Sports Uniform Power Rankings- all sports
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top 10:
1
St. Louis Cardinals
+2 MLB's best-looking team looks even better this season, thanks to the addition of that great retro-style alternate jersey, which is enough to nudge the Redbirds into the Power Rankings' top spot. Kudos to team president Bill DeWitt III, who takes a much greater interest in his team's uniforms than the average sports exec, and who has been a first-rate steward of his club's visual heritage.
2
Chicago Bears
— Moving the TV numbers from the sleeves to the shoulders last season did no great harm to what is still the cream of the NFL crop. No other team looks as consistently sharp week after week, no matter if they're playing at home or on the road. Key element: the striped socks, which tie the whole look together. Other NFL teams could learn from that.
3
Montreal Canadiens
-2 Last year's Power Rankings champs still score the Uni Watch hat trick: an iconic logo, equally classic home and road designs, and an ideal balance of red, white and blue. But trouble might be lurking on the horizon: If you scroll down a bit on this page, you'll see that the Canadiens might be tinkering with their uniforms for the upcoming season. Let's hope the changes are teeny-tiny, lest the Habs become the Hab Nots.
4
Green Bay Packers
+2
Still the perfect autumnal color pattern for an autumn sport. Poised to snag the top spot on the NFL chart if only they'd address those distractingly large TV numbers.
5
Chicago Cubs
-1 The Cubbies reportedly have some logo and uni changes in the works, so their place in the rankings could end up moving soon, but for now they still have one of the sports world's top looks (even though they're the only team with an annoying "circle-R" trademark symbol on their uniform).
6
Oakland Raiders
+7 Just suit up, baby. Simple, elemental, and timeless, the Raiders' uniforms look as good today as they did back when Daryle Lamonica was tossing bombs downfield. Imagine a faceoff between this uni set and one of the newfangled designs with all the extraneous bells and whistles. It isn't even a fair fight.
7
Boston Celtics
+3
Still the class of the NBA. No goofy side panels, no extraneous bells or whistles -- just a perfect vertically arched wordmark and a simple green-and-white color scheme. Remember the rule about classics: They got to be classic for a reason.
8
Boston Bruins
-3
If someone asked you what a hockey uniform is supposed to look like, this is probably what would come to mind. There's no higher compliment than that.
9
Oakland Athletics
-1 Crazy but true: When A's owner Charles Finley dressed the team in green and gold back in 1963, it was only the second time an MLB team had ever worn green. (The previous case: the 1937 Brooklyn Dodgers.) Half a century later, green is still a rarity on the diamond, but it sure looks great on the A's, whose core look, once viewed as outrageous, has evolved into a modern classic. Bonus points to equipment manager Steve Vucinich, who always sweats the details on the team's throwbacks.
10
Detroit Red Wings
+5 Imagine the reaction if someone came up with the Red Wings' design today: "No, sorry, it's too plain -- can you add some black accents? And the logo isn't intimidating enough. And where's the alternate uniform?" Fortunately, nobody was worried about any of those things back in 1932, when the Wings came out with their basic look. Eight decades later, it still works. Bonus points for the vertically arched lettering on the player names.
top 10:
1
St. Louis Cardinals
+2 MLB's best-looking team looks even better this season, thanks to the addition of that great retro-style alternate jersey, which is enough to nudge the Redbirds into the Power Rankings' top spot. Kudos to team president Bill DeWitt III, who takes a much greater interest in his team's uniforms than the average sports exec, and who has been a first-rate steward of his club's visual heritage.
2
Chicago Bears
— Moving the TV numbers from the sleeves to the shoulders last season did no great harm to what is still the cream of the NFL crop. No other team looks as consistently sharp week after week, no matter if they're playing at home or on the road. Key element: the striped socks, which tie the whole look together. Other NFL teams could learn from that.
3
Montreal Canadiens
-2 Last year's Power Rankings champs still score the Uni Watch hat trick: an iconic logo, equally classic home and road designs, and an ideal balance of red, white and blue. But trouble might be lurking on the horizon: If you scroll down a bit on this page, you'll see that the Canadiens might be tinkering with their uniforms for the upcoming season. Let's hope the changes are teeny-tiny, lest the Habs become the Hab Nots.
4
Green Bay Packers
+2
Still the perfect autumnal color pattern for an autumn sport. Poised to snag the top spot on the NFL chart if only they'd address those distractingly large TV numbers.
5
Chicago Cubs
-1 The Cubbies reportedly have some logo and uni changes in the works, so their place in the rankings could end up moving soon, but for now they still have one of the sports world's top looks (even though they're the only team with an annoying "circle-R" trademark symbol on their uniform).
6
Oakland Raiders
+7 Just suit up, baby. Simple, elemental, and timeless, the Raiders' uniforms look as good today as they did back when Daryle Lamonica was tossing bombs downfield. Imagine a faceoff between this uni set and one of the newfangled designs with all the extraneous bells and whistles. It isn't even a fair fight.
7
Boston Celtics
+3
Still the class of the NBA. No goofy side panels, no extraneous bells or whistles -- just a perfect vertically arched wordmark and a simple green-and-white color scheme. Remember the rule about classics: They got to be classic for a reason.
8
Boston Bruins
-3
If someone asked you what a hockey uniform is supposed to look like, this is probably what would come to mind. There's no higher compliment than that.
9
Oakland Athletics
-1 Crazy but true: When A's owner Charles Finley dressed the team in green and gold back in 1963, it was only the second time an MLB team had ever worn green. (The previous case: the 1937 Brooklyn Dodgers.) Half a century later, green is still a rarity on the diamond, but it sure looks great on the A's, whose core look, once viewed as outrageous, has evolved into a modern classic. Bonus points to equipment manager Steve Vucinich, who always sweats the details on the team's throwbacks.
10
Detroit Red Wings
+5 Imagine the reaction if someone came up with the Red Wings' design today: "No, sorry, it's too plain -- can you add some black accents? And the logo isn't intimidating enough. And where's the alternate uniform?" Fortunately, nobody was worried about any of those things back in 1932, when the Wings came out with their basic look. Eight decades later, it still works. Bonus points for the vertically arched lettering on the player names.
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Chicago Blackhawks have the best logo and unis in Sports.
Stl. Cards are nice but I say the Hawks.
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