The Most Hated Sports Teams In Illinois And Wisconsin

A map of the United States shows that Illinois and Wisconsin are among the most competitive states in sports, and the Bears, Packers, Cubs, and even the Cardinals are all receiving some attention.

Infographic Reveals the Most Hated Teams by State

This infographic, shared by All Sports Culture and posted on Reddit, revealed each state's most despised sports team, and there are some spicy entries for Illinois and Wisconsin.

In Illinois, the most hated sports team is the St. Louis Cardinals, and surprisingly, not the Green Bay Packers or even the Chicago White Sox. This is all about the Cubs-Cardinals rivalry, which stretches from the Friendly Confines of Wrigley Field through Central Illinois to the Gateway Arch and has decades of baseball dreams in between.

Wisconsin's Sports Hate Is All About the Bears

Wisconsin, on the other hand, does not hate the Cubs, but to no one's surprise, hates the Chicago Bears. You'd think after all these years of one-upping the Bears, they'd ease up, but nope, Packers fans still have plenty of hate in them. Next to bratwurst and cheese, hating on the Chicago Bears is the third most popular thing to do in the Dairy State.

The Midwest Is Full of Mutual Sports Loathing

Elsewhere, Missouri hates the Cubs, so the feeling is mutual between them and the Land of Lincoln, but Minnesota hates the Packers, and so do North Dakota and South Dakota. Even better or worse, depending on whether or not you are a fan of the green and gold, according to this graphic, they are the second most hated football team in America. Only the Dallas Cowboys have more haters in the United States.