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College football’s top 14 stadiums

By Patrick Schmidt

Jan 6, 2014; Pasadena, CA, USA; An exterior view of the Rose Bowl stadium prior to the game between the Florida State Seminoles and the Auburn Tigers in the 2014 BCS National Championship game at the Rose Bowl. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 6, 2014; Pasadena, CA, USA; An exterior view of the Rose Bowl stadium prior to the game between the Florida State Seminoles and the Auburn Tigers in the 2014 BCS National Championship game at the Rose Bowl. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /
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The history, pageantry, 100,000 screaming fans decked out in their team’s colors put college football stadiums in a class all to themselves when it comes to the best experiences for fans to watch a sporting event, but which stadium in college is the best?

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Today, Bryan Fischer looked at the 14 best stadiums across the nation.

Here is what Fischer came up with:

14. Wisconsin’s Camp Randall

13. Boise State’s Albertsons Stadium

12. Nebraska’s Memorial Stadium

11. Army’s Michie Stadium

10. Michigan Stadium

9. Georgia’s Sanford Stadium

8. Ohio State’s Ohio Stadium

7. Clemson’s Memorial Stadium

6. Notre Dame Stadium

5. Oregon’s Autzen Stadium

4. Texas A&M’s Kyle Field

3. Washington’s Husky Stadium

2. LSU’s Tiger Stadium

1. The Rose Bowl

Does The Rose Bowl coming in at No. 1 surprise you?

With history and mystique playing a large part in the voting process, having the Rose Bowl in the top spot is tough to beat considering it’s been the host to The Granddaddy of Them All” since 1922 when the Rose Bowl was first played in Pasadena.

In addition to hosting the Rose Bowl and the home of the UCLA Bruins, the Rose Bowl has also hosted the 1932 and 1984 Olympics and and was the venue for the 1994 FIFA World Cup Final, the 1999 FIFA Women’s World Cup Final, as well as five Super Bowl games.

The Rose Bowl is a National Historic Landmark and will serve as one of six stadiums that will serve as a semi-final sites in the new College Football Playoff beginning in 2014.

LSU’s Tiger Stadium is annually ranked among the best, if not the best, place to watch a college football game, especially on a Saturday night when the fans have literally shaken the Earth and registered an earthquake. It has rightfully earned its nickname as Death Valley and the place where dreams come to die.

What would be No. 1 on your list? What was the biggest surprise ranking or omission for you based on this list? For me, I’d say omitting Alabama’s Bryant-Denny Stadium and Tennessee’s Neyland Stadium would be my first two glaring omissions that would be on my list.

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