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Where teams might be playing after Selection Sunday.
2026 NCAA March Madness bracket: Travel distance from host sites originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The 2026 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament begins with Selection Sunday followed by the First Four on March 17-18.
The main tournament runs from March 19 through the Final Four on April 4-6 in Indianapolis, showcasing 68 teams in a single-elimination format. Here's the estimated distance from the host site to the teams in the bracket. This is the field of 68 East- Washington DC 1.
Duke- 260 miles 2. UConn- 365 miles 3. Michigan State- 585 miles 4.
Kansas- 1090 miles 5. St. John's- 254 miles 6.