PLEASE HELP WITH PRE-TEEN ADVICE! I NEED MANY ANSWERS!?

Ok so I am having a little trouble with my friends. And its a huge deal at school and its starting to get to me. It got so bad that i started crying so i know this drama needs to stop now. Ok so first of all i am a 6th grader. All my friends would be considered the "popular" kids of the school. So we were all in a circle hanging out and it was really hot that day so my hair was in a pony tail that whole day. (It will matter in a second) So we are all just standing there when one of the girls ears where sticking out from her hair. Her guy friend told her about it and so after that we got into the whole "big ear" thing. I wasnt making fun of anyone cause i know that would make them feel bad. So i was just standing there when i heard the most "popular" girl say that i had big ears. It didnt really matter to me but i walked away to let her know i was mad. Then you know how all the popular girls in school get their way? Well she got all of my friends turn on me and start hating me. They all started spreading things about me to make other people hate me. Now I only have like 12 friends compared to when i had like 45 friends. I didnt really bothered me cause that was the moment i got to see who my real friends were. But then we were in P.E and we all had to decide what to play. So everyone voted on soccer and we had to get into teams. But the P.E teacher picked the teams for us and i got stuck in a team with all my ex-friends. They were all in a circle whispering things. And occasionaly one would look at me when they were whispering and then start laughing. I asked to go to the bathroom and started crying. Then one of the girls on my team went in to make sure i was ok. As i came out all of the girls in my team noticed i was crying. So they all started whispering even more! Now im really scared of what they are gonna spread next. I know there are already rumors out there about me crying and stuff like "OMG shes such a crybaby, even though its the first time ive cryed about drama. And also "Wow she just wants attention, even though im actually hurt on the inside. So they are all acting like its my fault that i have big ears and that its my fault she said that i had big ears. Even though shes the one who spread it everyone is on her side. Im really upset about this but please dont say anything like go to the councelors cause i dont want to make this an even bigger problem than it already is. Thanks in advance!