Bring Back The Bracket Buster
By Tyler Smith 2/21/19
Long gone are the days of the Bracket Buster. I miss them. The bracket buster could be even more important in 2019 with the POD/NET system. Another good opportunity for a win certainly won't hurt at this stage.
I took the top two teams from each mid-major conference then put together my own match-ups.
Standings as of FEB. 18th, 2019
AE
Vermont 21-5
Stony Brook 21-5
ASUN
Lipscomb 21-5
Liberty 23-5
Big Sky
Montana 19-6
NoCo 17-9
Big South
Radford 18-8
Winthrop 17-8
Big West
UCI 22-5
CSF 12-13
CAA
Hofstra 22-5
NE 16-10
Horizon
Wright State 16-11
NKU 20-7
IVY
Yale 17-4
Harvard 13-8
MAAC
Quinnipiac 14-11
Canasius 12-14
MAC
Buffalo 22-3
Bowling Green 18-7
MVC
Drake 20-7
Missouri State 15-12
MEAC
Norfolk 15-11
NC A&T 14-11
NEC
St. Francis PA 14-11
St. Francis BK 16-11
OVC
Belmont 21-4
Murray State 21-4
PL
Bucknell 17-9
Lehigh 17-8
SOCON
Wofford 23-4
UNCG 22-5
Southland
Sam Houston State 17-9
Abilene Christian 21-5
SWAC
Prairie View A&M 12-12
Texas Southern 13-11
Summit
South Dakota State 21-7
Omaha 10-2
Sun Belt
Texas State 21-5
Ga State 18-8
WCC
Gonzaga 25-2
BYU 18-10
I took the top two teams from each mid-major conference then put together my own match-ups.
Standings as of FEB. 18th, 2019
AE
Vermont 21-5
Stony Brook 21-5
ASUN
Lipscomb 21-5
Liberty 23-5
Big Sky
Montana 19-6
NoCo 17-9
Big South
Radford 18-8
Winthrop 17-8
Big West
UCI 22-5
CSF 12-13
CAA
Hofstra 22-5
NE 16-10
Horizon
Wright State 16-11
NKU 20-7
IVY
Yale 17-4
Harvard 13-8
MAAC
Quinnipiac 14-11
Canasius 12-14
MAC
Buffalo 22-3
Bowling Green 18-7
MVC
Drake 20-7
Missouri State 15-12
MEAC
Norfolk 15-11
NC A&T 14-11
NEC
St. Francis PA 14-11
St. Francis BK 16-11
OVC
Belmont 21-4
Murray State 21-4
PL
Bucknell 17-9
Lehigh 17-8
SOCON
Wofford 23-4
UNCG 22-5
Southland
Sam Houston State 17-9
Abilene Christian 21-5
SWAC
Prairie View A&M 12-12
Texas Southern 13-11
Summit
South Dakota State 21-7
Omaha 10-2
Sun Belt
Texas State 21-5
Ga State 18-8
WCC
Gonzaga 25-2
BYU 18-10
Bracket Buster Match-ups
16 TV Games
1. Wofford at Gonzaga
2. Belmont at Buffalo
3. Murray State at Lipscomb
4. Hofstra at Vermont
5. South Dakota State at Liberty
6. UC-Irvine at New Mexico State
7. Radford at Drake
8. Stony Brook at UNCG
9. Sam Houston State at Texas State
10. Wright State at Yale
11. Bowling Green at NKU
12. Montana at BYU
13. Bucknell at Abilene Christian
14. Prairie View A&M at Norfolk State
15. St. Francis (PA) at Quinnipiac
16. Harvard at Grand Canyon
1. Wofford at Gonzaga
2. Belmont at Buffalo
3. Murray State at Lipscomb
4. Hofstra at Vermont
5. South Dakota State at Liberty
6. UC-Irvine at New Mexico State
7. Radford at Drake
8. Stony Brook at UNCG
9. Sam Houston State at Texas State
10. Wright State at Yale
11. Bowling Green at NKU
12. Montana at BYU
13. Bucknell at Abilene Christian
14. Prairie View A&M at Norfolk State
15. St. Francis (PA) at Quinnipiac
16. Harvard at Grand Canyon