Boise State is the early fan favorite in this year's College Football Playoff, according to new data from X.
A map created by BetOnline.ag based on more than 250,000 tweets sent out since the 12-team field was announced Dec. 8 shows the Broncos have the most fan support across the United States entering the playoffs, with 15 states rooting for them to win.
Notre Dame was the second most popular team with seven states, followed by Indiana in third with six states.
Here are the full results:
No. 3 Boise State: 15 states
No. 7 Notre Dame: 7 states
No. 10 Indiana: 6 states
No. 6 Penn State: 5 states
No. 1 Oregon: 4 states
No. 5 Texas: 4 states
No. 8 Ohio State: 2 states
No. 2 Georgia: 2 states
No. 12 Clemson: 2 states
No. 4 Arizona State: 1 state
No. 11 SMU: 1 state
No. 9 Tennessee: 1 state
Boise State received a first-round bye and will face either Penn State or SMU on Dec. 31 in the Fiesta Bowl.