Men's basketball

This isn't like the NCAA or NIT tournaments. In your Feb. 18 Bracket Buster game, you want the best opponent possible.

A win won't help your RPI that much unless it's against a top-50 RPI team. Another bonus of playing in one of the top five games: national TV coverage on ESPN or ESPN2.

Here's what CollegeHoopsNet.com predicts for the top five games.

• Bucknell @ Northern Iowa
• George Mason @ Wisconsin-Milwaukee
• Northwestern State @ Southern Illinois
• Oral Roberts @ Montana
• Akron @ Utah State

Other MAC teams…

• Delaware @ Ball State
• Youngstown State @ Bowling Green
• Buffalo @ Bradley
• Eastern Michigan @ Canisus
• Morehead @ Central Michigan
• Toledo @ Hawaii (lucky bastards)
• Fairfield @ Miami
• Northern Illinois @ Nevada (should be a good game)
• Illinois State @ Kent State
• Samford @ Ohio
• UNC Greensboro @ Western Michigan

Remember, these are just predictions. Another site mentioned the possibility of Akron playing at No. 28 RPI Creighton. Akron's RPI is 73. The pairings will be announced Monday.

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