<li>Ann Arbor, Michigan. University of Michigan</li>
<li>Palo Alto, CA. Stanford University</li>
<li>Madison, Wis. University of Wisconsin</li>
<li>State College, PA. Penn State University Park</li>
<li>Lexington, KY. University of Kentucky</li>
<li>Fayetteville, Ark. University of Arkansas.</li>
<li>Chapel Hill, NC. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill</li>
<li>Columbia, MO. University of Missouri</li>
<li>Charlottesville, VA. University of Virginia</li>
<li>Bloomington, Ind. University of Indiana</li>
</ol>
<p>I think that’s about where I would put Penn State UP, but I was surprised to see Palo Alto that high up. I was a little surprised to see Fayetteville, Ark. on there as well.</p>
<p>This list is stupid.
5 of the schools up there don't deserve to be in the top 10.
I live in Virginia and UVA is really not that great of a sport town. I would much rather go to tech for a football game.</p>
<p>You have to read the whole article. The criteria were local housing prices for a family-sized home, violent crime statistics, so safety was an issue, and quality of life as measured by the ranking of local public schools. It's more about liveability than the University's sports teams. That's why towns like Columbus, East Lansing, Austin, etc. are not there and places like Charlottesville are there.</p>
<p>I agree with the list except for Stanford. Although Palo Alto residents make about three times as much money as residents in the other college towns, a house in Palo Alto cost about seven times as much. That doesn't compute. Methinks the author went to Stanford.</p>
<p>Ohhh okay. I thought they were saying that these schools had the greatest atmosphere for college football. In this case, the list in mostly fitting.</p>