Never too early for BracketBusters excitement 
September, 5, 2008
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After a summer of budget-busting gas prices and thermometer-busting temperatures, it's good to know that the BracketBusters is just five months away.
The always cool weekend festival of mid-major college basketball, in its seventh annual incarnation, will be held Feb. 20-21. A total of 102 teams that will take part in the 2009 event have been preassigned to home or visiting roles, as announced Thursday. The 13 televised pairings will be announced on Feb. 2. The network (on ESPN, ESPNU or broadband service ESPN360.com) and the game times will be announced on Feb. 9.
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Kyle Whelliston
Senior Writer, ESPN.comKyle Whelliston has contributed to ESPN.com's college basketball coverage since 2005. He covers mid-major programs for Basketball Times magazine, and will have a basketball travelogue of the 2008-09 season published next summer. Whelliston also founded midmajority.com and statistical database site Basketball State (bbstate.com).
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