Less than a week until semifinalists are decided in the Nike Chosen contest. This first round of cuts will be made by Nike judges based on crews’ demonstrated creativity, camaraderie and progression — but another factor they’ll consider is “how well the crew gets noticed through social hustle.” So while creativity is subjective, online buzz is a numbers game. Let’s have a look at the scoreboard.

Total surf crews (USA only): 123*

Top crews:

1. The Wild Lyfe
6659 Likes / 2040 comments
13 videos / 26 photos

2. Chomp Proper
4916 Likes / 625 comments
2 videos / 29 photos

3. Get Rad!
1136 Likes / 157 comments
3 videos / 12 photos

4. Raw Jersey Crew
500 Likes / 105 comments
2 videos / 16 photos

5. Defend Montauk
459 Likes / 20 comments
2 videos / 14 photos

6. Dirty Harry & The Bandits
344 Likes / 29 comments
2 videos / 13 photos

*Note: These figures are for the USA only, because Chosen semifinalists are decided independently within each region. There are 430 total global surf crews at present, and six of the top nine crews (as measured by Facebook Likes) are Brazilian. The leading global surf crew is Brazil’s Reverse crew, with over 30,000 Likes. Needless to say, the semifinal round — when crews are whittled down to three by fan votes during US Open week — is going to be a doozy.