Projecting the 2012-2013 NFL Season based on Teams Official Twitter Accounts total Twitter Followers.

1. 2012-2013 NFL Twitter Power Rankings
(NFL Season Predictions Based on Twitter Following)
Photo Credit: http://www.bazaarvoice.com/blog/2011/12/01/let-them-play-how-twitter-saved-the-nfl-season-2/
By: Mark Wysocki
Contact: mark.a.wysocki@gmail.com

2. Objective
Predict the results of the 2012/2013 season using the social
following of each NFL team. Specifically, Twitter follower data
of Official NFL team and individual NFL player accounts will be
used to analyze these results. Facebook likes data will also be
displayed but not utilized in the analysis.
Photo Credit: http://mashable.com/2012/04/20/nfl-stars-gay-tweets/

3. North
1st Place 2nd Place
*AFC #2
Playoff
Seed
@steelers @Ravens
365,714 followers 160,052 followers
3rd Place 4th Place
@Bengals @OfficialBrowns
111,635 followers 106,680 followers

4. South
1st Place 2nd Place
*AFC #4
Playoff
Seed
@HoustonTexans @nflcolts
131,970 followers 96,571 followers
3rd Place 4th Place
@tennesseetitans @jaguarsinsider
92,635 followers 51,679 followers

5. East
1st Place 2nd Place
*AFC #1 *AFC #5
Playoff Playoff
Seed Seed
Wild Card
@nyjets @Patriots
443,208 followers 397,061 followers
3rd Place 4th Place
@MiamiDolphins @buffalobills
153,784 followers 108,251 followers

6. West
1st Place 2nd Place
*AFC #3 *AFC #6
Playoff Playoff
Seed Seed
Wild Card
@RAIDERS @Denver_Broncos
182,285 followers 175,093 followers
3rd Place 4th Place
@chargers @kcchiefs
151,600 followers 104,307 followers

7. North
1st Place 2nd Place
*NFC #2
Playoff
Seed
@packers @ChicagoBears
299,537 followers 179,041 followers
3rd Place 4th Place
@DetroitLionsNFL @VikingsFootball
155,627 followers 135,391 followers

8. South
1st Place 2nd Place
*NFC #3
Playoff
Seed
@Saints @Atlanta_Falcons
231,160 followers 127,914 followers
3rd Place 4th Place
@Panthers @TBBuccaneers
107,679 followers 76,387 followers

9. East
1st Place 2nd Place
*NFC #1 *NFC #5
Playoff Playoff
Seed Seed
Wild Card
@dallascowboys @Giants
371,106 followers 327,839 followers
3rd Place 4th Place
*NFC #6
Playoff
Seed
Wild Card
@Eagles @Redskins
210,594 followers 122,262 followers

10. West
1st Place 2nd Place
*NFC #4
Playoff
Seed
@49ers @Seahawks
215,430 followers 99,806 followers
3rd Place 4th Place
@STLouisRams @AZCardinals
72,456 followers 23,832 followers

11. NFL Playoff Seeds
1. @nyjets 1. @DallasCowboys
2. @steelers 2. @packers
3. @RAIDERS 3. @Saints
4. @HoustonTexans 4. @49ers
5. @Patriots 5. @Giants
6. @Denver_Broncos 6. @Eagles

12. #3 #6 #3 #6
vs. vs.
182,285 175,093 231,160 210,594
followers followers followers followers
#4 #5 #4 #5
vs. vs.
131,970 397,061 215,430 327,839
followers followers followers followers

13. #1 #5 #1 #5
vs. vs.
443,208 397,061 371,106 327,839
followers followers followers followers
#2 #3 #2 #3
vs. vs.
365,714 182,285 299,537 231,160
followers followers followers followers

14. vs.
@nyjets @steelers
443,208 followers 365,714 followers

15. vs.
@dallascowboys @packers
371,106 followers 299,537 followers

16. vs.
@nyjets @dallascowboys
443,208 followers 371,106 followers
Super Bowl
MVP
Tim Tebow, QB, New York Jets
@TimTebow
1,839,274 followers

17. NFL Player Awards
Offensive
Defensive
Player
Player
Of the
Of the
Year
Year
Reggie Bush, RB, Miami Dolphins Troy Polamalu, S, Pittsburgh Steelers
@reggie_bush @tpolamalu
2,568,947 followers 469,788 followers
Rookie Rookie
Offensive Defensive
Player Player
Of the Of the
Year Year
Robert Griffin III, QB, Washington Redskins Morris Claiborne, DB, Dallas Cowboys
@RGIII @MoClaiborne
309,857 followers 58,353 followers

18. Data Analysis
*See Sports Business Journal Article with data from 8/7/11 before 2011 season.

19. 2012-2013 NFL Twitter Power Rankings
(NFL Season Predictions Based on Twitter Following)
For more information:
Email Mark Wysocki at mark.a.wysocki@gmail.com
Twitter: @MarkWysocki4