X map shows most of U.S. backing Duke men, UConn women in NCAA tourneys

The top-seeded teams in this year's NCAA Tournaments appear to be fan favorites heading into the first round.

Geotagged X data gathered since Selection Sunday shows No. 1 Duke is the overwhelming favorite on the men's side with 19 states predicting a championship win for the Blue Devils. BetOnline.ag created a corresponding map based on over 290,000 March Madness-related tweets.

No. 1 Florida was the second-most popular pick with nine states, followed by fellow 1-seed Houston, with four states.

Here are the full results for the men's tournament:

Duke: 19 states
Florida: 9 states
Houston: 4 states
Auburn: 3 states
Alabama: 1 state
St. John's: 1 state
Tennessee: 1 state
Kentucky: 1 state
Purdue: 1 state
Michigan State: 1 state
Wisconsin: 1 state
Illinois: 1 state
Iowa State: 1 state
Kansas: 1 state
Clemson: 1 state
Arizona: 1 state
BYU: 1 state
Gonzaga: 1 state
Maryland: 1 state

The women's tournament map, which is based on over 110,000 tweets, shows that more than half of the United States expects No. 1 UConn to win it all.

Here are the full results for the women's tournament:

UConn: 29 states
South Carolina: 14 states
USC: 3 states
UCLA: 1 state
Notre Dame: 1 state
Texas: 1 state
LSU: 1 state

The first round of the men's tournament gets underway Thursday, while the women's bracket begins Friday.