BracketBuster pairings are leaking out

[tornado]

not officially to be released until later - some of the matchups are leaking out because the individual schools already know..
these are not 100% but leaked rumors...

Butler hosts Indiana State
ORU vs. Long Beach State
George Mason hosts Lamar

South Dakota vs. UIC
Buffalo hosts WMU
some talk that Creighton, WSU, InSU, and Drake will also get a TV game

https://twitter.com/#!/CoachMarkPhelps/status/164037440858890240

UNCW at Manhattan
Tenn Tech vs. Coastal Carolina
Hofstra hosts Siena

[Tulsa Brave]

Why would they schedule conference matchups for BB???? Hopefully they won't, and at least 3 of those "rumors" are wrong. Does Davidson need to play Wofford 3 times during the regular season???? Does Western Michigan need to go to Buffalo 2 Saturdays in a row????

[cpacmel]

Western Michigan is playing North Dakota State.

I doubt you will see any conference match-ups, so you can cross off Davidson and Wofford too.

[tornado]

that was an error -

UWGB gets EMU (there goes one of BU's possibilities)
Utah State gets Santa Barbara

[Tulsa Brave]

I'm thinking WIU is coming to Peoria. I've expected ORU to get LBSU for awhile now, but after Saturday's loss, WSU could be coming here to Tulsa instead of heading to Murray, Ky, and LBSU could be headed to Omaha..

[tornado]

This is interesting - it appears to be a full slate of the TV games that has been leaked

https://p.twimg.com/AkX4oioCQAABWpc.png

Creighton gets St. Mary's at home on ESPN2
Missouri State gets Valpo at home on ESPNU
Wichita visits Murray State on ESPN2
UNI visits VCU on ESPN2
Indiana State visits George Mason on ESPN3
Drake visits Ohio on ESPNU

...so if true - six Valley teams get TV games!!

[Tulsa Brave]

This is interesting - it appears to be a full slate of the TV games that has been leaked

https://p.twimg.com/AkX4oioCQAABWpc.png

Creighton gets St. Mary's at home on ESPN2
Missouri State gets Valpo at home on ESPNU
Wichita visits Murray State on ESPN2
UNI visits VCU on ESPN2
Indiana State visits George Mason on ESPN3
Drake visits Ohio on ESPNU

...so if true - six Valley teams get TV games!!

George Mason is playing Lamar...it is already on their site...

[tornado]

I know and Butler is already planning on playing Indiana State so that must have been an earlier working plan and not the final plan

[mrcoachdude]

WSU at Murray State? WOW that will be a fun one...

[cpacmel]

I'm thinking WIU is coming to Peoria. I've expected ORU to get LBSU for awhile now, but after Saturday's loss, WSU could be coming here to Tulsa instead of heading to Murray, Ky, and LBSU could be headed to Omaha..

I am hearing that Long Beach is indeed coming to ORU, TB.

[Tulsa Brave]

I am hearing that Long Beach is indeed coming to ORU, TB.

That would be good, as it keeps WSU at Murray, and St. Mary's at CU in play.

[TheAsianSensation]

Long Beach and Oral Bob are supposed to be the #3 teams on both sides of the pecking order. So Wichita either got Murray St or got screwed, and Creighton has St Mary's or has a worthless game. Solvent.

[Bravesfan]

This is interesting - it appears to be a full slate of the TV games that has been leaked

https://p.twimg.com/AkX4oioCQAABWpc.png

Creighton gets St. Mary's at home on ESPN2
Missouri State gets Valpo at home on ESPNU
Wichita visits Murray State on ESPN2
UNI visits VCU on ESPN2
Indiana State visits George Mason on ESPN3
Drake visits Ohio on ESPNU

...so if true - six Valley teams get TV games!!

That's really interesting! It shows that ESPN has a lot of respect for the strength of the Valley, which is ironic considering no more than two team will even get a sniff of an NCAA Tournament bid! I guess the Valley will get more NIT bids than I thought. Maybe 8 teams in the postseason counting the CBI and CIT.

[fan]

so much for tweets

[cpacmel]

I am hearing that Long Beach is indeed coming to ORU, TB.

Sorry Tulsa.

Long Beach is going to Omaha.