We polled our fellow Long Islanders to see where loyalties lie when it comes to our beloved New York Sports teams. There were some surprises! Let’s count this down!

08. Brooklyn Nets

It seems that the Nets have yet to establish a strong fan base on the Island since their move from Jersey to Brooklyn. Only 11% of those polled selected the Nets as their favorite NBA team.

Score: 11%

07. New York Rangers

This was a surprise to us. The Isles / Rangers rivalry always felt pretty 50/50, but not in this poll. 33% of respondents chose Rangers as their favorite NHL team.

Score: 33%

06. New York Jets

The Jets haven’t won the Super Bowl since 1969. Hats off to this long suffering, loyal fanbase. A respectable 35% of respondents root for Gang Green.

Score: 35%

05. New York Giants

Giants fans edge out Jets fans just slightly — this was somewhat of a surprise also, given the Giants semi-recent championship titles in ‘07 and ‘12. Big Blue grabbed 38% of votes.

Score: 38%

04. New York Yankees

Arguably the most popular team on the planet isn’t the most popular team on the Island — less than half of those polled chose the Yankees.

Score: 41%

03. New York Mets

How about that — the Mets are Long Island’s baseball team. Which makes sense, Queen is a part of Long Island, geographically at least.

Score: 54%

02. New York Islanders

The Islanders are the most Long Island team there is, they’re the only professional sports team that actually calls Long Island home, spending most of its time in Uniondale, a little time in Brooklyn (we don’t like to talk about that) and now in Belmont.

Score: 61%

01. New York Knicks

Just narrowly edging out the Islanders for the number one spot are the New York Knicks — one percentage point separates the two teams chosen most in our survey. Long Island loves their blue and orange.

Score: 62%

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