I am pleased to report that I am now tracking all college newspapers in the ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac 10 and SEC conferences. I found the final three missing Facebook pages today (Clemson Tiger, Gerogia Tech Technique and Daily Mississippian).
The Central Michigan Daily Life was the biggest gainer during the past month, increasing its like total by 1,361. That’s four times the increase of the second-biggest gainer, the Daily Illini (+304). A total of 11 papers saw a jump in likes of 100 or more.
The top 10 papers were unchanged, although the Central Michigan Daily Life moved up two spots to No. 3.
As usual, if you want your college newspaper added to the list, just share a link to your Facebook page in the comments area below.
The top 25
| Rank | School | Newspaper | Fans 4/11 | Growth Mar-Apr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Carolina | Daily Tar Heel | 6,765 | 285 |
| 2 | Michigan | Michigan Daily | 5,989 | 67 |
| 3 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan Life | 5,779 | 1,361 |
| 4 | Penn State | Daily Collegian | 5,441 | 109 |
| 5 | Indiana | Indiana Daily Student | 5,085 | 50 |
| 6 | Ohio State | The Lantern | 4,550 | 215 |
| 7 | Alabama | Crimson White | 4,058 | 69 |
| 8 | Iowa State | Iowa State Daily | 3,676 | 228 |
| 9 | LSU | Daily Reveille | 3,486 | 101 |
| 10 | California | Daily Californian | 3,273 | 77 |
| 11 | South Carolina | Daily Gamecock | 2,881 | 117 |
| 12 | Arizona | Daily Wildcat | 2,480 | 112 |
| 13 | Illinois | Daily Illini | 2,469 | 304 |
| 14 | Washington | The Daily | 2,383 | 36 |
| 15 | Texas | Daily Texan | 2,211 | 122 |
| 16 | Arizona State | State Press | 2,160 | 89 |
| 17 | Kentucky | Kentucky Kernel | 2,140 | 16 |
| 18 | Colorado | Colorado Daily | 2,079 | 179 |
| 19 | Georgia | Red and Black | 2,076 | 56 |
| 20 | Texas A&M | The Batalion | 2,023 | 95 |
| 21 | Central Florida | Future | 1,980 | NA |
| 22 | South Florida | The Oracle | 1,963 | 93 |
| 23 | Michigan State | State News | 1,915 | 92 |
| 24 | Minnesota | Minnesota Daily | 1,906 | 48 |
| 25 | Ball State | Daily News | 1,892 | 26 |
All the schools
| ACC | Newspaper | FB Fans 12/10 | Fans 1/11 | Fans 2/11 | Fans 3/11 | Fans 4/11 | Growth Mar-Apr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston College | The Heights | 1,198 | 1,215 | 1,222 | 1,234 | 1,241 | 7 |
| Clemson | The Tiger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 539 | NA |
| Duke | The Chronicle | 1,555 | 1,556 | 1,564 | 1,590 | 1,646 | 56 |
| Florida State | FSView | 1,264 | 1,278 | 1,479 | 1,541 | 1,591 | 50 |
| Georgia Tech | Technique | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 987 | NA |
| Maryland | The Diamondback | 597 | 598 | 620 | 626 | 645 | 19 |
| Miami (FL) | The Miami Hurricane | 870 | 871 | 886 | 941 | 976 | 35 |
| North Carolina | Daily Tar Heel | 5,928 | 6,006 | 6,230 | 6,480 | 6,765 | 285 |
| North Carolina State | Technician | 1,206 | 1,249 | 1,293 | 1,350 | 1,443 | 93 |
| Virginia | Cavalier Daily | 214 | 214 | 222 | 233 | 248 | 15 |
| Virginia Tech | Collegiate Times | 1,209 | 1,226 | 1,266 | 1,333 | 1,392 | 59 |
| Wake Forest | Old Gold & Black | 257 | 257 | 266 | 273 | 289 | 16 |
| Big 12 | Newspaper | FB Fans 12/10 | Fans 1/11 | Fans 2/11 | Fans 3/11 | Fans 4/11 | Growth Mar-Apr |
| Baylor | The Lariat | 339 | 339 | 392 | 537 | 569 | 32 |
| Colorado | Colorado Daily | 1,557 | 1,665 | 1,785 | 1,900 | 2,079 | 179 |
| Colorado | CU Independent | 1,243 | 1,251 | 1,263 | 1,281 | 1,282 | 1 |
| Iowa State | Iowa State Daily | 2,623 | 2,866 | 3,323 | 3,448 | 3,676 | 228 |
| Kansas | Kansan | 1,379 | 1,415 | 1,486 | 1,620 | 1,701 | 81 |
| Kansas State | Collegian | 371 | 372 | 376 | 380 | 380 | 0 |
| Missouri | Maneater | 1,223 | 1,233 | 1,249 | 1,276 | 1,306 | 30 |
| Nebraska | Daily Nebraskan | 607 | 605 | 631 | 686 | 695 | 9 |
| Oklahoma | Oklahoma Daily | 1,005 | 1,024 | 1,054 | 1,084 | 1,101 | 17 |
| Oklahoma State | Daily O’Collegian | 471 | 470 | 539 | 553 | 566 | 13 |
| Texas | Daily Texan | 1,733 | 1,772 | 1,885 | 2,089 | 2,211 | 122 |
| Texas A&M | The Batalion | 1,627 | 1,659 | 1,728 | 1,928 | 2,023 | 95 |
| Texas Tech | Daily Toreador | 433 | 434 | 452 | 479 | 493 | 14 |
| Big East | Newspaper | FB Fans 12/10 | Fans 1/11 | Fans 2/11 | Fans 3/11 | Fans 4/11 | Growth Mar-Apr |
| Cincinnati | The News Record | 1,701 | 1,712 | 1,719 | 1,724 | 1,738 | 14 |
| Connecticut | The Daily Campus | 317 | 322 | 329 | 331 | 363 | 32 |
| Louisville | Cardinal | 910 | 925 | 934 | 957 | 964 | 7 |
| Pittsburgh | Pitt News | 273 | 284 | 292 | 312 | 326 | 14 |
| Rutgers | Daily Targum | 1,023 | 1,030 | 1,041 | 1,070 | 1,111 | 41 |
| South Florida | The Oracle | 1,767 | 1,783 | 1,828 | 1,870 | 1,963 | 93 |
| Syracuse | Daily Orange | 942 | 966 | 1,019 | 1,088 | 1,105 | 17 |
| West Virginia | Daily Athenaeum | 412 | 444 | 463 | 496 | 545 | 49 |
| Big Ten | Newspaper | FB Fans 12/10 | Fans 1/11 | Fans 2/11 | Fans 3/11 | Fans 4/11 | Growth Mar-Apr |
| Illinois | Daily Illini | 1,813 | 1,824 | 2,016 | 2,165 | 2,469 | 304 |
| Indiana | Indiana Daily Student | 4,872 | 4,909 | 4,992 | 5,035 | 5,085 | 50 |
| Iowa | Daily Iowan | 1,109 | 1,122 | 1,148 | 1,172 | 1,205 | 33 |
| Michigan | Michigan Daily | 2,472 | 2,505 | 2,604 | 5,922 | 5,989 | 67 |
| Michigan State | State News | 1,556 | 1,573 | 1,723 | 1,823 | 1,915 | 92 |
| Minnesota | Minnesota Daily | 1,745 | 1,780 | 1,818 | 1,858 | 1,906 | 48 |
| Northwestern | Daily Northwestern | 1,182 | 1,207 | 1,238 | 1,277 | 1,335 | 58 |
| Ohio State | The Lantern | 3,723 | 3,793 | 3,951 | 4,335 | 4,550 | 215 |
| Penn State | Daily Collegian | 4,987 | 5,018 | 5,164 | 5,332 | 5,441 | 109 |
| Purdue | Exponent | 659 | 675 | 726 | 761 | 800 | 39 |
| Wisconsin | Badger Herald | 1,236 | 1,252 | 1,267 | 1,332 | 1,349 | 17 |
| Wisconsin | Daily Cardinal | 258 | 260 | 265 | 274 | 278 | 4 |
| Pac 10 | Newspaper | FB Fans 12/10 | Fans 1/11 | Fans 2/11 | Fans 3/11 | Fans 4/11 | Growth Mar-Apr |
| Arizona | Daily Wildcat | 2,123 | 2,137 | 2,235 | 2,368 | 2,480 | 112 |
| Arizona State | State Press | 1,907 | 1,928 | 2,003 | 2,071 | 2,160 | 89 |
| California | Daily Californian | 3,102 | 3,138 | 3,161 | 3,196 | 3,273 | 77 |
| Oregon | Daily Emerald | 139 | 160 | 249 | 319 | 348 | 29 |
| Oregon State | Daily Barometer | 279 | 278 | 277 | 280 | 288 | 8 |
| Stanford | Stanford Daily | 840 | 848 | 880 | 902 | 910 | 8 |
| UCLA | Daily Bruin | 878 | 882 | 919 | 959 | 1,028 | 69 |
| USC | Daily Trojan | 1,475 | 1,510 | 1,573 | 1,685 | 1,748 | 63 |
| Washington | The Daily | 2,055 | 2,093 | 2,276 | 2,347 | 2,383 | 36 |
| Washington State | Daily Evergreen | 823 | 825 | 832 | 847 | 857 | 10 |
| SEC | Newspaper | FB Fans 12/10 | Fans 1/11 | Fans 2/11 | Fans 3/11 | Fans 4/11 | Growth Mar-Apr |
| Alabama | Crimson White | 3,681 | 3,762 | 3,840 | 3,989 | 4,058 | 69 |
| Arkansas | Arkansas Traveler | 353 | 351 | 388 | 415 | 425 | 10 |
| Auburn | Auburn Plainsman | 156 | 161 | 185 | 205 | 220 | 15 |
| Florida | Florida Alligator | 1,507 | 1,510 | 1,535 | 1,576 | 1,593 | 17 |
| Georgia | Red and Black | 1,753 | 1,775 | 1,885 | 2,020 | 2,076 | 56 |
| Kentucky | Kentucky Kernel | 2,068 | 2,093 | 2,130 | 2,124 | 2,140 | 16 |
| LSU | Daily Reveille | 3,155 | 3,183 | 3,264 | 3,385 | 3,486 | 101 |
| Mississippi | Daily Mississippian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | NA |
| Mississippi State | The Reflector | 1,340 | 1,332 | 1,349 | 1,369 | 1,382 | 13 |
| South Carolina | Daily Gamecock | 2,360 | 2,385 | 2,658 | 2,764 | 2,881 | 117 |
| Tennessee | Daily Beacon | 432 | 439 | 488 | 556 | 573 | 17 |
| Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt Hustler | 538 | 544 | 561 | 578 | 588 | 10 |
| Independents | Newspaper | FB Fans 12/10 | Fans 1/11 | Fans 2/11 | Fans 3/11 | Fans 4/11 | Growth Mar-Apr |
| Central Michigan | Central Michigan Life | 3853 | 4,009 | 4,418 | 5,779 | 1,361 | |
| Drake University | Times-Delphic | 1062 | 1,080 | 1,102 | 1,114 | 12 | |
| Ball State | Daily News | 1,828 | 1,866 | 1,892 | 26 | ||
| Central Florida | Future | 1,980 | NA |
The Lee Clarion at Lee University has 2,252 fans.
address: http://www.facebook.com/LeeClarion
I added the Lee Clarion to the list of schools I am tracking. I’ll include it in my blog posts starting next month.
Will you also add the basketball-only schools in the Big East?