The Newest installment of the Top Markets list:
(new entries or major changes in CAPS)

1) Denver Area (Broomfield/Aurora/etc.)
2) ATLANTA
3) Bakersfield, CA
4) Corpus Christi, TX
5) Portland, OR
6) Memphis, TN/AR/Southaven, MS
7) LITTLE ROCK, AR
8) Tulsa, OK
9) INDIANAPOLIS, IN
10) San Diego
11) Seattle
12) New Orleans
13) Los Angeles Area (LA, Anaheim, etc.)
14) Everett, WA
15) SCHAUMBERG/HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL (SCH Flyers, Northern League baseball; H-E= CHI Hounds, UHL)

Atlanta takes a leap into the standings, boasting Silverbacks multi-level soccer, Gwinnett Gladiatiors ECHL hockey, Georgia Tech sports (including D3 hockey in Marietta), the Georgia Force (AFL), ABA and WBA basketball, and both WBA hoops and affiliated baseball within an hour and a half in Rome. (Not to mention the fact that I adore the Atlanta Area, and they boast the Hawks, Falcons, Thrashers, and Braves.)

Indy also enters the list, riding recommendations and 3 teams I could work into--Fever WNBA hoops, Indians AAA baseball, and the Ice USHL juniors hockey team.

Little Rock took a dive due to the sheer lack of prominence of the market, and the fact that those it slipped below seemed much more preferable.

And as for the unique addition at #15, the two cities are close, the schedules link seamlessly, and the Chicago Hounds team in particular looks very interesting, to say the least.

Other blips on my radar include Peoria/Bloomington, IL; the Quad Cities; Gary, IN; Rockford, IL; Joliet/Crestwood, IL; Kalamazoo, MI; and Ft. Wayne, IN.