When asked about his future, McNeese coach Will Wade could have sidestepped the speculation surrounding his next move on Wednesday. Instead, he acknowledged reality: he's been in contact with NC State as the Wolfpack close in on a new head coach.

From Duke (18 miles) to Maryland (2,324), we also look at how far each team is traveling to its first NCAA Tournament game.

The numbers back it up. Clemson starts 6-foot-8 forward Schieffelin (12.8 ppg, 9.4 rpg) and 6-foot-11 center Viktor Lakhin (11.6 ppg, 6.3 rpg) down low. Starting forward Chauncey Wiggins is 6-10. The Tigers are 18-2 when they outscore their opponents in the paint this season.