Last week, I asked you to vote on which themes should be the “official” tunes for each sport. This was a fun post and it was linked from Sports Illustrated. I appreciate all of the votes. The polls are now closed so let’s take a look at the results. I’ll provide the number of votes, the percentages and the video that will become the “Official” Theme Song for each sport. Some of the results will not be surprising, others may be.
Here they are:
BASEBALL
Total Votes: 765
Which Should Be The “Official” Theme For MLB?
| Answer | Votes | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| ESPN’s MLB Theme | 381 | 50% |
| MLB on Fox | 299 | 39% |
| ABC’s Monday Night Baseball | 85 | 11% |
The winner: MLB on ESPN
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Total Votes: 713
Which Theme Should Be The “Official” Song For College Football
| Answer | Votes | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| SEC on CBS | 367 | 51% |
| Present ESPN Theme | 243 | 34% |
| Old School ESPN Theme | 103 | 14% |
The winner: SEC on CBS
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Total Votes: 719
Which is Your Choice for “Official” Theme For College Basketball
| Answer | Votes | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| CBS/Turner March Madness | 628 | 87% |
| ESPN College Basketball (1995-2001) | 62 | 9% |
| NBC’s 1980’s Theme | 29 | 4% |
The winner: CBS/Turner March Madness
NBA
Total Votes: 748
What Should Be the “Official” Theme of the NBA?
| Answer | Votes | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| NBA on NBC “Roundball Rock” | 663 | 89% |
| NBA on TNT | 48 | 6% |
| NBA on CBS | 37 | 5% |
The runaway winner: Roundball Rock
NFL
Total Votes: 735
Your Choice for “Official” Theme of the NFL
| Answer | Votes | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| ESPN’s Monday Night Football “Heavy Action” | 343 | 47% |
| NFL on Fox | 225 | 31% |
| NBC’s Sunday Night Football | 141 | 19% |
| NFL on CBS “Pots and Pans” | 26 | 4% |
Our winner: Monday Night Football “Heavy Action”
While this remix is good, I prefer the ABC version used in the late 1980’s.
NHL
Total Votes: 479
Which Should Be The “Official” Theme For The NHL?
| Answer | Votes | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| NHL on ESPN | 225 | 47% |
| Hockey Night in Canada/Hockey Theme | 161 | 34% |
| The Hockey Song by Stompin’ Tom Connors | 37 | 8% |
| NHL on NBC | 36 | 8% |
| NHL on Fox | 20 | 4% |
The Winner: NHL on ESPN over my wishes for Hockey Night in Canada, but the voters have spoken.
TENNIS
Total Votes: 295
Which Do You Like As the “Official” Theme for Tennis
| Answer | Votes | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Wimbledon on NBC | 175 | 59% |
| USA Network’s US Open Theme | 99 | 34% |
| BBC Wimbledon Theme | 21 | 7% |
The winner: Wimbledon on NBC
SPORTS ANTHOLOGIES
Total Votes: 315
What Should Be Our “Official” Theme For Sports Anthologies?
| Answer | Votes | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| ABC’s Wide World of Sports | 240 | 76% |
| CBS Sports Spectacular | 52 | 17% |
| BBC Grandstand | 18 | 6% |
| NBC SportsWorld | 5 | 2% |
The overwhelming winner: ABC’s Wide World of Sports as it should be.
This was very enjoyable to do. I hope to do similar polls with you in the future.
