The Ramada Worldwide BracketBusters concept, named because of
the success of participating teams from these conferences in NCAA
Championship play through the years, provides programs with an
opportunity to play top non-conference opponents roughly three weeks
before Selection Sunday.
The purpose of BracketBusters was to give teams outside of the Big Six
conferences a chance at a late-season quality game, and more than
anything, exposure for programs desperately needing to be seen heading
toward March.
Each conference selects its participating teams
before the season, and the matchups for the event are determined by
ESPN in conjunction with the conferences. Ramada Worldwide BracketBusters is an example of ESPN college basketball franchise programming.
| Date | Time (ET) | Game | Network |
| Feb 22 | 7 PM | North Dakota St. @ Akron | ESPN2 |
| 9 PM | Stephen F Austin @ Long Beach St. | ESPNU | |
| Feb 23 | 11 PM | Iona @ Indiana State | ESPNU |
| 1 PM | Eastern Kentucky @ Valparaiso | ESPNU | |
| Canisius @ Vermont | ESPN3 | ||
| 2 PM | Pacific @ Western Michigan | ESPN3 | |
| 3 PM | Montana @ Davidson | ESPNU | |
| Northwestern State @ Niagara | ESPN3 | ||
| 4 PM | Detroit @ Wichita State | ESPN or ESPN2 | |
| 6 PM | No. 16 Creighton @ St. Marys-CA | ESPN or ESPN2 | |
| 8 PM | South Dakota St. @ Murray St. | ESPN2 | |
| Denver @ Northern Iowa | ESPN3 | ||
| 10 PM | Ohio @ Belmont | ESPN2 |
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