Distance

The third step in filling out a bracket is to take the 1-68 seed list and slot them into the regions and pods. Among the principles the committee must follow are to "attempt to assign teams to the most geographically compatible first-/second-round site, descending in order on the seed list" and to keep teams "in or as close to their areas of natural interest as possible."

Therefore, it is useful when filling out a bracket to know the distance of each team to the locations of the regions and pods. Nearby sites are highlighted if they are "very close", "close" or "somewhat close" to a team, based on estimated mileage. The exact mileages for these categories may vary - the idea is to make it easier to spot home-court advantages and disadvantages when filling out a bracket from the seed list. Pod or region host teams are prohibited from playing at that site.

				Pods								Regions
Seed		Conf	Points	BKN	Den	Iowa	OKC	Prov	Ral	Spok	St.L.	Ana	Chi	Lou	Phl
1	Kansas	B12	16.00	1139	508	192	282	1261	925	1263	260	1309	435	514	1064
2	Virginia	ACC	15.90	304	1407	838	1074	446	157	2058	645	2210	564	394	210
3	North Carolina	ACC	15.35	427	1433	890	1055	565	0	2128	666	2208	645	414	337
4	Michigan St.	B10	15.32	576	1057	471	862	676	568	1625	410	1897	177	322	524
5	Villanova	BE	15.32	94	1552	968	1258	236	337	2148	811	2374	675	574	0
6	Oregon	P12	15.03	2495	993	1500	1480	2581	2388	364	1729	776	1775	1974	2444
7	Oklahoma	B12	15.02	1341	495	474	0	1473	1055	1326	461	1157	692	684	1258
8	Utah	P12	15.00	1984	389	952	864	2087	1819	546	1152	587	1246	1405	1921
9	Miami FL	ACC	15.00	1093	1706	1327	1220	1211	702	2516	1069	2304	1198	912	1016
10	West Virginia	B12	14.97	331	1310	731	1010	467	268	1938	562	2127	447	328	248
11	Xavier	BE	14.65	587	1066	503	754	720	389	1739	307	1873	264	82	505
12	Kentucky	SEC	14.50	605	1082	536	741	742	354	1778	315	1876	323	61	518
13	Texas A&M	SEC	13.15	1440	794	771	340	1581	1077	1625	658	1274	916	801	1348
14	Purdue	B10	13.11	691	935	357	675	812	542	1587	215	1757	119	167	618
15	Indiana	B10	12.95	687	961	405	656	817	484	1645	203	1769	207	81	607
16	Arizona	P12	12.73	2131	639	1152	798	2258	1851	1124	1241	415	1434	1479	2050
17	California	P12	12.46	2569	954	1535	1371	2674	2384	723	1721	371	1831	1975	2504
18	Seton Hall	BE	12.36	20	1600	1013	1322	158	417	2172	870	2428	716	640	80
19	Duke	ACC	12.32	427	1433	890	1055	565	0	2128	666	2208	645	414	337
20	Iowa St.	B12	12.00	1034	588	0	474	1144	890	1242	258	1426	297	479	968
21	Maryland	B10	11.97	183	1486	907	1177	326	256	2105	735	2301	619	493	89
22	Texas	B12	10.82	1520	777	815	360	1661	1160	1600	723	1206	979	877	1429
23	Iowa	B10	10.42	932	691	103	549	1041	807	1321	227	1529	195	406	869
24	Baylor	B12	10.40	1443	705	712	261	1582	1097	1536	626	1207	881	792	1353
25	Notre Dame	ACC	9.24	655	966	378	748	767	571	1575	295	1800	83	245	592
26	Saint Joseph's	A10	9.14	94	1552	968	1258	236	337	2148	811	2374	675	574	0
27	Dayton	A10	8.78	552	1081	506	794	679	406	1730	338	1899	239	144	475
28	Connecticut	AAC	8.73	105	1667	1078	1412	66	532	2202	955	2501	781	736	195
29	Texas Tech	B12	8.61	1610	457	703	268	1742	1313	1264	728	922	951	951	1525
30	Wisconsin	B10	8.49	816	823	246	693	916	752	1395	307	1667	107	390	761
31	Colorado	P12	8.19	1621	0	588	495	1732	1433	834	767	845	886	1021	1552
32	Oregon St.	P12	7.99	2494	1002	1502	1490	2578	2391	349	1733	801	1775	1977	2443
33	Providence	BE	7.92	142	1732	1144	1473	0	565	2267	1017	2566	846	794	236
34	Butler	BE	7.67	662	974	405	688	788	487	1640	229	1789	177	111	585
35	Pittsburgh	ACC	7.43	338	1287	703	1008	465	329	1896	553	2111	411	335	265
36	USC	P12	7.27	2468	860	1443	1183	2585	2232	946	1587	34	1740	1838	2394
37	VCU	A10	7.21	288	1478	912	1134	427	139	2134	713	2276	640	461	198
38	Cincinnati	AAC	7.16	587	1066	503	754	720	389	1739	307	1873	264	82	505
39	Vanderbilt	SEC	7.03	765	1010	528	613	905	441	1758	271	1767	410	151	674
40	Saint Mary's	WCC	6.55	2569	954	1535	1371	2674	2384	723	1721	371	1831	1975	2504
41	St. Bonaventure	A10	6.37	300	1354	767	1133	382	488	1893	672	2193	471	492	278
42	Syracuse	ACC	6.06	208	1487	900	1262	258	520	2009	801	2326	604	607	228
43	Gonzaga	WCC	5.75	2191	834	1242	1326	2267	2128	0	1489	963	1494	1721	2148
44	San Diego St.	MWC	5.65	2440	852	1425	1133	2561	2188	1029	1553	76	1719	1800	2364
45	South Carolina	SEC	5.45	614	1359	860	940	753	187	2100	612	2098	666	389	522
46	Northern Iowa	MVC	5.34	969	663	95	567	1073	860	1268	283	1506	233	462	908
47	Yale	Ivy	4.81	62	1661	1073	1394	81	489	2213	939	2493	775	714	156
48	Arkansas Little Rock	SB	4.77	1086	769	476	306	1224	761	1577	296	1462	553	433	997
49	South Dakota St.	Sum	4.45	1196	505	249	617	1289	1113	1017	507	1341	477	713	1143
50	Chattanooga	SC	4.13	733	1116	641	700	875	365	1870	384	1857	501	219	639
51	Hawaii	BW	4.05	4975	3360	3942	3737	5076	4780	2880	4122	2580	4237	4376	4911
52	UNC Wilmington	CAA	4.04	495	1518	991	1117	623	121	2233	757	2275	759	512	414
53	Stephen F. Austin	Slnd	3.98	1321	798	690	311	1462	960	1632	552	1352	811	683	1229
54	Stony Brook	AE	3.40	36	1655	1067	1378	107	458	2218	926	2483	770	696	129
55	Fresno St.	MWC	3.30	2463	842	1429	1236	2572	2261	757	1602	238	1726	1855	2395
56	Buffalo	MAC	3.04	300	1354	767	1133	382	488	1893	672	2193	471	492	278
57	Iona	MAAC	2.81	10	1613	1026	1336	144	429	2182	884	2442	729	655	94
58	Middle Tennessee	CUSA	2.43	765	1010	528	613	905	441	1758	271	1767	410	151	674
59	Green Bay	Horz	2.33	775	902	344	802	862	771	1417	412	1747	173	452	731
60	Weber St.	Bsky	2.08	1980	396	951	877	2082	1821	520	1155	609	1243	1407	1918
61	Cal St. Bakersfield	WAC	2.04	2462	843	1431	1205	2575	2244	845	1590	138	1729	1843	2391
62	UNC Asheville	BSth	1.97	597	1245	733	847	739	212	1974	488	2003	536	259	503
63	Florida Gulf Coast	Asun	1.00	1077	1605	1237	1117	1202	668	2417	980	2201	1122	837	995
64	Hampton	MEAC	1.00	289	1549	985	1196	418	161	2209	783	2342	715	529	212
65	Austin Peay	OVC	1.00	765	1010	528	613	905	441	1758	271	1767	410	151	674
66	Southern	SWAC	1.00	1196	997	772	501	1339	803	1826	569	1574	810	611	1102
67	Fairleigh Dickinson	NEC	1.00	20	1600	1013	1322	158	417	2172	870	2428	716	640	80
68	Holy Cross	Pat	1.00	149	1706	1118	1457	44	576	2230	999	2542	820	782	241