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The Caitlin Clark effect: Indiana Fever led WNBA searches in 42 states

Recent data tracking search habits across the United States reveals a massive disparity in geographic interest for women's professional sports. By reviewing historical Google Trends information from the preceding twelve months, analysts determined which teams generated the highest volume of queries in every single state.

The findings highlight the immense impact of individual stars, showing Caitlin Clark's squad capturing the top search spot in forty-two distinct states for the WNBA. Meanwhile, the NWSL demonstrated a much wider distribution of regional popularity, with fourteen out of its sixteen clubs managing to lead at least one state in search queries.

Additional multi-state leaders highlighted in the review include squads associated with standout athletes like Trinity Rodman and Croix Bethune.

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