Florida Atlantic's underdog story has made it America's Team

HOUSTON — Move over Dallas Cowboys, New York Yankees, Notre Dame … this is Florida Atlantic's time to shine.

The FAU Owls have become America's Team.

A map created by Betonline.ag based on Twitter data and hashtags shows FAU has pulled in more fans across the country than any team in this weekend's Final Four. The Owls' underdog story is resonating, and fans around the country are waving their red and blue pom-poms.

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A majority of fans in the United State are behind the Owls and rooting for FAU to cap its run in the NCAA Tournament with a national championship, according to Twitter data from more than 150,000 tweets.

FAU is the most popular team in 20 states followed by UConn with 16 states, San Diego State with 11 states and Miami with just three states, none of which is named Florida.

FAU is the Cinderella of the Final Four having come through the East Region as a No. 9 seed. San Diego State, the Owls' opponent in Saturday's first semifinal game, is a No. 5 seed. As is Miami, which faces UConn, a No. 4 seed and the favorite to win the national championship.

The Owls are most popular in much of the Midwest and virtually the entire South — including Florida — except the only three states rooting for the Hurricanes … Louisiana, Georgia and South Carolina.

FAU even breaks into the Mountain West with Montana on its side.

San Diego State's entire fan base is the West. Connecticut owns the Northeast except Pennsylvania (FAU) along with Virginia, North Dakota, Iowa, Wisconsin and Illinois.

This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: America loves an underdog: FAU the fan favorite in Final Four