As the 2022 NCAA Tournament grows closer and closer, it’s time to talk about proximity.

The 2022 NCAA Tournament is growing nearer by the day, which means bracketologists everywhere are locking themselves in the bunker as they create their projected fields. For the most diehard of the prognosticators, the exercise isn’t complete until teams are placed into their first-round pod.

But that process can be a tedious one. For many folks, it involves sitting down with Google Maps for a while and entering in city after city, jotting down the results, and then seeing which teams are supposed to go to which sites.

Who has time for all that?

Fear not — Heat Check CBB has your back! Below is our Bracketology Distance Chart, which displays every Division I program’s proximity to each of the 12 NCAA Tournament sites. (Pro-tip: use the search function to cull your list down!)

Bracketology: Projected field of 68
Tournament Index: March Madness 2022 projections
Bubble Watch: Complete analysis of at-large picture

2022 March Madness locations:

ROUNDDATELOCATIONVENUE
First FourMarch 15-16Dayton, OhioUD Arena
First/second roundMarch 17, 19Buffalo, N.Y.KeyBank Center
First/second roundMarch 17, 19Indianapolis, Ind.Bankers Life Fieldhouse
First/second roundMarch 17, 19Fort Worth, TexasDickies Arena
First/second roundMarch 17, 19Portland, Ore.Moda Center
First/second roundMarch 18, 20Greenville, S.C.Bon Secours Wellness Arena
First/second roundMarch 18, 20Milwaukee, Wis.Fiserv Forum
First/second roundMarch 18, 20Pittsburgh, Pa.PPG Paints Arena
First/second roundMarch 18, 20San Diego, Calif.Viejas Arena
Sweet 16/Elite EightMarch 24, 26San Antonio, TexasAT&T Center
Sweet 16/Elite EightMarch 24, 26San Francisco, Calif.Chase Center
Sweet 16/Elite EightMarch 25, 27Chicago, Ill.United Center
Sweet 16/Elite EightMarch 25, 27Philadelphia, Pa.Wells Fargo Center
Final FourApril 2, 4New Orleans, La.Mercedes-Benz Superdome

If you use any of this information on your website, please kindly credit Andy Dieckhoff and Heat Check CBB. Happy bracketing!

2022 Bracketology Distance Chart

The table below displays the distance between each school and the 2022 NCAA Tournament sites. The "Matrix" column reflects each team's current rankings http://www.BracketMatrix.com. (City coordinate data source: https://simplemaps.com/data/us-cities.)
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