The third step in filling out a bracket is to take the 1-68 S-Curve 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 S-Curve.
Note: Distances are estimates (in miles) and should be used at your own risk.
| Seed lines 1 to 4 | Pods | Regions | |||||||||||||
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| S-Curve | School | Conf. | Pts | Abq | Col | G'boro | Lou | Nash | Oma | Pit | Port | Atl | Bos | Phx | St.L |
| 1 | Kentucky | SEC | 16.00 | 1236 m | 164 m | 290 m | 62 m | 175 m | 641 m | 290 m | 2005 m | 304 m | 776 m | 1564 m | 316 m |
| 2 | Syracuse | BE | 15.99 | 1717 m | 411 m | 527 m | 608 m | 741 m | 1018 m | 278 m | 2271 m | 793 m | 263 m | 2042 m | 802 m |
| 3 | Ohio State | B10 | 15.78 | 1341 m | 0 m | 314 m | 198 m | 338 m | 688 m | 145 m | 2030 m | 446 m | 637 m | 1669 m | 409 m |
| 4 | Kansas | B12 | 15.62 | 686 m | 660 m | 859 m | 515 m | 507 m | 163 m | 802 m | 1464 m | 705 m | 1284 m | 1012 m | 261 m |
| 5 | Michigan St | B10 | 15.40 | 1294 m | 212 m | 525 m | 323 m | 473 m | 588 m | 275 m | 1876 m | 630 m | 690 m | 1616 m | 410 m |
| 6 | Duke | ACC | 14.87 | 1562 m | 362 m | 66 m | 415 m | 442 m | 996 m | 329 m | 2359 m | 355 m | 612 m | 1888 m | 666 m |
| 7 | North Carolina | ACC | 14.73 | 1562 m | 362 m | 66 m | 415 m | 442 m | 996 m | 329 m | 2359 m | 355 m | 612 m | 1888 m | 666 m |
| 8 | Missouri | B12 | 14.08 | 836 m | 505 m | 699 m | 354 m | 356 m | 260 m | 648 m | 1613 m | 562 m | 1136 m | 1164 m | 100 m |
| 9 | Baylor | B12 | 13.76 | 591 m | 989 m | 1037 m | 793 m | 680 m | 674 m | 1128 m | 1664 m | 758 m | 1617 m | 870 m | 626 m |
| 10 | Marquette | BE | 13.61 | 1141 m | 331 m | 636 m | 349 m | 477 m | 425 m | 431 m | 1713 m | 670 m | 857 m | 1459 m | 318 m |
| 11 | Georgetown | BE | 13.38 | 1648 m | 322 m | 250 m | 473 m | 562 m | 1010 m | 204 m | 2346 m | 546 m | 398 m | 1976 m | 718 m |
| 12 | Wichita St | MVC | 13.30 | 542 m | 799 m | 971 m | 639 m | 603 m | 266 m | 943 m | 1404 m | 780 m | 1429 m | 870 m | 391 m |
| 13 | Indiana | B10 | 13.29 | 1135 m | 208 m | 422 m | 82 m | 209 m | 512 m | 352 m | 1874 m | 399 m | 845 m | 1464 m | 203 m |
| 14 | Michigan | B10 | 13.25 | 1346 m | 157 m | 462 m | 307 m | 459 m | 650 m | 201 m | 1949 m | 596 m | 628 m | 1670 m | 441 m |
| 15 | Wisconsin | B10 | 12.59 | 1079 m | 398 m | 697 m | 391 m | 504 m | 359 m | 503 m | 1641 m | 707 m | 928 m | 1395 m | 308 m |
| 16 | Florida | SEC | 12.51 | 1464 m | 713 m | 462 m | 619 m | 513 m | 1107 m | 756 m | 2432 m | 301 m | 1076 m | 1764 m | 778 m |
| Seed lines 5 to 8 | Pods | Regions | |||||||||||||
| S-Curve | School | Conf. | Pts | Abq | Col | G'boro | Lou | Nash | Oma | Pit | Port | Atl | Bos | Phx | St.L |
| 17 | Louisville | BE | 12.42 | 1176 m | 198 m | 350 m | 0 m | 152 m | 582 m | 335 m | 1946 m | 322 m | 826 m | 1504 m | 254 m |
| 18 | New Mexico | MWC | 12.10 | 0 m | 1341 m | 1496 m | 1176 m | 1120 m | 725 m | 1484 m | 1111 m | 1267 m | 1969 m | 328 m | 932 m |
| 19 | UNLV | MWC | 11.66 | 486 m | 1768 m | 1956 m | 1621 m | 1584 m | 1097 m | 1907 m | 763 m | 1744 m | 2375 m | 256 m | 1369 m |
| 20 | Florida St | ACC | 11.59 | 1330 m | 669 m | 469 m | 545 m | 419 m | 992 m | 737 m | 2304 m | 226 m | 1110 m | 1631 m | 671 m |
| 21 | Temple | A10 | 11.50 | 1743 m | 404 m | 367 m | 574 m | 674 m | 1086 m | 266 m | 2400 m | 665 m | 279 m | 2072 m | 811 m |
| 22 | Kansas St | B12 | 10.88 | 662 m | 685 m | 882 m | 538 m | 528 m | 164 m | 826 m | 1445 m | 724 m | 1308 m | 988 m | 284 m |
| 23 | Saint Louis | A10 | 10.63 | 932 m | 409 m | 601 m | 254 m | 272 m | 342 m | 553 m | 1704 m | 484 m | 1043 m | 1260 m | 0 m |
| 24 | Creighton | MVC | 10.30 | 725 m | 688 m | 931 m | 582 m | 612 m | 0 m | 820 m | 1365 m | 821 m | 1278 m | 1037 m | 342 m |
| 25 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 9.69 | 1120 m | 338 m | 376 m | 152 m | 0 m | 612 m | 463 m | 1969 m | 214 m | 941 m | 1446 m | 272 m |
| 26 | Gonzaga | WCC | 9.49 | 1036 m | 1790 m | 2068 m | 1722 m | 1759 m | 1148 m | 1897 m | 279 m | 1966 m | 2267 m | 1022 m | 1490 m |
| 27 | Virginia | ACC | 9.46 | 1571 m | 269 m | 164 m | 395 m | 474 m | 951 m | 188 m | 2299 m | 455 m | 489 m | 1899 m | 646 m |
| 28 | Seton Hall | BE | 9.12 | 1802 m | 461 m | 447 m | 641 m | 747 m | 1131 m | 318 m | 2428 m | 745 m | 199 m | 2130 m | 870 m |
| 29 | Memphis | CUSA | 9.12 | 939 m | 518 m | 569 m | 321 m | 200 m | 538 m | 653 m | 1850 m | 333 m | 1138 m | 1261 m | 257 m |
| 30 | Connecticut | BE | 8.99 | 1883 m | 549 m | 562 m | 737 m | 851 m | 1197 m | 404 m | 2464 m | 858 m | 90 m | 2210 m | 956 m |
| 31 | Notre Dame | BE | 8.97 | 1188 m | 216 m | 518 m | 246 m | 387 m | 496 m | 328 m | 1818 m | 567 m | 785 m | 1512 m | 296 m |
| 32 | West Virginia | BE | 8.92 | 1495 m | 159 m | 247 m | 328 m | 442 m | 847 m | 61 m | 2182 m | 484 m | 500 m | 1823 m | 563 m |
| Seed lines 9 to 12 | Pods | Regions | |||||||||||||
| S-Curve | School | Conf. | Pts | Abq | Col | G'boro | Lou | Nash | Oma | Pit | Port | Atl | Bos | Phx | St.L |
| 33 | Southern Miss | CUSA | 8.69 | 1027 m | 691 m | 626 m | 507 m | 355 m | 771 m | 805 m | 2026 m | 323 m | 1256 m | 1328 m | 507 m |
| 34 | California | P12 | 8.68 | 887 m | 2106 m | 2319 m | 1976 m | 1954 m | 1419 m | 2239 m | 544 m | 2126 m | 2686 m | 645 m | 1722 m |
| 35 | Alabama | SEC | 8.58 | 1092 m | 537 m | 479 m | 359 m | 208 m | 721 m | 649 m | 2034 m | 187 m | 1102 m | 1406 m | 413 m |
| 36 | Purdue | B10 | 8.43 | 1134 m | 217 m | 483 m | 167 m | 297 m | 472 m | 354 m | 1821 m | 488 m | 835 m | 1461 m | 215 m |
| 37 | St. Mary's | WCC | 8.13 | 887 m | 2106 m | 2319 m | 1976 m | 1954 m | 1419 m | 2239 m | 544 m | 2126 m | 2686 m | 645 m | 1722 m |
| 38 | Harvard | Ivy | 7.95 | 1969 m | 637 m | 645 m | 826 m | 941 m | 1278 m | 493 m | 2530 m | 944 m | 0 m | 2295 m | 1043 m |
| 39 | Texas | B12 | 7.54 | 619 m | 1075 m | 1102 m | 878 m | 756 m | 776 m | 1212 m | 1714 m | 813 m | 1697 m | 871 m | 724 m |
| 40 | BYU | WCC | 7.47 | 454 m | 1518 m | 1741 m | 1394 m | 1384 m | 830 m | 1650 m | 663 m | 1568 m | 2098 m | 470 m | 1141 m |
| 41 | San Diego St | MWC | 7.34 | 627 m | 1961 m | 2123 m | 1801 m | 1747 m | 1311 m | 2103 m | 934 m | 1888 m | 2581 m | 303 m | 1554 m |
| 42 | Murray St | OVC | 7.26 | 1005 m | 377 m | 494 m | 184 m | 132 m | 482 m | 518 m | 1836 m | 340 m | 1010 m | 1333 m | 146 m |
| 43 | Illinois | B10 | 6.80 | 1060 m | 285 m | 528 m | 187 m | 284 m | 409 m | 426 m | 1768 m | 490 m | 909 m | 1387 m | 143 m |
| 44 | Iowa State | B12 | 6.61 | 833 m | 573 m | 827 m | 479 m | 529 m | 118 m | 703 m | 1468 m | 742 m | 1161 m | 1149 m | 259 m |
| 45 | Northwestern | B10 | 6.29 | 1117 m | 296 m | 590 m | 287 m | 410 m | 416 m | 412 m | 1735 m | 606 m | 863 m | 1439 m | 258 m |
| 46 | Miami-Florida | ACC | 6.15 | 1686 m | 992 m | 712 m | 913 m | 807 m | 1394 m | 1017 m | 2696 m | 596 m | 1261 m | 1968 m | 1069 m |
| 47 | Minnesota | B10 | 5.91 | 980 m | 626 m | 924 m | 604 m | 696 m | 281 m | 726 m | 1422 m | 907 m | 1120 m | 1275 m | 448 m |
| 48 | Cincinnati | BE | 5.86 | 1238 m | 116 m | 330 m | 83 m | 230 m | 613 m | 257 m | 1971 m | 373 m | 750 m | 1567 m | 307 m |
| Seed lines 13 to 16 | Pods | Regions | |||||||||||||
| S-Curve | School | Conf. | Pts | Abq | Col | G'boro | Lou | Nash | Oma | Pit | Port | Atl | Bos | Phx | St.L |
| 49 | Long Beach | BW | 5.82 | 663 m | 1982 m | 2156 m | 1828 m | 1781 m | 1320 m | 2123 m | 847 m | 1930 m | 2596 m | 354 m | 1578 m |
| 50 | Middle Tenn St | SB | 5.69 | 1120 m | 338 m | 376 m | 152 m | 0 m | 612 m | 463 m | 1969 m | 214 m | 941 m | 1446 m | 272 m |
| 51 | Mississippi St | SEC | 5.46 | 1034 m | 551 m | 522 m | 364 m | 213 m | 675 m | 671 m | 1979 m | 240 m | 1135 m | 1349 m | 380 m |
| 52 | Arizona | P12 | 5.39 | 320 m | 1651 m | 1787 m | 1479 m | 1411 m | 1045 m | 1795 m | 1119 m | 1538 m | 2283 m | 110 m | 1242 m |
| 53 | Iona | MAAC | 5.38 | 1816 m | 476 m | 461 m | 655 m | 762 m | 1144 m | 332 m | 2439 m | 759 m | 185 m | 2144 m | 885 m |
| 54 | Belmont | Asun | 5.26 | 1120 m | 338 m | 376 m | 152 m | 0 m | 612 m | 463 m | 1969 m | 214 m | 941 m | 1446 m | 272 m |
| 55 | Oral Roberts | Sum | 4.36 | 607 m | 754 m | 889 m | 576 m | 513 m | 353 m | 898 m | 1529 m | 673 m | 1391 m | 934 m | 350 m |
| 56 | Drexel | CAA | 4.26 | 1743 m | 404 m | 367 m | 574 m | 674 m | 1086 m | 266 m | 2400 m | 665 m | 279 m | 2072 m | 811 m |
| 57 | Akron | MAC | 4.10 | 1424 m | 99 m | 344 m | 297 m | 436 m | 753 m | 70 m | 2074 m | 528 m | 547 m | 1752 m | 497 m |
| 58 | Davidson | SC | 3.75 | 1448 m | 346 m | 81 m | 335 m | 329 m | 913 m | 367 m | 2278 m | 227 m | 726 m | 1772 m | 575 m |
| 59 | Nevada | WAC | 3.58 | 786 m | 1947 m | 2170 m | 1824 m | 1812 m | 1259 m | 2078 m | 445 m | 1990 m | 2518 m | 601 m | 1571 m |
| 60 | Montana | Bsky | 3.04 | 908 m | 1625 m | 1900 m | 1554 m | 1591 m | 979 m | 1734 m | 417 m | 1797 m | 2113 m | 939 m | 1321 m |
| 61 | TX-Arlington | Slnd | 2.84 | 569 m | 925 m | 995 m | 732 m | 629 m | 584 m | 1066 m | 1615 m | 729 m | 1558 m | 868 m | 550 m |
| 62 | Bucknell | Pat | 2.72 | 1723 m | 386 m | 429 m | 574 m | 692 m | 1044 m | 242 m | 2336 m | 713 m | 252 m | 2050 m | 794 m |
| 63 | Valparaiso | Horz | 2.42 | 1150 m | 238 m | 531 m | 236 m | 369 m | 461 m | 360 m | 1792 m | 557 m | 823 m | 1474 m | 258 m |
| 64 | Long Island | NEC | 1.98 | 1816 m | 476 m | 461 m | 655 m | 762 m | 1144 m | 332 m | 2439 m | 759 m | 185 m | 2144 m | 885 m |
| 65 | UNC Asheville | BSth | 1.95 | 1356 m | 316 m | 152 m | 259 m | 238 m | 829 m | 372 m | 2193 m | 163 m | 782 m | 1680 m | 489 m |
| 66 | Stony Brook | AE | 1.86 | 1858 m | 518 m | 493 m | 697 m | 802 m | 1185 m | 374 m | 2476 m | 794 m | 153 m | 2186 m | 927 m |
| 67 | Norfolk St | MEAC | 1.04 | 1699 m | 420 m | 216 m | 530 m | 585 m | 1097 m | 330 m | 2449 m | 516 m | 467 m | 2027 m | 784 m |
| 68 | Miss Valley St | SWAC | 0.17 | 949 m | 600 m | 602 m | 405 m | 265 m | 627 m | 728 m | 1907 m | 326 m | 1202 m | 1263 m | 364 m |