re: No fan base travels like Kentucky basketball.

First off Indianapolis is close to Lexington. Second of all, the term "traveling well" is way overused. Teams that have a lot of success get a big following across the country and are national brands. The reason half of the stadium in Kansas City is rooting for the Yankees is not because 25 thousand people travelled from NY. Same goes for fan bases like the Steelers, Cowboys, Lakers, Duke,etc. it's not a function of traveling so much as gaining a large national bandwagon following