The cable television network worked with a group of non-money conferences, including the Colonial Athletic, Horizon, Mid-American, Missouri Valley, and Western Athletic, to stage a series of games where potential bracket-buster teams would play each other late in the regular season outside of conference play.
A cable television network formed an alliance with a cluster of collegiate athletic conferences – including the Colonial Athletic, Horizon, Mid-American, Missouri Valley, and Western Athletic – to stage a series of games that would feature potential bracket-busting teams competing against each other in the latter stages of the regular season, outside of their traditional conference matchups.