Data Give Us The Best Fandom Map of the NCAA Tournament
http://deadspin.com/facebook-data-give-us-the-best-fandom-map-of-the-ncaa-t-456782281
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Is that us in the uppermost part of Michigan?
Wow, the state really does bleed badger red, huh? Effing gross.
I'm surprised at how much more UNC there is than Duke
Honestly not surprised. It's hard for small private schools to win over entire counties against successful state schools. Especially given that students come from all around (besides the 80% from the Chicago area - but then again that same area feeds into Loyola Chicago, Notre Dame, Illinois, and gobs of other Illinois universities).
Quote from: sarcastro on March 20, 2013, 02:06:41 PM
Is that us in the uppermost part of Michigan?
You mean the horn of Minnesota?
The patches in the UP seem to be nondescript grey - which probably means no data.
Quote from: jesmu84 on March 20, 2013, 02:32:16 PM
I'm surprised at how much more UNC there is than Duke
Outside of Duke alumni, and with many of their students coming from outside the area, no one in North Carolina really likes Duke.
Quote from: The Sultan of South Wayne on March 20, 2013, 02:37:08 PM
Outside of Duke alumni, and with many of their students coming from outside the area, no one in North Carolina really likes Duke.
I was going to guess that it was similar to the Wisconsin/Marquette relationship. Public school representing entire state trumps private school.
Quote from: T-Bone on March 20, 2013, 02:35:45 PM
You mean the horn of Minnesota?
The patches in the UP seem to be nondescript grey - which probably means no data.
Marquette MI? The facebook data isn't screened apparently for being relevant to basketball.
Why isn't there a colorless void around Dayton OH? I thought the Flyers owned that market.
Wow! A lot of Carolina fans in northern Alaska!
Quote from: The Sultan of South Wayne on March 20, 2013, 02:37:08 PM
Outside of Duke alumni, and with many of their students coming from outside the area, no one in North Carolina really likes Duke.
Quote from: warriorchick on March 20, 2013, 02:40:02 PM
I was going to guess that it was similar to the Wisconsin/Marquette relationship. Public school representing entire state trumps private school.
Actually very surprised at least the central portion of the state isn't State red. Go anywhere besides the UNC campus and the locals are all State fans.
Quote from: Jajuannaman on March 20, 2013, 02:29:18 PM
Wow, the state really does bleed badger red, huh? Effing gross.
Yeah, but there is more people in the counties we penetrate than the whole rest of the state combined.
Well, almost!
Im actually surprised we had the Southeast part of the state very happy about that!!
What is so weird is that the midwestern states all cheer for the big state school more than anywhere else!!
I wonder why that is?
Quote from: KenoshaWarrior on March 20, 2013, 04:08:42 PM
Im actually surprised we had the Southeast part of the state very happy about that!!
What is so weird is that the midwestern states all cheer for the big state school more than anywhere else!!
I wonder why that is?
No domer love in Indiana, not even a spec; and I thought they had a great following.
Quote from: Bricky on March 20, 2013, 02:32:46 PM
Honestly not surprised. It's hard for small private schools to win over entire counties against successful state schools. Especially given that students come from all around (besides the 80% from the Chicago area - but then again that same area feeds into Loyola Chicago, Notre Dame, Illinois, and gobs of other Illinois universities).
So.... Why would wisconsin fans be so abundant? Wisconsin is hardly successful. One elite eight since WW2. Yaaay!
Quote from: JDuquaine on March 20, 2013, 04:13:47 PM
So.... Why would wisconsin fans be so abundant? Wisconsin is hardly successful. One elite eight since WW2. Yaaay!
Because as a general rule, people who don't have an affinity with a private school (alum, family member alum, religion, etc.) aren't private college fans unless they live close by - and maybe not even then.
Quote from: JDuquaine on March 20, 2013, 04:13:47 PM
So.... Why would wisconsin fans be so abundant? Wisconsin is hardly successful. One elite eight since WW2. Yaaay!
Two....one in their Final Four year and the other where they lost to UNC in Ryan's first (??) year.
From the article ....
Out of the 68-team bracket, only 17 schools had zero counties support them. Just five of these teams were 12-seeds or better:
California (12),
Belmont (11),
Temple (9),
Notre Dame (7), and
Saint Louis (4).
The Fighting Irish and the Owls get a pass, since I would have been shocked to see any county in Indiana go against the Hooisers, and Villanova is clearly the fan favorite of the greater Philadelphia area. Belmont and Saint Louis are mid-majors.
That leaves Cal as the most baffling: the prestigious public university didn't manage to snag even one of the eight counties that make up the Bay Area.
One went to also-local Saint Mary's, six went to Kansas, Duke, or UNC, and San Francisco, for some reason, went to Michigan.
Quote from: AnotherMU84 on March 20, 2013, 04:32:40 PM
From the article ....
Out of the 68-team bracket, only 17 schools had zero counties support them. Just five of these teams were 12-seeds or better:
California (12),
Belmont (11),
Temple (9),
Notre Dame (7), and
Saint Louis (4).
The Fighting Irish and the Owls get a pass, since I would have been shocked to see any county in Indiana go against the Hooisers, and Villanova is clearly the fan favorite of the greater Philadelphia area. Belmont and Saint Louis are mid-majors.
That leaves Cal as the most baffling: the prestigious public university didn't manage to snag even one of the eight counties that make up the Bay Area.
One went to also-local Saint Mary's, six went to Kansas, Duke, or UNC, and San Francisco, for some reason, went to Michigan.
Harbaugh.
Quote from: chapman on March 20, 2013, 04:02:58 PM
Actually very surprised at least the central portion of the state isn't State red. Go anywhere besides the UNC campus and the locals are all State fans.
State fans are still using Myspace.
Quote from: T-Bone on March 20, 2013, 02:35:45 PM
You mean the horn of Minnesota?
The patches in the UP seem to be nondescript grey - which probably means no data.
It looks like the Arrowhead of MN (Cook County) and the far NW county in MN (Kittson County) are Marquette fans. Hard to believe but then again maybe I am color blind.
Quote from: T-Bone on March 20, 2013, 02:35:45 PM
You mean the horn of Minnesota?
The patches in the UP seem to be nondescript grey - which probably means no data.
I believe those nondescript grey areas represent the parts of the UP that have not yet been wired for internet access...
Quote from: mwbauer7 on March 20, 2013, 05:57:23 PM
I believe those nondescript grey areas represent the parts of the UP that have not yet been wired for internet access...
Apparently no one on Hughesnet has a twitter account....
Quote from: mwbauer7 on March 20, 2013, 05:57:23 PM
I believe those nondescript grey areas represent the parts of the UP that have not yet been wired for internet access...
I have been snowmobiling in those areas for years and believe me they have had wireless for at least 8 years. Maybe they are not on Facebook.
Quote from: warriorchick on March 20, 2013, 04:18:30 PM
Because as a general rule, people who don't have an affinity with a private school (alum, family member alum, religion, etc.) aren't private college fans unless they live close by - and maybe not even then.
Yes...I understand why. I bolded the part where it said "Successful state school" I guess success is in the eyes of the beholders
Quote from: JDuquaine on March 20, 2013, 06:10:16 PM
Yes...I understand why. I bolded the part where it said "Successful state school" I guess success is in the eyes of the beholders
They
are successful this year. Who would be tweeting about the team's performance from 1959?
Quote from: warriorchick on March 20, 2013, 06:25:07 PM
They are successful this year. Who would be tweeting about the team's performance from 1959?
One FF since WW2, and one national championship in 1941 when there was all of 8 teams playing is hardly success in my eyes. To each their own.
Texas is an absolute mess. :D
Quote from: Bricky on March 20, 2013, 02:32:46 PM
Honestly not surprised. It's hard for small private schools to win over entire counties against successful state schools. Especially given that students come from all around (besides the 80% from the Chicago area - but then again that same area feeds into Loyola Chicago, Notre Dame, Illinois, and gobs of other Illinois universities).
Is the number really that high? I've always wondered how many MU kids come from IL. 80% seems high, but honestly it wouldn't shock me
Quote from: ElDonBDon on March 20, 2013, 09:03:02 PM
Is the number really that high? I've always wondered how many MU kids come from IL. 80% seems high, but honestly it wouldn't shock me
Current stats for Marquette are roughly 1/3 from Wisconsin, 1/3 Chicagoland, and 1/3 everywhere else.
And 2011 was the first year in the school's history that Chicago-area freshmen outnumbered those from Wisconsin.
Quote from: warriorchick on March 20, 2013, 09:23:49 PM
Current stats for Marquette are roughly 1/3 from Wisconsin, 1/3 Chicagoland, and 1/3 everywhere else.
And 2011 was the first year in the school's history that Chicago-area freshmen outnumbered those from Wisconsin.
That surprises me. When I first showed up at MU it seemed everyone was from Chicago. I came from DC and we had a healthy number from the NCR but certainly Chicagoans predominated by far. Perhaps it's because my sample was the freshmen in McCormick, O'Donnell, Cobeen and did not include the commuters.
Quote from: SaintPaulWarrior on March 20, 2013, 04:53:14 PM
It looks like the Arrowhead of MN (Cook County) and the far NW county in MN (Kittson County) are Marquette fans. Hard to believe but then again maybe I am color blind.
Cook co. Is due to the Musech family.
Quote from: keefe on March 20, 2013, 09:37:09 PM
That surprises me. When I first showed up at MU it seemed everyone was from Chicago. I came from DC and we had a healthy number from the NCR but certainly Chicagoans predominated by far. Perhaps it's because my sample was the freshmen in McCormick, O'Donnell, Cobeen and did not include the commuters.
When I went to MU in the '80's it was 25% commuter students. Now it is less than 10%. The big difference is that now even the Milwaukee kids want to live on campus.
Quote from: JDuquaine on March 20, 2013, 06:33:41 PM
One FF since WW2, and one national championship in 1941 when there was all of 8 teams playing is hardly success in my eyes. To each their own.
15 straight NCAA tournament appearances, several Big Ten titles, a number of Sweet 16's, an Elite 8, FF. It's a what have you done for me lately world.