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INDIANAPOLIS - For the sixth straight season, all Horizon League men's basketball teams will participate in the 2010 BracketBusters Feb. 19-20. The two-day event will feature 11 nationally televised contests -- on either ESPN2 or ESPNU -- selected from a pool of 98 teams.

Among League teams, Butler University, Cleveland State University, the University of Detroit Mercy, the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee will host games. Road teams will be Loyola University Chicago, the University of Illinois at Chicago, Valparaiso University, Wright State University and Youngstown State University.

For the fifth straight year, ESPNU, the 24-hour college sports network, will televise five BracketBusters games, while ESPN2 will televise six contests. The 11 televised BracketBusters matchups will be announced Feb. 1, with game time and network assignments announced Feb. 18.

The eighth annual BracketBusters, named because of the success of the teams in NCAA Tournament play, will provide the 22 televised teams an opportunity play other top non-conference opponents three weeks before Selection Sunday. The 76 teams not selected for television also will compete against each other through the same two days.

In addition to all 10 Horizon League teams, the 98-team pool also will feature 12 teams from the Mid-American and Colonial Athletic; 11 from the Ohio Valley, 10 from the Missouri Valley and Metro Atlantic Athletic; nine from the Western Athletic and Big West; four from the Big South and Southern; three from the America East; two from the Mid-Eastern Athletic; and one each from the Big Sky and Summit League.

As part of the agreement, all 49 of the home teams will play a return game at their opponent in November or December of the 2011-12 season.

Last season, Horizon League teams won two of three televised games, including Butler's victory at Davidson College and Green Bay's win at Long Beach State University. Other winners were UIC, Valparaiso and Youngstown State.

For a complete list of home and away team for the 2010 BracketBusters, click on the PDF link at the top of the page.

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