| Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #18542 |
| 1 | Are you a fan of college sports? |
| 800 Adults | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Region | ||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 3.5% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Northeas | Southeas | Western | |
| Yes | 59% | 64% | 54% | 55% | 61% | 64% | 56% | 58% | 60% | 58% | 65% | 66% | ** | 63% | 53% | 55% |
| No | 38% | 33% | 43% | 39% | 39% | 35% | 38% | 39% | 36% | 38% | 35% | 34% | ** | 33% | 43% | 42% |
| Not Sure | 4% | 4% | 4% | 6% | 1% | 1% | 7% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 0% | 0% | ** | 4% | 4% | 2% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 49% | 51% | 30% | 31% | 21% | 18% | 61% | 39% | 85% | 5% | 6% | 4% | 52% | 34% | 14% |
| 2 | Texas A&M University announced it will end its affiliation with the Big 12 Conference in June 2012. Do you think this is a good thing? Or a bad thing? |
| 469 College Sports Fans | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Region | ||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.5% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Northeas | Southeas | Western | |
| Good Thing | 19% | 20% | 17% | 23% | 20% | 16% | 10% | 22% | 14% | 16% | 19% | 31% | ** | 20% | 16% | 16% |
| Bad Thing | 62% | 66% | 59% | 50% | 63% | 68% | 73% | 57% | 70% | 67% | 42% | 44% | ** | 63% | 58% | 69% |
| Not Sure | 19% | 15% | 24% | 27% | 16% | 16% | 16% | 21% | 16% | 16% | 39% | 25% | ** | 16% | 26% | 15% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of College Sports Fans | 100% | 53% | 47% | 28% | 32% | 23% | 17% | 60% | 40% | 84% | 6% | 6% | 4% | 56% | 30% | 13% |
| 3 | Will the Big 12 survive after Texas A&M leaves? Or will it break up? |
| 469 College Sports Fans | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Region | ||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.4% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Northeas | Southeas | Western | |
| Survive | 63% | 65% | 61% | 54% | 63% | 72% | 67% | 59% | 70% | 61% | 69% | 75% | ** | 61% | 68% | 60% |
| Break Up | 24% | 27% | 21% | 31% | 25% | 19% | 17% | 28% | 18% | 26% | 9% | 25% | ** | 29% | 16% | 22% |
| Not Sure | 13% | 8% | 17% | 14% | 12% | 9% | 16% | 13% | 12% | 13% | 23% | 0% | ** | 10% | 15% | 18% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of College Sports Fans | 100% | 53% | 47% | 28% | 32% | 23% | 17% | 60% | 40% | 84% | 6% | 6% | 4% | 56% | 30% | 13% |
| 4 | Will Texas A&M leaving help or hurt the University of Kansas? |
| 469 College Sports Fans | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Region | ||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.6% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Northeas | Southeas | Western | |
| Help | 36% | 41% | 29% | 53% | 29% | 32% | 26% | 40% | 29% | 36% | 38% | 39% | ** | 39% | 35% | 24% |
| Hurt | 36% | 35% | 36% | 20% | 47% | 35% | 42% | 34% | 38% | 37% | 18% | 43% | ** | 38% | 28% | 42% |
| Not Sure | 29% | 23% | 34% | 27% | 25% | 33% | 33% | 26% | 33% | 28% | 45% | 19% | ** | 23% | 36% | 34% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of College Sports Fans | 100% | 53% | 47% | 28% | 32% | 23% | 17% | 60% | 40% | 84% | 6% | 6% | 4% | 56% | 30% | 13% |
| 5 | Will Texas A&M leaving help or hurt Kansas State University? |
| 469 College Sports Fans | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Region | ||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.6% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Northeas | Southeas | Western | |
| Help | 37% | 38% | 35% | 43% | 36% | 33% | 32% | 40% | 32% | 35% | 40% | 69% | ** | 39% | 37% | 28% |
| Hurt | 37% | 43% | 30% | 27% | 44% | 39% | 37% | 36% | 38% | 40% | 24% | 12% | ** | 41% | 27% | 40% |
| Not Sure | 26% | 19% | 35% | 29% | 20% | 29% | 31% | 24% | 30% | 25% | 37% | 19% | ** | 20% | 36% | 32% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of College Sports Fans | 100% | 53% | 47% | 28% | 32% | 23% | 17% | 60% | 40% | 84% | 6% | 6% | 4% | 56% | 30% | 13% |
| 6 | Of the following teams, which one would you most like to see join the Big 12? BYU? Notre Dame? University of Arkansas? University of Houston? University of Pittsburgh? Or SMU? |
| 469 College Sports Fans | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Region | ||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.6% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Northeas | Southeas | Western | |
| BYU | 15% | 15% | 14% | 17% | 19% | 8% | 11% | 18% | 9% | 16% | 1% | 4% | ** | 19% | 10% | 6% |
| Notre Dame | 35% | 36% | 33% | 41% | 37% | 33% | 20% | 39% | 28% | 32% | 23% | 63% | ** | 36% | 36% | 26% |
| Arkansas | 30% | 33% | 27% | 20% | 27% | 38% | 43% | 24% | 40% | 32% | 35% | 6% | ** | 26% | 36% | 35% |
| Houston | 5% | 7% | 4% | 7% | 6% | 2% | 6% | 6% | 4% | 5% | 12% | 9% | ** | 5% | 4% | 8% |
| Pittsburgh | 4% | 2% | 5% | 8% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 25% | 0% | ** | 3% | 4% | 4% |
| SMU | 6% | 4% | 8% | 4% | 3% | 10% | 9% | 3% | 10% | 7% | 0% | 2% | ** | 7% | 3% | 9% |
| Not Sure | 6% | 3% | 9% | 2% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 5% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 15% | ** | 4% | 7% | 11% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of College Sports Fans | 100% | 53% | 47% | 28% | 32% | 23% | 17% | 60% | 40% | 84% | 6% | 6% | 4% | 56% | 30% | 13% |