College Football provides its spectators with the best fan experience imaginable for any American sport. Find your way onto any college campus across the country and you are bound to find a party or event to keep you occupied, drinking like a fish, or in awe of the female population. In this list we will be calculating a University's scores based on the Princeton Review's top party school rankings, the University's football program, and the overall fan experience. Game-time traditions, atmosphere, and program clout will all be taken into consideration. In college football there's no room for even the slightest blemish on your bowl resume and we all know that partying with the losing team every week is down-right depressing. Without further delay:

10. University of Southern California Trojans

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Score: 73/100

Stadium Experience: 23/25. A stadium with more history and seating than you can imagine, the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum is a must for every college football aficionado to attend. The women alone are worth the ticket price.

Program Clout: 25/25. 9 uncontested National Titles and 7 Heisman Trophy winners. Nuff said!

Traditions: 10/25. The 92,000 seat stadium may be packed, but the laid-back and expectancy of success by this crowd can be seen in their demeanor. Where are the theatrics one would expect from a college in Los Angeles? The Trojan theme would be an easy one to embellish, but fans seem almost luke-warm. The stadium itself has a rich tradition, being host to many a celebrity over the years as well as the 1984 Olympic Games.

Party Ranking: 15/25. I would expect more from such an esteemed college football dynasty, but again, I believe the expectation of success causes the Trojans to suffer in another fundamental category in determining their position on this list. The women are beautiful and there are plenty of parties to go around, but the nightlife in the immediate vicinity is relatively weak with the college being located in the heart of South-Central LA.

9. University of Wisconsin Badgers

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Score: 74/100

Stadium Experience: 23/25. Home of an eclectic collection of fans from a wide variety of social backgrounds. Burn-outs, ex-jocks, and pasty nerds cheer strenuously for their Badgers. Green Bay Packers football probably has something to do with the Badger fans' fervor. "Jump Around" is blared between the 3rd and fourth quarters resulting in perhaps the rowdiest 3 minutes in college football.

Program Clout: 10/25. No National Titles and a modest amount of bowl victories. Wisconsin is improving greatly though, catching up with the Big 10 rivals Ohio State and Michigan.

Traditions: 23/25. A close-knit fan base that often sings in unison (On Wisconsin) and join arms for synchronized rowing. They are simply Rowdy Rowdy Rowdy! Wisconsin fans just seem to have an extra reservoir of spunk lacking in some of the other fan groups that grace this list. I can hardly imagine their excitement and camaraderie should the Badgers win a title.

Party Ranking: 18/25. Always something to get into post-game, be prepared for binge drinking as only those accustomed to the colder temperatures of the north are capable.

8. Florida State University Seminoles

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Score: 77/100

Stadium Experience: 17/25. Home of some of the sexiest co-eds and a crowd that has adapted to watching night games, Doak Campbell Stadium has perks of its own. Expect the crowd to be wasted by kickoff and to be full of college singles shouting the War Chant in unison.

Program Clout: 16/25. Having only won two National Championships (both in the nineties) and little success prior to the reign of current coach Bobby Bowden, tradition is one of Florida State's only downfalls.

Traditions: 20/25. You can't help but love Chief Osceola and his horse, Renegade. Throw in the War Chant, Tomahawk Chop and the Tomahawk Decals, which litter the helmets of exceptional players, and Florida State is a team one must admire.

Party Ranking: 24/25. Making Princeton's top 10, Florida State party-goers know how to celebrate and celebrate right. You shouldn't have any trouble finding some trouble to get into.

7. University of Oklahoma Sooners

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Score: 78/100

Stadium Experience: 17/25. Despite their stadium being located on-campus it seats over 82,000 and is always a sell-out.

Program Clout: 25/25. A team that has won seven National Titles and holds the record for most consecutive wins at 47 needs no other explanation for a perfect score in this section. 4 Heisman Trophy winners (5 runner-ups) and 144 All-Americans might be worth mentioning though.

Traditions: 21/25. Home of the RUF/NEKS. Of all the traditions that the RUF/NEKS have, one is the most recognized. During every home game when the team enters the stadium, the RUF/NEKS sprint down the field with OU flags, sliding into the endzone. At the goalpost they recite a chant named "Fadada," which originated as a ritual to scare snakes out of the endzone during OU's years past.

Party Ranking: 15/25 Head to Campus Corner for post-game celebrations but don't expect too much as OU was left out of Princeton's top 20.

6. University of Tennessee Volunteers

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Score: 84/100

Stadium Experience: 25/25. Devout and breaking six-digits in attendance regularly, Volunteers' fans expect greatness from a team accustomed to winning and excellent football.

Program Clout: 22/25. One of the winningest teams in college football history (4 National Titles) and home to such greats as Peyton Manning, Reggie White, and Jamal Lewis, Tennessee Volunteers football has a deep concentration of fans in the southeast and scattered supporters nationwide.

Traditions: 22/25. Smokey (a bluetick coonhound) the Mascot is an endeared four-legged representative for the Vols. Endless plays of Rocky Top haunt the visiting team and in big wins the quarterback often leads the Southland Band following the game.

Party Ranking: 15/25. The University's low score in this department is attributed to their exclusion from the Princeton Review's list of top party schools. However, the Volunteer Navy lining up on the banks of the Tennessee River is a site to behold, reminiscent of a SEC football inspired Lake Havasu gathering.

5. University of Alabama Crimson Tide

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Score: 86/100

Stadium Experience: 20/25. The craziest and most unforgiving fans in college football, being a visiting spectator is like signing your own death certificate. The fans are loud and the speakers even louder as they blast Sweet Home Alabama as frequently as possible.

Program Clout: 25/25. Several instances of NCAA probation slowed the Tide from the 90's until the recent hire of head coach Nick Saban. Alabama is once again back and prepared to retake its position atop college football as one of the most respected programs in history. Winners of 12 national championships and having been coached by the legendary Paul "Bear" Bryant for 25 years, it is hard to argue with this assessment. Furthermore, Alabama has recorded 25 conference championships, 21 SEC championships, leads the NCAA with 55 bowl game appearances (31 of them victories), and tops the list in undefeated and untied seasons (8 of them being perfect), and is second only to the Oklahoma Sooners in number of ten-win seasons, with 28. Alabama ranks 6th all-time in win-loss records in the NCAA, with 787 wins in just 112 years of football.

Traditions: 18/25. Alumni always present the game ball and the famous Rammer Jammer chant of "We're gonna beat the hell out of you" sends a clear message to opponents and their fans.

Party Ranking: 23/25. Making the top twenty of the Princeton Review's top partying schools, the University of Alabama does most of its partying during the fall. The college's entire mood is controlled by the success of its football team.

4. Louisiana State University Tigers

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Score: 87/100

Stadium Experience: 25/25. Death Valley, that's what they call it. Famous for night games where the crowd has had the entire day to get "primed" for the game, LSU fans are a handful just like their cherished Tigers. Witnessing a game here is a must for any true college football fan.

Program Clout: 20/25. Three official national titles and the only team since the advent of the BCS to win multiple BCS national titles, LSU is quickly on the rise in this category.

Traditions: 17/25. Forcing the visiting team to enter the stadium while passing their caged and roaring tiger mascot.

Party Ranking: 25/25. 110,000 people show up for home games, 20,000 of them to simply tailgate and enjoy the Cajun influenced food being offered to the masses. LSU fans are a breed of their own.

3. University of Georgia Bulldogs

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Score: 89/100

Stadium Experience: 25/25. Between the Hedges as they call it, Staford Stadium is one of the most difficult places for opponents to play in. Over 90,000 spectators pack the stadium to watch their Dawgs play in one of the few arenas which requires the ground-crew to have gardening shears.

Program Clout: 20/25. Great tradition (3 National Championships and 12 SEC titles) and alma mater of arguably the best running back in college football history: Herschel Walker.

Traditions: 19/25. Uga the English Bulldog's appearance always sends the crowd into a frenzy and several different shouts/chants/cheers can be heard throughout the course of the game.

Party Ranking: 25/25. According to the Princeton Review, Georgia's partying fan base comes in just ahead of the University of Texas. Athens, Georgia has countless bars and Southern hospitality (as long as you aren't a visiting fan from another SEC school or a Georgia Tech fan) is always present.

2. University of Texas Longhorns

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Score: 90/100

Stadium Experience: 20/25. The fans at UT are some of the nicest you'll ever meet. Don't be surprised if after the game, win or lose, you are invited out to have a drink at one of the many bars lining 6th Street. With 60,000 students to pull from, if you are from are cheering for the visiting team you will be greatly outnumbered by burnt orange clad crazies flashing the easily recognized Hook 'Em Horns salute. Cheerleaders in chaps are a definite plus as well.

Program Clout: 23/25. The university would be deserving of a full 25/25 in this category if they held more national championships (4). With little effort required for recruiting in a state deep with talent at the high school level, Mack Brown winning 10 or more games in 7 consecutive seasons isn't quite so impressive. Mack Brown's one National Championship could easily be attributed to one player: Vince Young.

Traditions: 22/25. You can't go wrong with Hook 'Em Horns (easily the most recognized college football hand gesture), Bevo the Longhorn (who has been guarding the UT sideline since the late 60's), or Big Bertha (since 1955, “The Largest Bass Drum in the World”) and the Longhorn Band, who has preformed for five U.S. Presidents.

Party Ranking: 25/25. Rated #8 by the Princeton Review, finding somewhere to get inebriated post-game is no issue. Austin, TX, considered the live music capitol of the United States, is home to well over 500 hundred bars and venues. Whether live music is your thing or you are looking to shake your ass with some scantily clad coeds, Austin is the city to be in.

1. University of Florida Gators

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Score: 93/100

Stadium Experience: 25/25. The Swamp, as the Gators' stadium is known, is one of the most difficult places to win on the road. The fans are rabid and the stadium's steep sides keep crowd noise contained and reverberating in the helmets of opposing players and the ears of visiting fans. This venue is a nightmare for anyone not donning a Gators' jersey or at least the school colors--so much for southern hospitality when Florida takes the field.

Program Clout: 23/25. Seemingly leaving behind in-state rivals Miami and Florida State, the Gators are always a deep team loaded with raw talent and tremendous speed. There was little history to the program prior to Steve Spurrier, but Urban Meyer's unique offense and Florida's continued presence in the top 10 make them a threat for a National Championship every year.

Traditions: 20/25. The Gator Chomp, Mr. Two Bits, and the nation's largest student-run pep rally (Gator Growl) keep the Gators ranking respectably in this category.

Party Ranking: 25/25. Listed atop the Princeton Review's Party School Rankings, this is a no-brainer. Students at UF know how to get down.

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