Two MEAC men's basketball teams will participate in the 2010 BracketBusters. The defending champion Morgan State Bears will face the Murray State Racers in a televised game beginning at noon, Saturday, Feb. 20 on ESPNU. The South Carolina State Bulldogs will face the Georgia State Panthers in a non-televised matchup, also on Feb. 20, at the Georgia State Sports Arena in Atlanta, Ga., beginning at 6 p.m.   

The Morgan State Bears are 12-1 in the MEAC and 20-8 overall.  The Bears earned a 68-65 win over Delaware State in their last outing. Morgan State became the MEAC's first team to compete in the annual BracketBusters event and defeated Towson, 80-64, last year.

The Murray State Racers are currently ranked first in the Ohio Valley Conference with a 16-0 conference mark and 25-3 overall record.

S.C. State is 14-10 overall and are 8-5 in the MEAC.  The Bulldogs are third in conference standings but loss to North Carolina A&T, 87-69, in their last outing.

Georgia State, a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA), is 11-17 overall and 5-11 in the CAA.  The Panthers are eighth in conference standings and defeated James Madison, 77-72, in their last outing.

More About BracketBusters

This year's 22 BracketBusters televised teams represent 10 conferences and:

• Two ranked teams: No. 15 Butler and No. 22 Northern Iowa
• 19 teams in the Ratings Percentage Index (RPI) top 100: No. Iowa (16); Butler (18); Siena (44); Old Dominion (46); Wichita State (48); William & Mary (51); Utah State (55); Northeastern (56); Virginia Commonwealth (60); Nevada (66); Kent State (69); Western Carolina (73); La. Tech (74); New Mexico State (82); Missouri State (84); Iona (85); Murray State (92); College of Charleston (94); Pacific (95)
• Seven 2009 NCAA Tournament participants: Northern Iowa; Siena; Butler; Morgan Sate; Akron; Virginia Commonwealth; Utah State
• 16 teams with 15 or more wins overall: Old Dominion; Northern Iowa; William & Mary; Iona; Siena; Butler; Morgan State; Murray State; La. Tech; Missouri State; Akron; Virginia Commonwealth; George Mason; Western Carolina; Wichita State; Utah State
• Four teams undefeated in conference play: Butler; Siena; Morgan State and Murray State

The BracketBusters concept, named because of the success of participating teams from these conferences in NCAA Tournament play through the years, provides programs with an opportunity to play top non-conference opponents roughly three weeks before Selection Sunday. Each conference selects its participating teams before the season, and the matchups for the event are determined by ESPN in conjunction with the conferences. BracketBusters is an example of ESPN college basketball franchise programming. Others include Rivalry Week Presented by Cisco, Feast Week Presented by Lowe's, Holiday Hoops Presented by Kay Jewelers, ESPNU Campus Connection Week, Judgment Week and Championship Week Presented by Dick's Sporting Goods.