May 3, 2018 Seton Hall Sports Poll Examines Attitudes Towards NFL Cheerleaders; Public Widely Disagrees with Team Policies Banning Personal Religious Social Media Posts or Fraternization with Players
May 1, 2018 By 2 To 1, Public Feels Limited Mound Visits Make Baseball Games Feel Faster; Length of Game, Drugs, Declining Interest, Big Market Advantage Are Still Problems for Baseball; By a 4-1 Margin, Ages 18-29 Say They Are Less Interested in Baseball
April 26, 2018 Americans Favor Legalized Sports Betting, but Also Believe It Impacts Integrity of Games
February 22, 2018 Two-thirds of USA Say to VP Pence: It Was Not Appropriate to Stay Seated During Opening Ceremonies; Viewing of Games on Streaming Devices Makes an Impact/ Americans Strongly Disapprove of Ingraham's 'Shut Up and Dribble' / Athletes Voicing Opinions on Social Issues Is Supported; A Rebuff to Fox’s Ingraham/ Ban on Tackle Football Until Freshman Year in High School?
February 7, 2018 Moving Front and Center - 43% Say They Will Be Watching; Some Live Streaming Olympic Coverage from South Korea/ Big Pushback on NBA Proposal for Gambling on Games in New York State/ Criminal Charges for Gymnastics, College Officials in Wake of Dr. Nassar Trial? A Resounding Yes from the Public
February 1, 2018 Interest in Super Bowl Down, Reflecting Season-long Viewing Trends; Slow Migration to Devices Other Than TV Continues; 22% Look Forward to Commercials More than the Game
2017
December 12, 2017 By 49%-35%, Americans Say 'No' to Bonds and Clemens for Hall of Fame; 62% Agree with Joe Morgan's Call to Ban Drug Users
November 30, 2017 Three-Quarters of Americans Now Say President Trump Should Stay Out of NFL Anthem Controversy; Two-Thirds Say Keeping Players in Locker Room Is Not an Effective Strategy
October 27, 2017 Americans Throw Penalty Flags at Both Goodell and Trump for Their Positions on the Stand & Kneel Issue/ Matters of Health and Safety in Youth Football Addressed; 82% Say ‘Advise Parents on Risk of Football’
October 26, 2017 Balls and Strikes Via Computer? Baseball Fans Shout ‘Keep the Umpire’/ One Third Think Undetected Drugs Are Driving All Those Homers
October 9, 2017 Poll Finds Americans Favor Protective Foul Line Netting in Baseball Stadiums, Expect for the Young
October 5, 2017 Seton Hall Poll Takes 'Kneeling' Question to Just NFL Fans, Vs. Last Week's 'All Americans'/ 91% of NFL Fans Still Prefer Games on Traditional TV/ Only 18% of Americans Say That ESPN's Jemele Hill Should Be Fired for 'White Supremacist' Tweet
September 28, 201784% Support NFL Players’ Right to Protest But Vary on How to Carry That Out; Only 16% Say Protesters Should Be Dropped from Team; Wide Discrepancy Between African-Americans and Whites
April 13, 2017 With NFL and NHL Moving Into Las Vegas, Nearly Half See Increased Likelihood of Players, Refs, Officials Betting on Outcomes/ One in Four Sees Need for More Women Coaching Women's Teams
March 24, 2017 53 Percent Say TV Revenue in NCAA Tournament Detracts from Academic Goals of University; Two Years of College vs One? 41% Favor Raising the Age Limit for NBA Eligibility; Number Who Say 'Scholarship Is Sufficient' Is Trending Down
February 23, 2017 Younger People Show Greater Support for Legalized Gambling on Sports, but Overall, Nation Is Divided; Strong Support for it Being Regulated on a State-by-State Basis
February 10, 2017 American Public Shows Modest Support for Moving an NFL Team to Las Vegas; But 75% Say the Team Should Fund a New Stadium/ By 66%-12% Public Says Keep Olympic Hockey Out of NHL Labor Negotiations
February 9, 2017Cord Cutting Can Wait – 98% Watched the Super Bowl on Traditional Television; Public Says Brady 'the Best Ever' in Wake of Victory
October 5, 2017 Seton Hall Poll Takes 'Kneeling' Question to Just NFL Fans, Vs. Last Week's 'All Americans'/ 91% of NFL Fans Still Prefer Games on Traditional TV/ Only 18% of Americans Say That ESPN's Jemele Hill Should Be Fired for 'White Supremacist' Tweet
September 28, 201784% Support NFL Players’ Right to Protest But Vary on How to Carry That Out; Only 16% Say Protesters Should Be Dropped from Team; Wide Discrepancy Between African-Americans and Whites
April 13, 2017 With NFL and NHL Moving Into Las Vegas, Nearly Half See Increased Likelihood of Players, Refs, Officials Betting on Outcomes/ One in Four Sees Need for More Women Coaching Women's Teams
March 24, 2017 53 Percent Say TV Revenue in NCAA Tournament Detracts from Academic Goals of University; Two Years of College vs One? 41% Favor Raising the Age Limit for NBA Eligibility; Number Who Say 'Scholarship Is Sufficient' Is Trending Down
February 23, 2017 Younger People Show Greater Support for Legalized Gambling on Sports, but Overall, Nation Is Divided; Strong Support for it Being Regulated on a State-by-State Basis
February 10, 2017 American Public Shows Modest Support for Moving an NFL Team to Las Vegas; But 75% Say the Team Should Fund a New Stadium/ By 66%-12% Public Says Keep Olympic Hockey Out of NHL Labor Negotiations
February 9, 2017Cord Cutting Can Wait – 98% Watched the Super Bowl on Traditional Television; Public Says Brady 'the Best Ever' in Wake of Victory
2016
November 21, 2016National Anthem Protest a 'Turn Off' for NFL Fans/ Nearly 20% Watch Games on Devices or Computers
November 17, 2016 Seton Hall Sports Poll Reveals Nation Sides with Obama's Caution on Sons Playing Football vs. Trump's Feeling that 'Head on Tackles are Incredible to Watch'/ Fans Who Say They Watch Less Football Cite National Anthem Protest as Principal Reason November 2, 2016 By More Than 2 to 1, Americans Say That Pros and Colleges Not Doing Enough to Police Sexual Abuse by Athletes/ 54% Believe Locker Room Talk is Similar to the Trump Tape
October 31, 2016 Roughly Half Say Sports Events and Presidential Election Could Be 'Rigged'
October 27, 2016 NFL TV Ratings Down; Fans Cite Host of Factors Led By National Anthem Protests; Several Possible Reasons Resonate with the Public
September 27, 2016 Lebron Is Still King When Endorsement Matters, According to Seton Hall Sports Poll; James Has Edge Over Curry Among Consumers; Retired Manning, Somewhat Deflated Brady Top Football Endorsers
September 23, 2016 Seton Hall Sports Poll Finds 33% Support for NCAA Decision to Pull Events from North Carolina; 28% Disagree
September 22, 2016Americans Show Disapproval of Kaepernick’s Actions but Support His Right to Protest; Overwhelming Support for Playing of Anthem
April 15, 2016 By Over 2 to 1, USA Believes NFL Has Not Been Honest in Recent Years on the Subject of Head Injuries; 29% View League Less Favorably / Both Men and Women Agree - Women's Soccer Team Pay Should Equal Men's
March 28, 2016 Nearly a Quarter of U.S. Says They Are More Likely to Buy a Product Endorsed by an Athlete Involved in Prominent Sporting Events / Trump Is Preferred 'Coach' of a College Basketball Team / States Should Decide Whether Sports Betting Should Be Legal
February 25, 2016 Manning's Public Approval Unscathed by Recent Accusations; Curry Still Well Behind LeBron, Kobe, in Approval Poll / Pizzi's 7 Marathons-7 Continents-7 Days Draws Near-Super Bowl Attention / Most Admired Sports Accomplishment / PED Use Ban / Ticket Purchasing / Looking Forward to…
January 28, 2016 When Super Bowl Intersects Political Season, What's the Most Competitive Contest Out There?; And Which Candidate Would You Want Coaching Your Team?
2015
October 29, 2015 Public Divided on Whether Fantasy Sports Commercials Should Run During Televised Games; Governor Christie's 'Really?' Comment on Debate May Have Rung True
October 1, 2015 Fantasy Sports Games Viewed as Gambling, Not Game of Skill, by Wide Margin in Seton Hall Sports Poll; Waiver to Advertise and Promote in Sports Telecasts Was Based on Argument That It Is Not Gambling
April 30, 2015 48% of Americans Think Baseball Still Has a Widespread Drug Problem/ But Disapproval Ratings Dropping for Bonds, Clemens, A-Rod, Woods, James; An Era of Forgiveness Emerging?/60% of Public Say Drop Legal Pursuit of Bonds
March 26, 2015 Americans Favoring Some Form of Increased Benefits for College Athletes Trending Upward / 65% Support Borland Decision on Early Retirement
March 5, 2015 Baseball Will Be Most Followed Spring Sports Event on America's Calendar/ MLB Paces Strongly with 18-29s
February 6, 2015 Seattle Coach Carroll's Popularity Seems to Have Weathered Public Opinion; Only 14% Have Unfavorable Reaction to Him / Marshawn Lynch's Abilities Trump His Silence with Media; By 51%-13%, He Is Found "Favorable" with Public
2014
November 20, 2014 Public Disagrees with NBA Commissioner Silver's Advocacy of Sports Betting, but Agrees with His Position / Disturbing Amount Think Game Results Already Influenced by Gambling / Nation Agrees with New Jerseyans on Bill Supporting Sports Gambling
October 30, 2014 New Jerseyans Support Cancellation of Sayreville Football Season, Suspension of Coaches, By 2-1 Margins / On Sports Betting, Women Are from Venus, Men Are from Atlantic City with Vastly Different Levels of Support
October 9, 2014 Attention NFL: Women Are Following Your Controversies as Closely as Men / Support for Goodell Drops; Rises for Obama's Position on 'Thinking Twice About Having a Son Play'
April 25, 2014 If General Public Had a Vote in Today's Northwestern Football Unionization Election - It Would Be No; "Players Are Students, Not Employees"
March 27, 2014 Seton Hall Sports Poll Finds Support for Student/Athlete Benefits Apart from Salaries / Findings at Same Time as Yesterday's NLRB Ruling Re: Northwestern
February 27, 2014 89% Say Sexual Preference Should Not Be Considered in Offering a Contract to a Player / Olympic Coverage Gets High Grades; Decision to Hold Games in Russia Is Met with Approval
February 7, 2014 91% Plan to Watch Olympics "The Old Fashioned Way" - TV; Online and Mobile Options Still Hover in Single Digits
2013
November 21, 2013 53% Think Bullying Widespread Throughout Sports / Only 13% Say Incognito 'Most at Fault' Among All Miami Parties
October 31, 2013 Seton Hall Sports Poll Finds Baseball Fans More Troubled By Length Of Games Than Steroid Issues
October 3, 2013 72% Support Selig Punishment Of A-Rod - Or Worse / Legacy Of Commissioner Gets High Grades / A Third Of Men Say NFL Less Enjoyable With New Safety Rules
April 18, 2013 60% Say Delay In Firing Rutgers Basketball Coach Rice Related To Pending Move Of School To Big Ten Conference
March 21, 2013 One in Three Think Players Shave Points In College Basketball / Half Think Most Colleges Break Recruiting Rules; 77% Want Coaches More Tightly Controlled
Feb. 28, 2013 Fewer Than Half Think Athletes Make Good Role Models - But Woe To Politicians And Movie Stars / African Americans Show Scant Interest In Upcoming Baseball Season / Respondents Weigh In On Pistorius Guilt Or Innocence / Danica Patrick A Boost To Nascar / Manziel Courses Online? Depends On Age Of Respondent
Jan. 31, 2013 Let My Son Play Football? President Loses This One As Most Say 'Yes' / America Hears Armstrong And Rejects Him
2012
Nov. 29, 2012 Seton Hall Sports Poll Finds New Jerseyans Nearly Split On Legalized Sports Gambling / Rutgers Move To Big Ten Seen As Good For School, Good For State
Oct 25, 2012 American Public Not Ready to Villanize Lance Armstrong
Sept. 28, 2012 Public Says Obama A Better Sportsman, Would Be A Better Football Coach Than Romney / Independent Voters Also Favor President On Both Questions
Sept. 27, 2012 Seton Hall Sports Poll Measures Public Reaction To NFL Officiating Fiasco / Huge Jump After Monday Night Game / "Speculation Can Now Be Quantified"
March 29, 2012 Public Comes Down Hard On Saints Too; One In Four Think Punishment Not Severe Enough - 51% Think NFL Response Will Reduce Injuries
March 1, 2012 Seton Hall Sports Poll Finds 'Tebow-Mania' Impact On NFL Greater Than 'Lin-Sanity' Impact On NBA By 2 to 1
Jan. 26, 2012 Opinion Shifts On Whether Paterno Should Have Been Fired, But 3 To 1 Say His Legacy Has Been Damaged By The Scandal
2011
Dec. 1, 2011 Nearly Half Of Americans Believe Penn State Scandal Not An Isolated Incident In College Athletics
Nov. 22, 2011 GOP Holds Its Own VS. NFL And MLB / Seton Hall Sports Poll Finds No Call For NCAA Oversight On Conference Shifting / 60% Want More Replays In Baseball
April 29, 2011 Seton Hall Sports Poll Finds Public Opposes MLB's Takeover Of Day-To-Day Operations Of The Dodgers
March 31, 2011 Seton Hall Sports Poll On Bonds Perjury Trial, NCAA Tournament / Nation Believes Bonds Case Should Have Been Dropped Even Though They Think He Is Guilty / Fans Love New NCAA Broadcast Format
March 3, 2011 Seton Hall Sports Poll On NFL Labor Dispute / Public Favors Players 35-22%; An Increase Since February
Feb. 11, 2011 Seton Hall Sports Poll On Super Bowl, NFL Labor / Public Sympathies Evenly Divided On NFL Labor Issues; Only 49% Feel Dispute Will Be Resolved Before New Season
2010
Nov. 18, 2010 Seton Hall Sports Poll Examines Athletic Popularity / One Year Later, Feelings On Tiger Woods Are Split; Peyton Manning Enjoys Tremendous Favorable Rating / 29% Favor Fine, Suspension After Unnecessary Roughness Call; Fans Embrace NFL Replays In Settling Close Calls
Oct. 20, 2010 Seton Hall Sports Poll Examines LeBron James Popularity / Americans To LeBron: "Ok To Change Teams, But What A Mess You Made Of It"
Sept. 30, 2010 Seton Hall Sports Poll Examines Football Conclusion Issue / Large Margin Favors NFL, Not Government Taking Action On Concussions / Women Reporters In NFL Locker Rooms; Players As Role Models Also Surveyed
April 22, 2010 Seton Hall Sports Poll Finds MLB Has Perception Problems On Both Drugs And Race / However, Its Athletes Score Best Among Team Sports In Image / One In Four Thought Tiger's Masters Return Helped His Image; Rating As World's Top Athlete Drops Dramatically
March 25, 2010 Seton Hall Sports Poll Finds 72% Of Americans Secretary Duncan's Proposal: A Required Graduation Rate Of 40% Or More From College Basketball Programs / Only 16% Are More Likely To Watch Woods Return In Masters
Feb. 25, 2010 Tiger Woods An Olympian? 69% Say 'Yes' If Golf Is Added To The Games / Seton Hall Sports Poll Also Finds General Satisfaction With Vancouver Games And NBC Coverage / Only 2% Getting Their Olympic News From Newspapers
Feb. 4, 2010 Seton Hall Sports Poll's Super Bowl And Olympic Findings / More Fans Will Be Rooting For Saints Sunday In SB XLIV / "Classic American Underdog Story" / Attention Still On Economy, Health Care; Olympics Has Own Issues For NBC
2009
Dec. 4, 2009 Seton Hall Sports Poll On The BCS / Nearly Half Of College Football Fans Still Don't 'Get' What Makes Up The BCS Formula For National Title Game / Over 70% Would Like A Tournament Like NCAA Basketball
Dec. 3, 2009 Seton Hall Sports Poll Finds Overwhelming Majority Supports Tiger Wood's Right To His Privacy
Nov. 5, 2009 By Better Than 2-1, Fans Say Big Market Teams Have Advantage In Winning / Two-Thirds Call For Greater Use Of Video Replays To Resolve Close Calls
Oct. 1, 2009 Obama Puts Prestige On Line With Olympic Mission To Copenhagen / By 2-1 Americans Think Prestige Will Be Affected
April 20, 2009 Calipari's Kentucky Coaching Contract Is What's Wrong With College Athletes / Seton Hall Sports Poll Measures Attitudes Toward College Sports
March 8, 2009 ESPN's Outside the Lines Reveals Seton Hall Sports Poll Results on Steroids Following Admission By Alex Rodriguez / 26% Say More Than Half Of MLB Players Currently Use HGH
Feb. 12, 2009 Seton Hall Sports Poll Finds 66% With Little Or No Interest In Alex Rodriguez Steroid Stories / "Good News For Baseball; Fans May Have Had Their Fill," Says Poll Director / Public Weighs In On 'Citi Field' Naming Rights; Michael Phelps
Jan. 29, 2009 Even For Sports Fans; It's The Economy, Not The Super Bowl / An Even Split On Whether Obama Should Relax And Watch The Game / A February Tie Between Valentine's Day And The Super Bowl
2008
Dec. 8, 2008 Seton Hall Sports Poll On The BCS / Over 60% Of Americans Agree With Obama That BCS Should Be Replaced By A Playoff System / But Overwhelming Majority Say, "Stay Out Of It" / BCS System Is Found Wanting By Large Majority Of Fans With Little Improvement Over The Last Two Years
Nov. 18, 2008 Impact In Sports Spending During Current Economic Downturn Measured By Seton Hall Sports Poll / Fans, Participants, Show Downward Turns In Attendance, Participation And Purchases Of Merchandise, And Health Club Memberships / Uncertainty Over Buying Cable TV Packages
Sept. 16, 2008 McCain-Obama Race Overwhelms NFL, MLB Interest / Seton Hall Sports Poll Finds Overwhelming Interest Among Sports Fans In 2008 Presidential Contest
April 18, 2008 Only 17% Favor Boycott By US Team Of Opening Ceremony / Seton Hall Sports Poll Finds 56% Of Americans Feel President Bush Should Not Cancel Plans To Attend Opening Ceremonies At Olympics Despite Growing Protests / Democrats, By 43%-23%, Say Rights Violations Are Good Cause For Protest
April 4, 2008 Less Than One In Three Feel High Importance Is Placed On Graduation For College Basketball Players / Nearly One In Four Think Players Manipulate Points For Spreads
March 21, 2008 Poll Gauges Fan Reaction To Steroids In Baseball As Season Looms / Seton Hall Sports Poll Finds Nearly 85% Will Support MLB As Much Or More Than Before Despite Steroids Hearings and Mitchell Report / Democrats, Republicans Split Evenly On Clemens / Younger Fans Less Concerned About Steroid Use And Oversight Than Older
Feb. 11, 2008 Poll Asks 'Which Candidate Would Make Best Pro Football Coach?' / Obama Edges McCain As Choice Say Respondents To Seton Hall Sports Poll / 61% Of Super Bowl Viewers Say They Were Rooting For Giants / 50% Call It One Of Most Exciting Super Bowls They've Seen
2007
Dec. 5, 2007 Race Continues To Divide Opinions When It Comes To Barry Bonds / New Seton Hall Sports Poll Shows 74% Say He Knowingly Took Performance Enhancing Drugs
Oct. 12, 2007 Aftershocks Of Sports Scandals Are Measured In New Seton Hall Sports Poll / More Than 1 In 5 Sports Fans Claim To Have Less Interest In Sports / 40% Of Sports Fans Feel Wagering Is Widespread Among NBA Officials / Decision To Mark Bonds 756th Ball With Asterisk Complies With Online Vote / Only 1 In 5 Who Accept Sign Stealing Agree With Using Video To Do It
March 30, 2007 63% Feel College Basketball Is Hurt When Schools Recruit Athletes They Know Won't Stay / 27% Believe Players Intentionally Influence Outcomes Because Of Gambling Interests / Seton Hall Sports Poll Conducted This Week Surveys Attitudes On College Hoops As NCAA Final Four Weekend Arrives
Feb. 1, 2007 Super Bowl Watchers To Follow Commercials Almost As Closely As Games / Seton Hall Sports Poll Finds 28% Intended To Watch Without Even Knowing Names Of Both Teams
2006
Oct. 20, 2006 On This They Can Agree: Democrats And Republicans Favor Salary Controls, Feel Baseball Competition Weakened By Big Market, High Payroll Teams / Seton Hall Sports Poll Also Measures Interest In Baseball's Post-Season
May 15, 2006 Two Third Of U.S. Sports Fans Want Steroid Assisted Records Marked By Asterisk Or Stricken From The Books / Findings Of Seton Hall Sports Poll Conducted By The Sharkey Institute In Association With ESPN Show Strong African-American Support For Barry Bonds / 35% Of African-Americans Think Bonds Singled Out Due To Race; Only 2% Of Non-African Americans Agree
April 13, 2006 Fans Weigh In With Strong Opinions On College Basketball / Seton Hall Sports Poll Finds 76% Feel Colleges Break Recruiting rules, But Once In, Colleges Place High Importance On Graduating The Athletes
Feb. 22, 2006 Seton Hall Sports Poll Shows Diminished Interest In Olympics And Apparent Apathy Toward Sponsorships / 84 Percent Say They Are Not Influenced By Olympic Sponsors
Feb. 7, 2006 Seton Hall Sports Poll Conducted By The Sharkey Institute Launches This Month / Rick Gentile, CBS Sports Veteran, Leads Operation
