Best of North Dakota

Here are the results for North Dakota on ESPN.com's pole promoting their 50 States in 50 Days tour. I have reason to believe that some geek at NDSU is sitting in their dorm room this summer voting for everything Fargo. Can Fargo be anymore envious of that big-little town of GF an hour north? My answers are highlighted.

1) Most memorable sports moment?

81.9% Roger Maris hits 61 home runs to establish new MLB single-season record (1961)
12.6% University of North Dakota wins seventh NCAA hockey title (2000)
2.6% North Dakota defeats North Dakota St. 28-21 in OT in Nickel Trophy game (2003)
2.1% University of North Dakota wins first Div. II football national title (2001)
0.8% Doug Smail ties record with four goals as UND wins NCAA hockey title (1980)

2) Most popular sport?

61.6% Football
27.1% Hockey
4.6% Baseball
4.1% Basketball
1.0% Fishing
0.7% Soccer
0.5% Auto racing
0.3% Golf

3) Favorite pro team?

55.4% Minnesota Vikings
15.9% Green Bay Packers
15.7% Minnesota Twins
7.0% Minnesota Timberwolves
1.9% Minnesota Wild
1.7% Chicago Cubs
1.2% Dallas Cowboys
1.2% New York Yankees

4) Favorite North Dakota team?

57.2% North Dakota State (football)
31.5% Univ. of North Dakota (hockey)
4.4% North Dakota State (basketball)
3.6% Univ. of North Dakota (football)
1.6% Fargo-Moorhead Redhawks (baseball)
0.8% Dakota Wizards (basketball)
0.5% Univ. of North Dakota (basketball)

5) Best rivalry?

54.0% North Dakota State vs. South Dakota State (football)
38.3% Univ. of North Dakota vs. Univ. of Minnesota (hockey)
4.8% North Dakota State vs. South Dakota State (basketball)
2.9% Univ. of North Dakota vs. Univ. of South Dakota (football)

6) Best homegrown product?

56.0% Roger Maris (baseball)
20.3% Darin Erstad (baseball)
11.2% Rick Helling (baseball)
9.0% Phil Jackson (basketball)
2.4% Virgil Hill (boxing)
1.1% Lute Olson (basketball)

7) Should the University of North Dakota change it's current "Fighting Sioux" nickname?

76.2% No
23.8% Yes

8) Better place to watch a game?

64.5% Fargo Dome, North Dakota State football
35.5% Ralph Engelstad Arena, North Dakota hockey

9) Favorite personality or historical figure?

36.5% Lawrence Welk (musician)
26.1% Angie Dickinson (author)
22.2% Louis L'Amour (author)
12.7% Jonny Lang (musician)
2.5% Peggy Lee (singer)

10) Have you been to North Dakota?

73.7% Yes
26.3% No

Total Votes: 13,767