Tag: Poll Results

Fans Favor Pitch Clock, Shift Ban and Larger Bases; Numbers Stay Strong from Pre-Season to In-Season

South Orange, NJ, May 24, 2023 – Before the Major League Baseball season began (March, 2023), the Seton Hall Sports Poll found that fans embraced the new rules implemented for this season.  In some cases, support from self-described fans, avid…

More Than Half of Americans Say ‘Yes’ to Student-Athletes Payments for Revenue Generating Sports; Number Rises to 62% for Sports Fans; 2 /3 Favor Student Athletes Getting Paid for NIL

With being a member of the sweet sixteen, each of the remaining schools in the NCAA tournaments receive direct financial compensation as well as indirect benefits such as strong media exposure. The stars of the tournament, the students, do not…

March Madness Goes Digital: Number Watching on Phone/Laptop Nearly Doubles; More Than a Third Who Watch Will Bet, Half Will Engage with Social Media

South Orange, NJ, March 14, 2023 – With the NCAA College Basketball Championships (“March Madness”) upon us, sports fans across the country are migrating in greater numbers towards non-TV devices to catch the action. While a year ago only 7…

Poll on Sports Betting USA, 2023

More Than 50 percent of U.S. Say Sports Betting Should Be Legal  Fans Say Announcers Should Be Mum On Odds During Games  ‘Too Many Sports Betting Ads During Games’ Say Majority of Fans   South Orange, NJ, March 2, 2023…

Public Says LIV Has Diminished PGA and Pro Golf; By More than 2 to 1 Margin, Say LIV Is Saudi ‘Sportswashing’

The defection of many top golfers to the new LIV tour, along with their subsequent ban from PGA tournaments, has the American public thinking that both the PGA tour and professional golf in general have been diminished. Asked if the…

43 Percent of Americans Say Britney Griner Punishment ‘Unfair,’ 62 Percent Say She’s a Russian ‘Political Pawn’

Although she was barely known while playing for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA, 65 percent of American adults now know who Brittney Griner is. Who is Brittney Griner? N=1,579   General Population Sports Fan* Non Fan Avid Fan Casual…

Americans Judge Single Season Home Run Record

56 percent of fans say Aaron Judge is the ‘rightful’ record holder, not Bonds; Fans approve of expanded wildcard format   South Orange, NJ October 14, 2022 – Aaron Judge’s pursuit of Roger Maris’ American League record of 61 home…

Sports Poll Featured by International Business Times, Sports Business Journal, The Athletic, Grant Wahl, Darren Rovell and More

The most recent findings of the Seton Hall Sports Poll were featured in media across the United States and beyond and included traditional news articles, Tweets, podcasts and radio shows. Media appearances included International Business Times, Sports Business Journal (three times), The Athletic, The Beat…

1 in 4 American Households Have Purchased or Sold Crypto/NFTs; Nearly 60% of Avid Sports Fans Have Indulged

Fans Like Benefits from NFT Ownership; Seek More While the concepts of cryptocurrency (Bitcoin, Ethereum, etc.,) and non-fungible tokens (NFT) may still be foreign to many Americans, 24 percent of households in the U.S. have owned either or both. And…

Double Digit Jump in Public Support for Student-Athlete Name, Image, Likeness Payment; Majority of Fans Say Pay the March Madness Players

South Orange, NJ March 17, 2022 – Since the passage of legislation in 29 states last year that provides for student-athletes to receive payments for use of their name, image or likeness (NIL), there has been double digit increase in…

Did a Stitch in Time Save the Mudville 9? By Nearly 3-1 Fans Did Not ‘Lose Interest’ Because of Baseball Work Stoppage

South Orange, NJ March 16, 2022 – After the announcement that Major League Baseball’s work stoppage was over and the 2022 season would be played in full, respondents to a Seton Hall Sports Poll expressed renewed interest in the game.…