play in the national championship, losing to UCLA, believe it or not. Baseball also has a very strong history of success, making regionals and even hosting in the past. What keeps them so far down is their small size, and thus small fan support and alumni base. Bethune-Cookman on the other hand, is very similar to FAMU but without quite the football history. They have a good fan base, but not quite as large as FAMU. No real basketball history, but a very strong baseball tradition.
2.5 - Stetson: Some good baseball history, not much in the way of basketball. Football actually has a very deep and rich history, but was absent for so long, much of that memory died off before the program relaunched. Football 2.0 hasn't been nearly as successful, but is still relatively new and growing. There is a good alumni base, but still small.
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Rank Division I programs in your state in terms of resources
Ok, I'll include them in Ohio
