2022 NCAA Tournament Map

[pfrduke]

We've done this in the past three years (in which tournaments were held). The more detailed explanation is in the 2018 thread, but the general principle is that each county in the country is assigned to the 68 NCAA tournament teams by geographic proximity (distance from home arena to geographic center of the county) and then the map consolidates as the games are played (winning team takes losing team's land). Some fun oddities between the shapes of large California counties and the close proximity of USC, UCLA, and Fullerton - USC is closest to the center of LA County and Nye County in SW Nevada, but not any of the California counties in between. Also, tonight's tourney kick-off game features schools with adjacent territories, which is one of just 3 first-round border wars (Auburn-Jacksonville State and Villanova-Delaware are the others). Here's what the starting map looks like.

[Tripping William]

We've done this in the past three years (in which tournaments were held). The more detailed explanation is in the 2018 thread, but the general principle is that each county in the country is assigned to the 68 NCAA tournament teams by geographic proximity (distance from home arena to geographic center of the county) and then the map consolidates as the games are played (winning team takes losing team's land). Some fun oddities between the shapes of large California counties and the close proximity of USC, UCLA, and Fullerton - USC is closest to the center of LA County and Nye County in SW Nevada, but not any of the California counties in between. Also, tonight's tourney kick-off game features schools with adjacent territories, which is one of just 3 first-round border wars (Auburn-Jacksonville State and Villanova-Delaware are the others). Here's what the starting map looks like.

Carbon and Emery County in Utah as Wyoming-held is absolutely hilarious. And, for selfish reasons, I am hoping Utah's Washington and Iron Counties are Duke blue come the stroke of midnight on Friday/Saturday.

[pfrduke]

Texas Southern consolidates South Texas

[MarkD83]

We've done this in the past three years (in which tournaments were held). The more detailed explanation is in the 2018 thread, but the general principle is that each county in the country is assigned to the 68 NCAA tournament teams by geographic proximity (distance from home arena to geographic center of the county) and then the map consolidates as the games are played (winning team takes losing team's land). Some fun oddities between the shapes of large California counties and the close proximity of USC, UCLA, and Fullerton - USC is closest to the center of LA County and Nye County in SW Nevada, but not any of the California counties in between. Also, tonight's tourney kick-off game features schools with adjacent territories, which is one of just 3 first-round border wars (Auburn-Jacksonville State and Villanova-Delaware are the others). Here's what the starting map looks like.

Thanks for starting this thread. This is always great fun especially when it is later in the tournament and a time lapse version is shown.

[weezie]

I love this thing. Sad if Duke doesn't get very far but the map is fun.

[pfrduke]

In a fit of remarkably bad timing, the site I use to build the maps (MapChart - a delightful resource) is currently unavailable. So no updates here until the site comes back online.

[pfrduke]

Site's back up! Here we are after the play-in games:

[pfrduke]

And we're now back up to date after the Michigan and Providence wins this morning.

[burnspbesq]

Fullerton shouldn’t be on there at all. They don’t even matter in their home county, which belongs to USC (and to a lesser extent to UC Irvine). San Bernardino County is ugly blue Bruin country.

[pfrduke]

Here's the end of day 1. Enjoy the plumage in central Kentucky.

[rasputin]

Here's the end of day 1. Enjoy the plumage in central Kentucky.

That's not plumage. It's carnage.

[arnie]

Here's the end of day 1. Enjoy the plumage in central Kentucky.

Why is IU still on the map?

[pfrduke]

Why is IU still on the map?

Because I forgot that they acquired territory in the play-in. Will fix this morning.

[JasonEvans]

Because I forgot that they acquired territory in the play-in. Will fix this morning.

[arnie]

Because I forgot that they acquired territory in the play-in. Will fix this morning.

Thanks and I love this imperialism map. Have shown to several non-Duke fans.

[pfrduke]

Corrected end of Day 1 map here:

[pfrduke]

And now updated through the first two games of the day:

[pfrduke]

The map is now up to date, with all of yesterday's action and (sadly) the first of today's. Of note, seven schools went into the tournament with land in NY. The only one that successfully defended its land was St. Peter's.

[pfrduke]

Updated halfway through day 1 of round 2

[brevity]

Good to see that Duke has taken control of Las Vegas. For the second time this season.