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I'm not sure, because I didn't go to a public/state university, but I'd always figured it was more that, even if an in-state girl didn't know many in the house, they might know more about because of where she went to high school, or even what city she's from.
I know both the state universities in my home state have a tendency to brag about how many "State Capital Girls" they got, or how many "Rich Suburb Girls." They know the reputation of all the major high schools and cities in the state, and also somewhat for surrounding states. So even if you don't KNOW any XYZ girls, they can look at your transcript and go, "Oh, she was in Student Council at Millard Filmore High School -- she must be pretty dedicated."
So basically, I think for those places it IS an advantage to be from in-state or nearby (I assume at this point, probably a lot of the Auburn/Bama girls know of or about many of the GA/FL schools and cities), but may not be THAT big a help. It's probably more necessary to know people and/or have recs (recs, I guess, substitute for knowing personally about where you come from.)
Again, I don't speak from personal experience, although even at my university, there were some high schools and cities that were really well known (not always in state though).
Hope this helps.
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