What's the difference between most likable and most popular?
texas or notre dame or oregon or usc or florida is most popular. but they are not most likable. if texas played notre dame, and you asked 100 neutral observers who they wanted to win, i'd guess that it'd be fairly divided. however, if k-state was playing opponent x, those same 100 neutral observers would ALL want k-state to win.
k-state is not the most popular, but they are very likable.