Finding a true champion.

The Cities of Champions graphic started with a very simple question—what city can claim the title of "City of Champions"? Being from Pittsburgh, where all collegiate and professional sports have had an era of great success (or in the case of the Steelers, pure dominance), I heard a lot of talk about Pittsburgh's claim to being the greatest sports city of all time. In bars, dormrooms, dens—just about every city can come up some evidence about why they can truly claim the crown of 'Titletown, U. S. A.'.

This graphic attempts to take a non-biased look at the question through the creation of a formula through which we take into account league and conference championships, playoff qualifications, and winning seasons. The formula levels the playing field so that every city can make it's fair and unbiased case simply by posting it's score.

Exactly what is that formula? Check back tomorrow for an explanation.