Syracuse Stuns College Basketball Fans, Social Networks

The Syracuse Orange became the first No. 10 seed in an NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Championship tournament to reach the Final Four, sending social networks into a frenzy.

The Syracuse Orange became the first No. 10 seed in an NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Championship tournament to reach the Final Four, sending social networks into a frenzy.

Social media intelligence platform Synthesio found that Syracuse was the topic of 31.5 percent of March Madness-related mentions, more than triple the 9.58 percent of second-place Notre Dame.

Syracuse also accounted for three of the top 10 hashtags used during the second weekend of the 2016 NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Championship tournament, with #cusemode at No.

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