RotoWire.com, where you can find top college football betting promos, used follower counts from Instagram and X to create a social media hype power ranking system for Division 1 non-Power 4 college football teams' official accounts. We ranked teams this week based on percentage growth week-over-week on the platforms, following their previous game.
Social Media Power Rankings
Rank | Team | Social Media Growth |
1 |
| 1.539% |
2 |
| 1.195% |
3 |
| 1.102% |
4 |
| 1.015% |
5 |
| 0.848% |
6 |
| 0.711% |
7 |
| 0.613% |
8 |
| 0.553% |
9 |
| 0.531% |
10 |
| 0.530% |
11 |
| 0.516% |
12 |
| 0.513% |
13 |
| 0.490% |
14 |
| 0.480% |
15 |
| 0.438% |
Western Michigan Broncos (↑67)
UConn Huskies (↑57)
Ohio Bobcats (↑14)
North Texas Mean Green (↑4)
Kennesaw State Owls (↓4)
Buffalo Bulls (↑19)
New Mexico Lobos (↓4)
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (↑27)
Memphis Tigers (↑9)
San José State Spartans (↑31)
Massachusetts Minutemen (↑20)
Missouri State Bears (↓5)
James Madison Dukes (↑6)
Akron Zips (↓4)
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Who Gained the Most Followers in Week 11?
When it comes to the non-Power Four set, it seems like the nation can't get enough 'MACtion,' with MAC member Western Michigan finishing atop the list nationally, gaining 1.539% more followers after the Broncos beat Central Michigan, 24-21 to improve to 5-4 for the year.
Throw in fellow MAC member Ohio at No. 3 nationally (+1.102%) and No. 6 Buffalo (+0.711%) and you have the Mid-American Conference contingent covered, with FBS independent UConn (+1.195%), Conference-USA member Kennesaw State (+0.848%) and Mountain West stalwart New Mexico (+0.613%) filling out the rest of the spots in between.
In the Huskies' case, UConn's second straight winning season under head coach Jim Mora was enough to push the former Big East and American football member to No. 2 nationally, while Ohio outlasted Miami (Ohio version) to move to 6-3 for the year and Kennesaw State's Year Two FBS glow-up continued apace, beating New Mexico State, 24-21, to move to 7-2 for the year (and 5-0 in C-USA play).
The mighty Lobos of New Mexico had the week off after their 40-35 conquest of UNLV on Nov. 1, giving UNM six wins for the first time since 2016, when Bob Davies led the Lobos to the New Mexico Bowl for a second straight season.
The Bulls of Buffalo also had a week off on Saturday, on the heels of the Bulls' 28-3 demolition of Pudge the Cat and the Bowling Green Eagles on Nov. 1, giving the Upstate New York program five wins in nine games this year.
Rounding out this week's list of non-Power Four online winners were the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (+0.553%), Memphis Tigers (+0.531%) and the San José Spartans (+0.530%), though nobody outside the Power Four could hold a candle to the mighty Broncos of Western Michigan in Week 11 of the college football season.
Q&A
Q: Which college football team dominated social media growth this week?
A: Western Michigan Broncos dominated, climbing 67 spots to No. 1 with a 1.539% social growth—the highest of all programs this week.
Q: Were there any surprising teams in the Top 5?
A: Yes, the Top 3 were all big jumps from their positions last week. Western Michigan soared 67 spots to number 1, UConn Huskies jumped 57 spots to number 2 and the Ohio Bobcats increased 14 spots to number 3.
