Notre Dame Top Ranked in College Football on List of Best Stadium Experiences

It’s only fitting that one of college football’s most storied programs would put forth a good representation of the sport.

Earlier in the month, Notre Dame Stadium placed eighth on Stadium Journey Magazine’s list of the top 100 stadium experiences of 2013 (h/t College Football Talk). 

Notre Dame was the only college football stadium to crack the top 25. In fact, only 12 other venues made the list at all.

Team	Venue	Ranking
Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium	8
Alabama	Bryant-Denny Stadium	26
USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	27
Texas	Darrell K. Royal Stadium	32
UCLA	The Rose Bowl	45
Army	Blaik Field at Michie Stadium	46
Michigan State	Spartan Stadium	47
Michigan	Michigan Stadium	48
Ohio State	Ohio Stadium	51
Clemson	Memorial Stadium	68
Texas A&M	Kyle Field	70
Nebraska	Memorial Stadium	91
Syracuse	Carrier Dome	95

Oddly enough, Notre Dame Stadium was just the second-best finish for the Irish on this list. Compton Family Ice Arena—home of the Notre Dame hockey team—ranked five spots higher at No. 3.

But if that wasn’t shocking enough, the No. 1-ranked venue on the list—Minnesota Duluth college hockey’s Amsoil Arena—only has a capacity of 6,726 and opened in 2010.

Other notable venues inside the top 10 include: Daytona International Speedway (2), Lucas Oil Stadium (4), Fenway Park (5), Heinz Field (6), AT&T Center (9) and Oriole Park at Camden Yards (10).

According to the magazine, the people who created this list have reviewed over 1,700 stadiums around the world in recent years. However, for this edition, they chose to focus mainly on the experiences in the United States and Canada.

Given the list, some would even say they chose to focus on the art of trolling.

It’s hard to imagine LSU’s Tiger Stadium not ranking as one of the top 13 best college football experiences, let alone in the top 100 of all stadiums. Tennessee’s Neyland Stadium, Georgia’s Sanford Stadium and Florida’s Ben Hill Griffin Stadium are other glaring snubs.

All in all, even though the list might come off as a bit suspect, you’ve got to hand it to the guys at Stadium Journey Magazine for putting the effort into compiling this list.

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