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	Boise	Cha	Dal	Det	Nash	Pit	S.D.	Wich	Atl	Bos	L.A.	Oma
1	Virginia	ACC	16.00	1991	243	1102	381	474	188	2195	1033	455	488	2232	950
2	Villanova	BE	16.00	2106	447	1299	451	674	265	2364	1201	664	278	2394	1085
3	Xavier	BE	15.20	1656	334	809	231	230	256	1860	697	372	749	1894	612
4	Kansas	B12	15.19	1131	828	434	660	507	801	1300	152	704	1283	1330	163
5	Duke	ACC	15.04	2040	128	1057	502	441	329	2188	1037	354	611	2232	995
6	North Carolina	ACC	15.00	2040	128	1057	502	441	329	2188	1037	354	611	2232	995
7	Cincinnati	AAC	14.70	1656	334	809	231	230	256	1860	697	372	749	1894	612
8	Arizona	P12	14.47	840	1732	812	1662	1410	1794	366	854	1538	2282	449	1044
9	Tennessee	SEC	14.37	1782	177	769	444	152	382	1898	754	151	827	1944	745
10	Purdue	B10	14.28	1511	486	761	226	296	353	1749	593	487	835	1777	471
11	Michigan	B10	13.90	1656	501	986	0	458	200	1953	809	595	628	1975	650
12	Michigan St.	B10	13.66	1584	557	959	74	472	275	1895	762	630	690	1915	588
13	Wichita St.	AAC	13.57	1064	931	329	809	602	942	1163	0	780	1428	1199	265
14	Texas Tech	B12	13.51	1033	1193	282	1165	873	1277	889	370	999	1769	950	620
15	West Virginia	B12	13.49	1879	311	1058	251	442	60	2116	953	483	499	2148	846
16	Kentucky	SEC	12.89	1685	282	782	297	175	289	1861	699	303	775	1899	640
17	Houston	AAC	12.76	1481	913	225	1078	656	1118	1299	543	689	1595	1375	784
18	Auburn	SEC	12.64	1823	314	673	673	252	616	1839	761	92	1035	1897	832
19	Clemson	ACC	12.33	1900	76	859	510	265	402	2002	867	152	793	2051	864
20	Gonzaga	WCC	12.02	286	2056	1475	1699	1758	1896	1029	1226	1965	2266	946	1147
21	Ohio St.	B10	11.20	1723	346	924	156	338	144	1960	798	446	637	1990	687
22	Texas A&M	SEC	10.36	1409	949	164	1080	676	1134	1231	492	729	1616	1305	741
23	Arkansas	SEC	10.05	1415	640	302	706	326	768	1436	352	453	1257	1488	496
24	Florida	SEC	9.66	2092	390	897	868	512	755	2063	1028	301	1076	2129	1107
25	Nevada	MWC	9.60	336	2137	1344	1899	1811	2077	489	1210	1990	2517	391	1258
26	Seton Hall	BE	9.50	2140	527	1369	485	747	317	2419	1259	744	199	2448	1130
27	Rhode Island	A10	9.28	2252	681	1525	611	905	465	2561	1405	901	49	2585	1262
28	TCU	B12	9.25	1271	933	0	986	628	1066	1168	329	729	1557	1232	584
29	Creighton	BE	9.07	1045	912	584	650	611	819	1310	265	821	1277	1327	0
30	Alabama	SEC	8.99	1695	406	544	665	207	648	1708	631	187	1101	1765	720
31	Miami FL	ACC	8.96	2354	652	1117	1148	806	1016	2261	1293	596	1261	2335	1393
32	Butler	BE	8.94	1559	427	760	231	250	324	1779	617	432	814	1810	516
33	Providence	BE	8.91	2252	681	1525	611	905	465	2561	1405	901	49	2585	1262
34	UCLA	P12	8.61	675	2120	1232	1975	1791	2131	108	1199	1941	2603	0	1327
35	Missouri	SEC	8.52	1285	670	489	522	355	648	1455	294	562	1135	1488	259
36	Oklahoma	B12	8.47	1138	938	175	900	613	1008	1133	156	759	1501	1183	419
37	Kansas St.	B12	8.33	1112	850	424	684	527	826	1276	131	723	1307	1306	164
38	North Carolina St.	ACC	8.04	2040	128	1057	502	441	329	2188	1037	354	611	2232	995
39	Virginia Tech	ACC	7.80	1938	154	1009	383	381	220	2115	956	356	588	2155	893
40	St. Bonaventure	A10	7.79	1870	546	1209	238	633	185	2191	1047	711	393	2211	885
41	Texas	B12	7.75	1374	1032	191	1151	755	1211	1161	516	813	1696	1237	775
42	USC	P12	7.73	675	2120	1232	1975	1791	2131	108	1199	1941	2603	0	1327
43	Florida St.	ACC	7.55	1963	389	763	820	418	737	1931	899	225	1109	1996	991
44	San Diego St.	MWC	6.39	750	2072	1168	1953	1746	2102	0	1163	1887	2580	108	1310
45	Saint Mary's	WCC	6.35	511	2282	1454	2064	1953	2238	447	1351	2125	2685	338	1418
46	Loyola Chicago	MVC	5.78	1433	599	801	234	410	411	1719	587	605	862	1740	415
47	Davidson	A10	5.65	1954	0	933	501	329	366	2072	931	226	725	2120	912
48	New Mexico St.	WAC	5.10	928	1502	577	1461	1183	1582	598	652	1305	2073	673	871
49	Buffalo	MAC	4.90	1870	546	1209	238	633	185	2191	1047	711	393	2211	885
50	Murray St.	OVC	4.15	1506	455	548	459	132	517	1631	477	339	1009	1673	481
51	South Dakota St.	Sum	4.07	964	1048	787	692	776	884	1354	460	990	1297	1353	211
52	College of Charleston	CAA	3.24	2077	168	984	669	439	525	2145	1032	258	818	2199	1046
53	UNC Greensboro	SC	3.24	1975	80	995	461	376	305	2122	970	303	644	2166	931
54	Marshall	CUSA	3.07	1780	235	894	269	275	192	1973	810	342	665	2010	735
55	Montana	Bsky	2.89	253	1888	1319	1537	1590	1734	993	1061	1796	2112	924	979
56	Bucknell	Pat	2.81	2049	508	1305	396	691	241	2338	1181	712	252	2364	1044
57	Stephen F. Austin	Slnd	2.09	1432	833	162	966	557	1015	1313	446	616	1497	1381	675
58	Penn	Ivy	2.02	2106	447	1299	451	674	265	2364	1201	664	278	2394	1085
59	Wright St.	Horz	2.01	1658	370	859	166	294	214	1889	727	432	706	1919	619
60	Georgia St.	SB	2.01	1834	226	729	595	213	526	1887	780	0	943	1941	821
61	Iona	MAAC	2.00	2152	541	1384	498	762	331	2433	1274	758	185	2461	1144
62	Lipscomb	Asun	1.99	1638	329	628	458	0	463	1746	602	213	940	1791	611
63	Cal St. Fullerton	BW	1.99	682	2108	1219	1967	1780	2122	93	1189	1929	2595	16	1319
64	UMBC	AE	1.70	2053	360	1213	407	587	209	2289	1126	575	368	2323	1022
65	Radford	BSth	1.16	1938	154	1009	383	381	220	2115	956	356	588	2155	893
66	LIU Brooklyn	NEC	1.00	2152	541	1384	498	762	331	2433	1274	758	185	2461	1144
67	North Carolina Central	MEAC	1.00	2040	128	1057	502	441	329	2188	1037	354	611	2232	995
68	Texas Southern	SWAC	1.00	1481	913	225	1078	656	1118	1299	543	689	1595	1375	784