How Far Did They Go?

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In light of this great WaPo article about relative quality of hotels in the NCAA tournament's first weekend, might as well bring out the dist-o-meter again. How far from home did the committee send teams? (Distances are from campus to city center)

(East 11) George Washington -- 2372 mi. to Sacramento, CA
(Midwest 11) Winthrop -- 2058 mi. to Spokane, WA

(South 11) Stanford -- 2044 mi. to Lexington, KY
(South 12) Long Beach State -- 1974 mi. to Columbus, OH
(East 6) Vanderbilt -- 1902 mi. to Sacramento, CA
(West 7) Indiana -- 1871 mi. to Sacramento, CA
(South 7) Nevada -- 1802 mi. to New Orleans, LA
(Midwest 15) Miami (Oh.) -- 1715 mi. to Spokane, WA
(East 4) Texas -- 1589 mi. to Spokane, WA
(Midwest 6) Notre Dame -- 1574 mi. to Spokane, WA
(Midwest 7) Nevada-Las Vegas -- 1520 mi. to Chicago, IL
(South 8) Brigham Young -- 1460 mi. to Lexington, KY
(East 12) Arkansas -- 1430 mi. to Spokane, WA
(East 14) Oral Roberts -- 1410 mi. to Sacramento, CA
(Midwest 8) Arizona -- 1241 mi. to New Orleans, LA
(East 10) Texas Tech -- 1235 mi. to Winston-Salem, NC
(East 12) New Mexico State -- 1200 mi. to Spokane, WA
(Midwest 15) Texas A&M-Corpus Christi -- 1118 mi. to Chicago, IL
(East 5) Southern California -- 944 mi. to Spokane, WA
(South 3) Texas A&M -- 848 mi. to Lexington, KY
(South 10) Creighton -- 846 mi. to New Orleans, LA
(Midwest 9) Purdue -- 739 mi. to New Orleans, LA
(South 16) Central Connecticut State -- 670 mi. to Lexington, KY
(West 10) Gonzaga -- 665 mi. to Sacramento, CA
(West 9) Villanova -- 653 mi. to Chicago, IL
(East 7) Boston College -- 648 mi. to Winston-Salem, NC
(East 8) Marquette -- 626 mi. to Winston-Salem, NC
(East 3) Washington State -- 608 mi. to Sacramento, CA
(West 13) Holy Cross -- 603 mi. to Columbus, OH
(West 10) Georgia Tech -- 586 mi. to Chicago, IL
(West 15) Weber State -- 539 mi. to Sacramento, CA
(Midwest 13) Davidson -- 521 mi. to Buffalo, NY
(South 14) Pennsylvania -- 517 mi. to Lexington, KY
(South 13) Albany -- 514 mi. to Columbus, OH
(East 9) Michigan State -- 507 mi. to Winston-Salem, NC
(West 6) Duke -- 476 mi. to Buffalo, NY
(South 15) North Texas -- 471 mi. to New Orleans, LA
(Midwest 1) Florida -- 465 mi. to New Orleans, LA
(West 1) Kansas -- 449 mi. to Chicago, IL
(West 16) Niagara -- 444 mi. to Chicago, IL
(Midwest 12) Old Dominion -- 437 mi. to Buffalo, NY
(Midwest 5) Butler -- 433 mi. to Buffalo, NY
(West 11) Virginia Commonwealth -- 376 mi. to Buffalo, NY
(West 4) Southern Illinois -- 369 mi. to Columbus, OH
(Midwest 3) Oregon -- 369 mi. to Spokane, WA
(East 15) Belmont -- 364 mi. to Winston-Salem, NC
(South 2) Memphis -- 357 mi. to New Orleans, LA
(West 2) UCLA -- 351 mi. to Sacramento, CA
(West 14) Wright State -- 344 mi. to Buffalo, NY
(West 8) Kentucky -- 312 mi. to Chicago, IL
(Midwest 4) Maryland -- 288 mi. to Buffalo, NY
(South 5) Tennessee -- 280 mi. to Columbus, OH
(West 12) Illinois -- 277 mi. to Columbus, OH
(South 4) Virginia -- 275 mi. to Columbus, OH
(East 2) Georgetown -- 261 mi. to Winston-Salem, NC
(East 16) Eastern Kentucky -- 248 mi. to Winston-Salem, NC
(West 5) Virginia Tech -- 235 mi. to Columbus, OH
(West 3) Pittsburgh -- 178 mi. to Buffalo, NY
(Midwest 16) Jackson State -- 161 mi. to New Orleans, LA
(South 1) Ohio State -- 157 mi. to Lexington, KY
(Midwest 2) Wisconsin -- 122 mi. to Chicago, IL
(South 9) Xavier -- 76 mi. to Lexington, KY
(East 1) North Carolina -- 71 mi. to Winston-Salem, NC
(South 6) Louisville -- 70 mi. to Lexington, KY


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