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	Col	Hartford	Iowa	Jax	S.C.	S.J.	SLC	Tul	Ana	D.C.	K.C.	Lou
1	Duke	ACC	16.00	361	532	890	407	187	2373	1819	954	2208	227	903	414
2	Virginia	ACC	15.99	269	402	838	559	326	2352	1786	967	2210	91	880	394
3	North Carolina	ACC	15.95	361	532	890	407	187	2373	1819	954	2208	227	903	414
4	Gonzaga	WCC	15.76	1789	2202	1242	2228	2100	743	546	1356	963	2100	1273	1721
5	Kentucky	SEC	15.14	163	685	536	547	343	2026	1466	633	1876	413	553	61
6	Tennessee	SEC	15.06	294	739	652	391	208	2092	1548	665	1919	435	635	189
7	Michigan St.	B10	15.00	211	610	471	863	638	1991	1410	752	1897	479	580	322
8	Michigan	B10	15.00	156	546	532	816	585	2058	1478	789	1957	404	630	307
9	Kansas	B12	15.00	660	1197	192	965	856	1449	895	197	1309	975	30	514
10	Houston	AAC	14.98	986	1506	804	815	877	1604	1194	431	1343	1207	644	789
11	Purdue	B10	14.60	216	748	357	746	550	1880	1308	564	1757	538	420	167
12	LSU	SEC	14.24	801	1291	772	562	631	1816	1361	477	1574	984	637	611
13	Texas Tech	B12	14.04	1132	1681	703	1196	1186	1156	743	379	922	1422	552	951
14	Florida St.	ACC	13.97	669	1029	927	159	310	2192	1699	776	1967	718	850	544
15	Kansas St.	B12	13.35	684	1221	207	982	877	1426	873	189	1285	999	53	538
16	Villanova	BE	13.00	404	195	968	743	522	2496	1921	1148	2374	118	1037	574
17	Buffalo	MAC	12.67	295	316	767	875	634	2287	1705	1022	2193	296	869	492
18	Iowa St.	B12	12.30	573	1078	0	1012	860	1528	952	387	1426	895	165	479
19	Marquette	BE	12.15	331	778	310	927	722	1824	1243	631	1735	634	437	349
20	Auburn	SEC	12.12	528	949	763	264	265	2078	1567	645	1870	637	694	384
21	Cincinnati	AAC	11.58	115	660	503	614	403	2011	1446	644	1873	410	540	82
22	Wisconsin	B10	10.95	397	850	246	969	773	1752	1170	592	1667	705	387	390
23	Virginia Tech	ACC	10.78	242	502	784	482	242	2285	1724	883	2132	191	811	320
24	Mississippi St.	SEC	10.52	550	1046	623	452	430	1887	1379	455	1680	743	528	363
25	Wofford	SC	9.81	353	708	770	306	91	2205	1664	773	2026	395	753	298
26	UCF	AAC	9.75	804	1052	1140	144	381	2414	1927	1004	2181	761	1072	720
27	Nevada	MWC	9.57	1946	2441	1374	2225	2158	187	421	1319	415	2268	1332	1823
28	Maryland	B10	9.39	335	283	907	664	438	2432	1859	1068	2301	29	966	493
29	Louisville	ACC	8.96	197	736	479	579	389	1964	1405	575	1815	472	491	0
30	Seton Hall	BE	8.94	461	115	1013	821	602	2541	1963	1212	2428	198	1091	640
31	Minnesota	B10	8.33	625	1048	232	1174	992	1571	988	615	1519	929	394	603
32	Saint Mary's	WCC	7.87	2105	2608	1535	2353	2298	30	587	1452	371	2426	1483	1975
33	VCU	A10	7.78	345	392	912	545	325	2423	1858	1029	2276	93	950	461
34	Syracuse	ACC	7.76	410	193	900	924	689	2417	1835	1151	2326	298	1001	607
35	Utah St.	MWC	7.52	1511	1997	938	1842	1750	616	69	937	648	1833	912	1399
36	Arizona St.	P12	7.46	1668	2209	1148	1783	1770	619	507	933	337	1975	1040	1503
37	Baylor	B12	7.28	988	1526	712	922	948	1456	1034	325	1207	1241	547	792
38	Iowa	B10	7.22	478	976	103	963	794	1629	1052	452	1529	799	240	406
39	Oregon	P12	7.08	2067	2516	1500	2437	2337	472	617	1534	776	2386	1497	1974
40	Oklahoma	B12	6.78	864	1412	474	981	940	1356	864	110	1157	1155	311	684
41	Washington	P12	6.41	2012	2425	1461	2439	2317	696	688	1555	978	2323	1485	1940
42	Alabama	SEC	6.37	537	1014	663	395	377	1944	1436	512	1738	707	577	359
43	Mississippi	SEC	6.32	532	1051	542	530	481	1816	1301	380	1618	758	444	337
44	TCU	B12	6.05	924	1467	624	915	918	1435	987	236	1203	1189	458	731
45	Creighton	BE	5.92	687	1196	117	1088	953	1411	837	353	1309	1009	152	581
46	St. John's	BE	5.89	475	102	1026	833	615	2554	1976	1226	2442	212	1105	655
47	Temple	AAC	5.84	404	195	968	743	522	2496	1921	1148	2374	118	1037	574
48	Murray St.	OVC	4.89	377	919	404	609	481	1814	1269	399	1649	650	359	183
49	New Mexico St.	WAC	4.89	1437	1985	970	1489	1493	919	650	685	641	1731	835	1260
50	Old Dominion	CUSA	4.04	420	395	985	543	344	2494	1930	1092	2342	142	1020	529
51	Vermont	AE	3.86	585	176	1052	1072	842	2554	1971	1321	2477	436	1163	782
52	Northeastern	CAA	3.83	637	89	1160	1010	798	2680	2098	1390	2585	397	1254	825
53	UC Irvine	BW	3.57	1970	2501	1426	2118	2098	341	587	1254	0	2283	1337	1815
54	Saint Louis	A10	3.45	409	955	258	753	612	1710	1152	350	1566	717	237	254
55	Georgia St.	SB	3.34	446	858	741	270	190	2111	1586	672	1915	546	692	321
56	Liberty	Asun	3.33	270	471	822	492	256	2325	1763	925	2174	158	852	361
57	Yale	Ivy	3.25	530	48	1073	891	676	2600	2020	1283	2493	275	1157	714
58	Montana	Bsky	2.73	1624	2047	1074	2060	1932	771	437	1192	935	1937	1105	1553
59	Northern Kentucky	Horz	2.09	115	660	503	614	403	2011	1446	644	1873	410	540	82
60	Colgate	Pat	2.05	410	193	900	924	689	2417	1835	1151	2326	298	1001	607
61	Abilene Christian	Slnd	1.83	1070	1616	712	1067	1077	1302	892	339	1055	1343	548	880
62	Gardner Webb	BSth	1.62	346	642	814	329	89	2269	1723	841	2095	330	809	335
63	Bradley	MVC	1.60	361	885	215	833	660	1736	1164	456	1617	682	285	272
64	North Dakota St.	Sum	1.00	843	1233	402	1390	1212	1437	864	740	1429	1140	536	823
65	Iona	MAAC	1.00	475	102	1026	833	615	2554	1976	1226	2442	212	1105	655
66	Prairie View A&M	SWAC	1.00	986	1506	804	815	877	1604	1194	431	1343	1207	644	789
67	Fairleigh Dickinson	NEC	1.00	461	115	1013	821	602	2541	1963	1212	2428	198	1091	640
68	North Carolina Central	MEAC	1.00	361	532	890	407	187	2373	1819	954	2208	227	903	414