Twitter map shows most of U.S. thinks Gonzaga will win March Madness

Gonzaga appears to be the most popular pick to win the 2022 NCAA men's basketball tournament.

A map created by Betonline.ag based on geotagged Twitter data from the last week, including over 200,000 tweets, shows No. 1-seeded Gonzaga is the favorite to win this year's tournament in 16 states. Duke is the second most popular pick with 11 states, while Kansas and Arizona tied for third place with five states each.

Here are the full results:

Gonzaga: 16 states
Duke: 11 states
Kansas: 5 states
Arizona: 5 states
Baylor: 1 state
LSU: 1 state
Arkansas: 1 state
Iowa: 1 state
Illinois: 1 state
Wisconsin: 1 state
Purdue: 1 state
Kentucky: 1 state
Tennessee: 1 state
Auburn: 1 state
Villanova: 1 state
UConn: 1 state
Providence: 1 state

Gonzaga opens March Madness on Thursday against No. 16 Georgia State.