The Poll

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

Favorite major league baseball team:

San Francisco Giants 46%

Los Angeles Dodgers 28%

Oakland Athletics 16%

Anaheim Angels 18%

Los Angeles Dodgers 9%

San Diego Padres 8%

Favorite NFL team:

San Francisco 49ers 50%

San Diego Chargers 11%

Oakland Raiders 10%

San Francisco 49ers 11%

Green Bay Packers 4%

Oakland Raiders 9%

No favorite 11%

No favorite 20%

Favorite NBA team:

Sacramento Kings 30%

Los Angeles Lakers 56%

Los Angeles Lakers 16%

Los Angeles Clippers 5%

Golden State Warriors 9%

Sacramento Kings 4%

No favorite 30%

No favorite 22%

Favorite NHL team:

San Jose Sharks 45%

Anaheim Mighty Ducks 22%

Los Angeles Kings 4%

Los Angeles Kings 16%

No favorite 37%

No favorite 44%

Favorite pro team:

San Francisco 49ers 23%

Los Angeles Lakers 22%

San Francisco Giants 20%

Los Angeles Dodg ers 8%

Sacramento Kings 11%

San Francisco 49ers 6%

Oakland Athletics 7%

Anaheim Angels 6%

Favorite college:

Stanford 16%

UCLA 25%

Cal 14%

USC 24%

Fresno State 6%

Notre Dame 4%

Sports figure you would most like to have dinner with:

Joe Montana 15%

Shaquille O'Neal 4%

Barry Bonds 4%

Joe Montana 4%

Michael Jordan 4%

John Wooden 3%

Steve Young 4%

Wayne Gretzky 3%

John Madden 4%

Tiger Woods 3%

Greatest athlete who ever lived in or played for a team in your state:

Joe Montana 36%

Magic Johnson 12%

Barry Bonds 12%

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 9%

Willie Mays 10%

Joe Montana 8%

Jerry Rice 9%

Wayne Gretzky 7%

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4%

Jackie Robinson 4%

State's biggest rivalry:

Dodgers-Giants 27%

UCLA-USC 39%

Cal-Stanford 20%

Kings-Lakers 14%

Kings-Lakers 19%

Dodgers-Giants 13%

49ers-Raiders 18%

Chargers-Raiders 9%

UCLA-USC 7%

Angels-Dodgers 4%

State's biggest rival:

Texas 22%

New York 23%

New York 18%

Texas 14%

Arizona 8%

Arizona 10%

Favorite announcer:

John Madden 36%

Vin Scully 37%

Vin Scully 8%

John Madden 16%

More a fan of college or pro sports?

Pro 84%

Pro 73%

College 8%

College 12%

Favorite sport to play:

Cycling 15%

Swimming 11%

Golf 13%

Lifting weights 10%

Hiking 13%

Basketball 9%

Baseball/softball 11%

Hiking 9%

Basketball 11%

Running/jogging 9%

Swimming 11%

Golf 8%

Favorite sports to watch on TV?:

Football 82%

Football 68%

Winter Olympics 60%

Basketball 51%

Summer Olympics 55%

Summer Olympics 49%

Baseball 52%

Baseball 49%

Basketball 37%

Winter Olympics 44%

Ice skating 31%

Ice skating 22%

* Harris Interactive online poll, of 812 California residents (411 from the north, 401 from the south) who identified themselves as sports fans Margin of error +/- 5% ^Multiple responses allowed