Entire Bracket Buster Field Announced

[uwmfan04]

The entire listing of matchups was just posted on the front page of the Horizon league website. Here is the official list of matchups:

ESPN Bracket Buster TV Games*

UW-Milwaukee at Hawai'i
Illinois State at UW-Green Bay
UTEP at Pacific
Vermont at Nevada
Wichita State at Miami (Ohio)
Southern Illinois at Kent State
Drexel at Ball State
Western Michigan at Northern Iowa
Buffalo at Fresno State
Arkansas-Little Rock at Bowling Green
Murray State at Rice


Bold italics indicates game involving a Horizon League team
* Game times and networks to be announced Tuesday, Feb. 8

Games Resulting from Participation in the Bracket Buster Pool

Valparaiso at Butler
Cleveland State at Central Michigan
Ohio at Detroit
Georgia Southern at UIC
Loyola at Evansville
Northern Illinois at Wright State
Eastern Michigan at Youngstown State
Weber State at Boise State
Manhattan at George Mason
New Orleans at Louisiana Tech
San Jose State at Drake
Virginia Commonwealth at College of Charleston
Austin Peay at East Tennessee State
Bradley at Western Kentucky
Oral Roberts at Southwest Missouri State
Chattanooga at Creighton
Northern Arizona at Tulsa
Portland State at Middle Tennessee State
Cal State Northridge at Fairfield
Niagara at Akron
SMU at Toledo

[Hack]

Oh boy, I can just here the grumbling from I-94 South about that killer Georgia Southern match-up.

[Hack]

Just by briefly glancing at the list, these caught my eye:

UTEP at Pacific
Vermont at Nevada
Valpo at Butler (seems like many want this to be a yearly series down there)

[admin]

MVC vs. MAC show down. ;D

Wichita State at Miami (Ohio)
Southern Illinois at Kent State

So where is the all-day party going to be? Leading contenders: BBC, Turner Hall, Goolsby's. Constant Mid-Major basketball...life doesn't get any better! ;D

Despite the away teams being overload with the better RPI programs, I think everything worked out pretty good.

Later,
UWMfreak

[Spike1057]

HackPanther said:

Oh boy, I can just here the grumbling from I-94 South about that killer Georgia Southern match-up.

Man Hack you couldnt be more right. But hey this is what we get for playing poor basketball. I sometimes wonder if we would have been better off nixing the game and trying to get another game against a major team like someone from the alantic 10. I still think the best option is to stay far away from this and take the weekend off and rest.

You guys have a great game, I wish I could go to Hawaii for the weekend.

[pnthr30]

Spike1057 said:

I wish I could go to Hawaii for the weekend.

Don't we all! haha

Hey Spike, are you coming up to the game on Sat.? Does UIC have any plans for busses? Are you expecting a pretty good turnout?

[Spike1057]

No, im stuck in school down in bloomington so ill miss this one. But as far as I can tell it looks like very few people are going. But when can we ever bring a crowed? Answer only when its a HL title game. To many banwagon jumpers. Oh well but ill be down there for the tourny, that is if we can make it that far.

[fan22]

UWGB got a pretty easy game. I thought illinois state was a d2 school!?!?!?!

[Hack]

fan22 said:

UWGB got a pretty easy game. I thought illinois state was a d2 school!?!?!?!

Huh?

There's nothing easy about MVC basketball.

[pnthr30]

Illinois State is by no means a cupcake. The have a very good coach (Porter Moser), who the "old school" UWM guys will remember from 95/96. Like Hack said, the MVC is not to be taken lightly (Illinois State's current RPI is 94 - only 9 spots behind GB).

[dylanrocks]

Porter, in fact, was responsible for the Texas Five recruiting class. The only problem was that Porter left shortly thereafter and the entire class was gone before the following fall. John Gilmore is now playing in the NFL. As for Illinois St., don't underrate them.

[Spike1057]

ISU has been one hell of a surprise. Most people out here didnt think they would win many games, myself included. But Porter has done a great job, and this team is starting to play better basketball. The knocked off St. Johns on a bad year, they beat Big 10's Pennstate. So I think GB will have some problems but playing at home is always a good way to counter those problems.

[Hack]

Spike1057 said:

So I think GB will have some problems but playing at home is always a good way to counter those problems.

Unless you're sleepwalking against Butler.