Last night, Syracuse was a No. 1 trending topic on Twitter and a No. 1 trending sports topic on Google.
Over the month of March, the Orange’s historic run in the NCAA Tournament has caused online interest in the topic “Syracuse basketball” to surge. See what events caused spikes in web searches for the term:
March 13: Syracuse University’s men’s basketball team earned a No. 10 seed in the NCAA Tournament on Selection Sunday, causing the first bump in online interest during the team’s tournament run.
After a loss to Pittsburgh during the ACC Tournament on March 9, another day of high online interest, SU’s fate in the tournament was uncertain.