The National Collegiate Athletic Association released their rankings of the top college football towns in America, and University of Wisconsin has been hailed the best place in America to be on game day.
There’s no shortage of red Saturdays, as the school spirit of UW is unlike anywhere else. From 7:00 a.m. alarms, red lipstick, Badger tattoos and an afternoon nap that’ll make you wonder where your day went, home football games are filled with festivities that make the Madison atmosphere unique.
Was there any doubt? @NCAA ranks #MadisonWI the #1 college football town. #OnWisconsin http://t.co/iIkVNKKj8A pic.twitter.com/VlBYh4LthU
— UW–Madison (@UWMadison) September 25, 2015
With traditions like Jump Around and the Wisconsin band’s leading of the fifth quarter, Badgers fans are engaged throughout the football games in the beloved Camp Randall Stadium. With Bucky bringing the high energy students feed off of, the overwhelming hype is felt inside and outside the stadium.
It also doesn’t hurt that the Badgers football team is consistently ranked in the Associated Press Top 25.
The greatest tradition in college football: #JUMPAROUND at #CampRandallAfterDarkhttps://t.co/myQSTdu8H6
— UW–Madison (@UWMadison) September 27, 2015
Other schools listed included Ole Miss, Texas A&M, Michigan and Ohio State (take that, Buckeyes).
Along with this, UW has been ranked the eighth and third best party school by Playboy and Princeton Review, respectively, and the eleventh best public school by U.S. News and World Report.
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If students don’t have tickets to the game, Union South along with many campus bars serve as venues where students can cheer their favorite football team on.
But there’s nothing like the large dedication students have to tailgating like each home football game is the university’s last.
