MARCH MADNESS: 9M Facebook Posts Monday Night on Duke’s Championship Victory

Duke’s 68-63 victory over Wisconsin in Monday’s night’s final game of the 2015 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship tournament was the most-talked-about NCAA championship game on Facebook to date.

2015NCAAFinalFourLogoDuke University’s 68-63 victory over the University of Wisconsin in Monday’s night’s final game of the 2015 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship tournament was the most-talked-about NCAA championship game on Facebook to date.

Sports on Facebook reported that more than 4 million worldwide Facebook users generated some 9 million posts, comments and likes about the game Monday night.

The entire tournament saw approximately 76 million posts, comments and likes worldwide from more than 24 million Facebook users between Selection Sunday March 15 and the climax Monday night.

According to Sports on Facebook, during the final hour of Monday night’s title tilt, 1.3

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