Post by admin on Jan 19, 2005 14:15:22 GMT -6
A lot games before Bracket Buster selections are made. But it might be tough to get a TV game this year. " On this list, SIU, Western Michigan, Wichita State, UTEP, Northridge, Vermont and Oral Roberts are all designated road teams."
The away teams definitely are much better. I expect to get a draw with an RPI slightly worse than ours.
I stole this from WarriorFlame on the UIC message board.
-UWMfreak
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Katz - Bracket Buster matchups next week
ESPN.com's Andy Katz now drops his Daily Word on Insider, bringing you the news, notes, analysis and insight that have made Katz one of the nation's leading college basketball voices.
Mid-major teams are starting to get anxious about where and whom they're going to play on Bracket Buster Saturday on Feb. 19.
Pairings are going to be announced Jan. 30.
The best teams in the field appear to be Southern Illinois (Missouri Valley), Western Michigan (MAC), Wichita State (Missouri Valley), UTEP (WAC), Pacific (Big West), Oral Roberts (Mid-Continent), Cal State-Northridge (Big West), Fresno State (WAC), Nevada (WAC) and Vermont (America East).
But here is the problem: On this list, SIU, Western Michigan, Wichita State, UTEP, Northridge, Vermont and Oral Roberts are all designated road teams.
The best home teams on the list are Pacific, Fresno State and Nevada. The catch with this event is that the games which are set up are then reversed as a non-conference game the following season.
So, if Wichita State is at Fresno State in Bracket Buster then Fresno State has to return a game to Wichita State next season in a regular-season game (not a part of Bracket Buster). Sometimes, teams might not want to get involved with a return game (like Hawaii at Vermont next year).
Eleven of the games will be nationally televised on the ESPN networks out of the total of 32 games, with teams coming from 13 different conferences overall.
Here is the list of home and road teams that the committee, made of the conference commissioners, has to decide where to place by next weekend:
HOME TEAMS
Horizon: Butler, Detroit, Illinois-Chicago, Wisconsin-Green Bay, Wright State, Youngstown State
MAC: Akron, Ball State, Bowling Green, Central Michigan, Kent State, Toledo, Miami (Ohio)
Missouri Valley: Missouri Valley, Creighton, Drake, Evansville, Northern Iowa, Southwest Missouri State
Sun Belt: Western Kentucky, Middle Tennessee State
WAC: Boise State, Fresno State, Hawaii, Nevada, Rice, Tulsa, Louisiana Tech
Big West: Pacific
CAA: George Mason
MAAC: Fairfield
SoCon: Southern, College of Charleston, East Tennessee State
AWAY TEAMS
Horizon: Cleveland State, Loyola-Ill., Wisconsin-Milwaukee
MAC: Buffalo, Eastern Michigan, Northern Illinois, Ohio
Missouri Valley: Bradley, Illinois State, Southern Illinois, Wichita State
Sun Belt: Arkansas-Little Rock, New Orleans
WAC: San Jose State, SMU, UTEP
America East: Vermont
Big Sky: Northern Arizona, Portland State, Weber State
Big West: Cal State-Northridge
CAA: Virginia Commonwealth, Drexel
MAAC: Manhattan, Niagara
Mid-Con: Oral Roberts, Valparaiso
Ohio Valley: Austin Peay, Murray State
SoCon: Georgia Southern, Tennessee-Chattanooga
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The away teams definitely are much better. I expect to get a draw with an RPI slightly worse than ours.
I stole this from WarriorFlame on the UIC message board.
-UWMfreak
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Katz - Bracket Buster matchups next week
ESPN.com's Andy Katz now drops his Daily Word on Insider, bringing you the news, notes, analysis and insight that have made Katz one of the nation's leading college basketball voices.
Mid-major teams are starting to get anxious about where and whom they're going to play on Bracket Buster Saturday on Feb. 19.
Pairings are going to be announced Jan. 30.
The best teams in the field appear to be Southern Illinois (Missouri Valley), Western Michigan (MAC), Wichita State (Missouri Valley), UTEP (WAC), Pacific (Big West), Oral Roberts (Mid-Continent), Cal State-Northridge (Big West), Fresno State (WAC), Nevada (WAC) and Vermont (America East).
But here is the problem: On this list, SIU, Western Michigan, Wichita State, UTEP, Northridge, Vermont and Oral Roberts are all designated road teams.
The best home teams on the list are Pacific, Fresno State and Nevada. The catch with this event is that the games which are set up are then reversed as a non-conference game the following season.
So, if Wichita State is at Fresno State in Bracket Buster then Fresno State has to return a game to Wichita State next season in a regular-season game (not a part of Bracket Buster). Sometimes, teams might not want to get involved with a return game (like Hawaii at Vermont next year).
Eleven of the games will be nationally televised on the ESPN networks out of the total of 32 games, with teams coming from 13 different conferences overall.
Here is the list of home and road teams that the committee, made of the conference commissioners, has to decide where to place by next weekend:
HOME TEAMS
Horizon: Butler, Detroit, Illinois-Chicago, Wisconsin-Green Bay, Wright State, Youngstown State
MAC: Akron, Ball State, Bowling Green, Central Michigan, Kent State, Toledo, Miami (Ohio)
Missouri Valley: Missouri Valley, Creighton, Drake, Evansville, Northern Iowa, Southwest Missouri State
Sun Belt: Western Kentucky, Middle Tennessee State
WAC: Boise State, Fresno State, Hawaii, Nevada, Rice, Tulsa, Louisiana Tech
Big West: Pacific
CAA: George Mason
MAAC: Fairfield
SoCon: Southern, College of Charleston, East Tennessee State
AWAY TEAMS
Horizon: Cleveland State, Loyola-Ill., Wisconsin-Milwaukee
MAC: Buffalo, Eastern Michigan, Northern Illinois, Ohio
Missouri Valley: Bradley, Illinois State, Southern Illinois, Wichita State
Sun Belt: Arkansas-Little Rock, New Orleans
WAC: San Jose State, SMU, UTEP
America East: Vermont
Big Sky: Northern Arizona, Portland State, Weber State
Big West: Cal State-Northridge
CAA: Virginia Commonwealth, Drexel
MAAC: Manhattan, Niagara
Mid-Con: Oral Roberts, Valparaiso
Ohio Valley: Austin Peay, Murray State
SoCon: Georgia Southern, Tennessee-Chattanooga
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