PSU #2 - NYT: "NCAA Fan Map: How the Country Roots for College Football"

[T J]

N.C.A.A. Fan Map: How the Country Roots for College Football



Twice so far at the Upshot, we’ve published maps showing where fan support for one team begins and another ends — once for baseball and once for basketball.

Now we’re pleased to offer another one: the United States according to college football fans.

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/10/03/upshot/ncaa-football-fan-map.html​

 

[T J]

From the article:

If you'd asked us which team had the largest and farthest-flung following, we probably would have guessed Notre Dame.

But Texas has the most ZIP codes, more than 7 percent of the nation’s,

followed by Penn State and Florida.

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[T J]

From the article, their closeup of Penn State's attraction in NJ and DE.

Note: The PSU map is interactive on their site.

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/10/03/upshot/ncaa-football-map.html#6,42.315,-74.594

Midwest Meets the Ocean


The Big Ten added Rutgers and Maryland for several reasons, but one the conference loves to promote is the presence of alumni from other Big Ten colleges in the Scarlet Knights’ and the Terrapins’ backyards.

The map vindicates this view: Much of the Garden State is Penn State territory, though independent Notre Dame is popular as well. Maryland is more firmly Terp terrain, but Penn State and Ohio State have support throughout.

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[BobPSU92]

And THE. NATION. IS. OUTRAGED. by Penn State's support.

 

[T J]

From the article, their closeup of Penn State's attraction in NJ and DE.

Note: The PSU map is interactive on their site.

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/10/03/upshot/ncaa-football-map.html#6,42.315,-74.594

Midwest Meets the Ocean


The Big Ten added Rutgers and Maryland for several reasons, but one the conference loves to promote is the presence of alumni from other Big Ten colleges in the Scarlet Knights’ and the Terrapins’ backyards.

The map vindicates this view: Much of the Garden State is Penn State territory, though independent Notre Dame is popular as well. Maryland is more firmly Terp terrain, but Penn State and Ohio State have support throughout.​

From the article, their closeup of Penn State's attraction in NJ and DE.

Note: The PSU map is interactive on their site.

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/10/03/upshot/ncaa-football-map.html#6,42.315,-74.594

Midwest Meets the Ocean


The Big Ten added Rutgers and Maryland for several reasons, but one the conference loves to promote is the presence of alumni from other Big Ten colleges in the Scarlet Knights’ and the Terrapins’ backyards.

The map vindicates this view: Much of the Garden State is Penn State territory, though independent Notre Dame is popular as well. Maryland is more firmly Terp terrain, but Penn State and Ohio State have support throughout.

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Hard to tell from the interactive map, but it may show PSU fans being strong in parts of New York City.

 

[Woodpecker]

Can someone please explain the Michigan love in Manhattan?

 

[BobPSU92]

Can someone please explain the Michigan love in Manhattan?

Lots of um business school grads on Wall Street. Probably some Wal-Mart wolverines mixed in, too.