Five things we learned from Facebook's map of college football fans
Ever wonder which top 25 college football program has the most fans across the country? Well, wonder no more.
Facebook has put together a data map showing the size of each fan base among the Associated Press preseason top 25. Specifically, it shows which school has the most fans in each county of every state.

Everything's bigger in Texas, and beyond.
The 15th-ranked Longhorns have by far the most widespread appeal, stretching from their home state all the way up to North Dakota. They're even shouting "Hook 'em, 'Horns!" as far north as Maine. Texas is popular in 543 counties.
The Florida Gators are huge in the northeast.
It is somewhat surprising that the Florida program is so big in New York, but let's chalk their popularity in Massachusetts and the rest of New England up to Tim Tebow playing for the Patriots. The tenth-ranked Gators are popular in 423 counties.
Ducks fly together.
Third-ranked Oregon absolutely dominates the west when it comes to popularity. The Ducks are popular in 233 counties, which is only good for fifth overall, but still. That's a lot of green.
Johnny Football isn't popular outside his own county.
The seventh-ranked Texas A&M Aggies boast a Heisman Trophy-winner in quarterback Johnny Manziel who can't seem to go a day without making headlines.
That apparently means nothing when it comes to nationwide appeal. The Aggies only dominate their own county and one other county in Arkansas.
Three top schools from the west get no love. No love at all.
UCLA, Northwestern and Oregon State are ranked 21st, 22nd and 25th in the nation respectively, according to the AP pre-season poll, but none of them won a single county as far as fandom goes.
Cheer up, Snoop Dogg.
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