The first weekend of March Madness is behind us now, with Sweet 16 games tipping off Thursday and Friday, and the Final Four a little more than one week away.
So far, the on-court results speak for themselves, but which teams and players made the biggest waves on social media? Data provided by Facebook sheds some light.
Endlessly entertaining Ole Miss bad boy Marshall Henderson was a media darling early on, but the most popular player on the world's most popular social network might surprise you. It's Aaron Craft, a player whose on-court demeanor is the polar opposite of Henderson's, but who also happens to helm what might be college basketball's strongest team.
Craft drilled a three-pointer with less than a second remaining to propel his Ohio State squad to a thrilling second-round win over Iowa State on Sunday. Around that same time, mentions of Craft on Facebook spiked by a whopping 181,000%. Here's the full list of Facebook's most popular players through March Madness' first weekend:
Aaron Craft, Ohio State
Marshall Henderson, Ole Miss
Khalif Wyatt, Temple
Sherwood Brown, FGCU
Jeff Withey, Kansas
Brett Comer, FGCU
Ramon Galloway, La Salle
Victor Oladipo, Indiana
Florida Gulf Coast is the tournament's buzziest remaining team -- that's no surprise at all, considering the tiny school became the first 15-seed to ever reach the tourney's second weekend. Here are the Sweet 16's top ten teams, ranked according to Facebook buzz:
FGCU
Wichita State
Ohio State
Indiana
Marquette
Duke
Miami
Kansas
Michigan
La Salle
Florida Gulf Coast's second-round win over San Diego St. also dominated the most buzzed-about round-of-32 games from Saturday and Sunday. Here's a full ranking of all 16 games, with upsets marked in bold:
FGCU vs. San Diego St.
Wichita State vs. Gonzaga
Indiana vs. Temple
Ohio State vs. Iowa State
Marquette vs. Butler
Miami vs. Illinois
Florida vs. Minnesota
Duke vs. Creighton
Michigan vs. VCU
Kansas vs. North Carolina
La Salle vs. Ole Miss
Arizona vs. Harvard
Louisville vs. Colorado State
Oregon vs. St. Louis
Michigan State vs. Memphis
Syracuse vs. California
Which teams have dominated your social feeds? Tell us in the comments.