BracketBusters is ESPN’s showcase for mid-major teams that don’t get a great deal of national play, and the 2012 edition features three ranked teams who have very good shots at at-large NCAA tournament bids, even if they don’t have their best showing in BracketBusters.
2012 BracketBusters Matchups Announced
Saint Mary’s vs. Murray State headlines BracketBusters’ televised slate of games.
The showcase game of the event, without question, is the Murray State - Saint Mary’s matchup, the only game in which both teams are ranked. Creighton is the other ranked team in BracketBusters, and they face a tough test in Long Beach State.
BracketBusters TV Schedule
Northern Iowa vs. VCU - 7:00 p.m. ET, Feb. 17, ESPN2
Valparaiso vs. LMU - 9:00 p.m. ET, Feb. 17, ESPN2
Drexel vs. Cleveland State - 11:00 a.m. ET, Feb. 18, ESPNU
Wichita State vs. Davidson - 12:00 p.m. ET, Feb. 18, ESPN or ESPN2
Buffalo vs. South Dakota State - 1:00 p.m. ET, Feb. 18, ESPNU
Akron vs. Oral Roberts - 2:00 p.m. ET, Feb. 18, ESPN or ESPN2
Drake vs. New Mexico State - 3:00 p.m. ET, Feb. 18, ESPNU
Nevada vs. Iona - 4:00 p.m. ET, Feb. 18. ESPN or ESPN2
Old Dominion vs. Missouri State - 5:00 p.m. ET, Feb. 18, ESPNU
No. 18 Saint Mary’s vs. No. 10 Murray State - 6:00 p.m. ET, Feb. 18, ESPN or ESPN2
UNC-Asheville vs. Ohio - 7:00 p.m. ET, Feb. 18, ESPN3
UT-Arlington vs. Weber State - 8:00 p.m., Feb. 18, ESPN3
Long Beach State vs. No. 13 Creighton - 10:00 p.m. ET, Feb. 18, ESPN2
For more on the teams involved in BracketBusters and how it will affect the teams involved, check out Mid-Major Madness and Blogging The Bracket.
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