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VERMONT'S NATIONAL RANK
NFL
No. 44 Vermont
Bob Bateman, who was the quarterback during Vermont's final season of football, was drafted in the seventh round by the Bengals. Oscar "Swede" Johnson and Arthur Harms played for early NFL teams after their stints at Vermont.
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COLLEGE
No. 50 Vermont
At Vermont, the basketball team has drawn national attention as a March Madness Cinderella, alongside traditionally strong hockey and ski teams. If Vermont were to field a Division I program, there might be no more scenic state for tailgating, but the Catamounts stopped playing football in 1974.
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HIGH SCHOOL
No. 50 Vermont
Vermont is a beautiful state, great for skiing, camping and maple syrup. High school football: not so much. NCAA all-time touchdown reception leader David Ball (he broke the record this year in neighboring New Hampshire) is from Orange. Spring 2006 D-I signees: zero. Fall 2006 high school football teams: 30.
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POLL QUESTION
Hashing out the best football state
States' overall football rank
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4. Pennsylvania | Conversation
5. Ohio | Conversation
6. Georgia | Conversation
7. Michigan | Conversation
8. Louisiana | Conversation
9. New Jersey | Conversation
10. Wisconsin | Conversation
11. Illinois | Conversation
12. Alabama | Conversation
13. Virginia | Conversation
14. North Carolina | Conversation
15. Missouri | Conversation
16. New York | Conversation
17. Maryland | Conversation
18. Tennessee | Conversation
19. Oklahoma | Conversation
20. Indiana | Conversation
21. Nebraska | Conversation
22. Colorado | Conversation
23. Washington | Conversation
24. Minnesota | Conversation
25. Mississippi | Conversation
26. Iowa | Conversation
27. Massachusetts | Conversation
28. Arizona | Conversation
29. Arkansas | Conversation
30. District of Columbia | Conversation
31. West Virginia | Conversation
32. South Carolina | Conversation
33. Oregon | Conversation
34. Nevada | Conversation
35.Hawaii | Conversation
36. Kentucky | Conversation
37. Utah | Conversation
38. Kansas | Conversation
39. Connecticut | Conversation
40. Idaho | Conversation
41. New Mexico | Conversation
42. New Hampshire | Conversation
43. Rhode Island | Conversation
44. Wyoming | Conversation
45. Delaware | Conversation
46. North Dakota | Conversation
47. South Dakota | Conversation
48. Maine | Conversation
49. Montana | Conversation
50. Vermont | Conversation
51. Alaska | Conversation
