Mapping the Bracket

by wiarchaeologist on Mar 25, 2010 4:32 PM CDT

I like to look at/make maps, and I thought that this would be a cool time to make a map of the teams in the NCAA tournament. Well, last week would have been a good time to make that map, but better late than never.

I didn't have time (yet) to make maps of the last 5-10 years, so it is hard to say if the cluster of schools from the Washington, D.C./Philly region down approximately the west side of the Appalachians to northeast Texas is par for the course or not. It does seem like there is a gaping hole in the plains states, and the Mountain Time Zone just disappears in the Sweet 16 map.

Thoughts? I considered color coding the schools in the Sweet 16 by conference, but 11 distinct colors is difficult to pull off.

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I hate to be the geography Nazi,

but it appears you’ve located Vanderbilt in Memphis. Nashville should be in the North Central part of Tennessee.

Less memorable than Sam Okey's Hawkeye career.

by Kyle McCann't on Mar 25, 2010 6:18 PM CDT reply actions

embarrassing.

No apologies necessary – thanks for pointing it out. These aren’t accurate beyond what I could do in Illustrator, but still. Hopefully that’s the only one…

by wiarchaeologist on Mar 25, 2010 8:03 PM CDT up reply actions

The Murray State-Vanderbilt matchup in the first round was interesting in that the two schools are located so closely together. It’s about a 2 hour drive between the two.

by Adam Tupitza on Mar 26, 2010 1:32 AM CDT up reply actions

fixed.

by wiarchaeologist on Mar 26, 2010 8:08 AM CDT up reply actions

I think one of the most notable things on this map is the big void in the state of Illinois.

by Adam Tupitza on Mar 26, 2010 1:28 AM CDT reply actions

You should see

the NIT map…

My dentist once fixed Russ Millard's tooth at 1 in the morning.

by Kyle McCann't on Mar 26, 2010 11:19 AM CDT up reply actions

Or where the only dot

in the state of Iowa is located.

My dentist once fixed Russ Millard's tooth at 1 in the morning.

by Kyle McCann't on Mar 26, 2010 11:20 AM CDT up reply actions

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