ESPN, in their September 4, 2009 announcement, said
"This year’s BracketBusters pool features teams with 77 appearances in the last five NCAA Tournaments, including a team in the Final Four - George Mason (2006); one in the Elite Eight – Davidson (2008); and six Sweet Sixteen squads – Butler (2007), Southern Illinois (2007), Bradley (2006), Wichita State (2006), UW-Milwaukee (2005) and Nevada (2004)."
Home Teams Visiting Teams
America East | America East |
Vermont | UMBC |
Boston University | Hartford |
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Big Sky | Big Sky |
Portland State | Montana State |
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Big South | Big South |
Winthrop | Liberty |
| Gardner-Webb |
Big West |
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Cal Poly | Big West |
Long Beach State | Cal State-Fullerton |
UC-Davis | Cal State-Northridge |
UC-Santa Barbara | Cal-Irvine |
| Cal-Riverside |
Colonial | Pacific |
Drexel |
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James Madison | Colonial |
UNC-Wilmington | Delaware |
Old Dominion | George Mason |
Towson | Georgia State |
William & Mary | Hofstra |
| Northeastern |
Horizon | Virginia Commonwealth |
Loyola |
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Illinois-Chicago | Horizon |
Valparaiso | Butler |
Wright State | Cleveland State |
Youngstown State | Detroit |
Milwaukee | Green Bay |
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Metro Atlantic | Metro Atlantic |
Fairfield | Canisius |
Marist | Iona |
Niagara | Loyola |
Rider | Manhattan |
Siena | Saint Peter’s |
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Mid-American | Mid-American |
Ball State | Akron |
Central Michigan | Buffalo |
Eastern Michigan | Ohio |
Western Michigan | Miami (Ohio) |
Bowling Green | Northern Illinois |
Kent State | Toledo |
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Missouri Valley | Mid-Eastern Athletic |
Creighton | Morgan State |
Drake |
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Evansville | Missouri Valley |
Indiana State | Bradley |
Wichita State | Illinois State |
| Missouri State |
Ohio Valley | Northern Iowa |
Murray State | Southern Illinois |
Eastern Kentucky |
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Southeast Missouri | Northeast |
Tennessee State | Fairleigh Dickinson |
Tennessee-Martin |
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| Ohio Valley |
Patriot | Morehead State |
Bucknell | Tennessee Tech |
| Austin Peay |
Southern | Eastern Illinois |
Davidson | Jacksonville State |
Georgia Southern |
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| Southern |
West Coast | Appalachian State |
San Diego | Elon |
St. Mary’s |
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| Summit League |
WAC | North Dakota State |
Hawaii | South Dakota State |
Idaho |
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Nevada | WAC |
New Mexico State | Boise State |
San Jose State | Fresno State |
| Louisiana Tech |
| Utah State |
Below are statistics of this year’s BracketBusters pool of 102 teams in NCAA Tournament play from 2004 – 2008:
2008 NCAA Tournament: 14 Berths - Austin Peay, Boise State, Butler, Cal State-Fullerton, Davidson, Drake, George Mason, Kent State, Portland State, St. Mary’s, San Diego, Siena, UMBC and Winthrop. A 6-14 overall record: Davidson defeated Gonzaga, Georgetown and Wisconsin to reach the Elite Eight; Butler defeated South Alabama; Siena defeated Vanderbilt; and San Diego defeated Connecticut.
2007 NCAA Tournament: 17 Berths - Albany, Butler, Creighton, Davidson, Eastern Kentucky, Holy Cross, Long Beach State, Miami (Ohio), Nevada, New Mexico State, Niagara, Old Dominion, Oral Roberts, Southern Illinois, Virginia Commonwealth, Winthrop and Wright State. A 7-19 overall record: Butler defeated Old Dominion and Maryland to reach the Sweet Sixteen; Southern Illinois defeated Holy Cross and Virginia Tech to reach the Sweet Sixteen; Nevada defeated Creighton; Virginia Commonwealth defeated Duke; and Winthrop defeated Notre Dame.
2006 NCAA Tournament: 19 Berths - Albany, Bradley, Bucknell, George Mason, Iona, Kent State, Montana, Murray State, Nevada, UNC-Wilmington, Northern Iowa, Northwestern State, Pacific, Oral Roberts, Utah State, Southern Illinois, UW-Milwaukee, Winthrop and Wichita State. A 12-19 overall record: Bradley defeated Kansas and Pittsburgh to reach the Sweet Sixteen; Bucknell defeated Arkansas; George Mason defeated Michigan State, North Carolina, Wichita State and Connecticut to reach the Final Four; Montana defeated Nevada; Northwestern State defeated Iowa; UW-Milwaukee defeated Oklahoma; and Wichita State defeated Seton Hall and Tennessee to reach the Sweet Sixteen.
2005 NCAA Tournament: 15 berths – Bucknell, Chattanooga, Creighton, Eastern Kentucky, Montana, Nevada, Niagara, Northern Iowa, Ohio, Old Dominion, Pacific, Southern Illinois, Utah State, UW-Milwaukee and Winthrop. A 6-15 overall record: Bucknell defeated Kansas; Nevada defeated Texas; Pacific defeated Pittsburgh; Southern Illinois defeated Saint Mary’s (California); and UW-Milwaukee defeated Alabama and Boston College to reach the Sweet Sixteen.
2004 NCAA Tournament: 12 berths – Eastern Washington, Illinois-Chicago, Liberty, Manhattan, Murray State, Nevada, Northern Iowa, Pacific, Southern Illinois, Valparaiso, Virginia Commonwealth and Western Michigan. A 4-12 overall record: Manhattan defeated Florida, Nevada defeated Michigan State and Gonzaga to reach the Sweet Sixteen; and Pacific defeated Providence.
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