It has become a February tradition in college hoops - Bracket Busters. A made for TV event that offers mid-majors a chance to get respectable games against teams from other mid-major conferences. This year the TV coverage will be at an All-time high as ESPN Classic and ESPN 360 join ESPN, ESPN 2, and ESPN U to carry the event like never before.

This year the mayhem has spread to two days of excitement starting Friday with a pair of games and a full state of Saturday action. Once again this season the Miami Redhawks will take part in the fesitivites as they travel to Valparaiso.

Kyle Whelliston, ESPN.com previews the match-up: 

MIAMI (OHIO) (13-12, 7-6 MAC) at VALPARAISO (15-12, 6-9 Horizon), ESPN Classic, 6 p.m. ET

What it means: A classic chance to see Valpo's Athletics-Recreation Center (ARC) filled to golden-shirted capacity again, just like it was two weeks ago for the Butler game on ESPN2. The Crusaders have stumbled, losing seven of their last nine. The MAC reigning champion Redhawks have been wildly inconsistent, with matching five-game winning and losing streaks in the past two months.

Key player: Michael Bramos, Miami. After spending most of the 2006-07 season as the team's fourth offensive option, the 6-5 Michigan native exploded on the conference scene during last March's MAC tourney in Cleveland, scoring in double figures in each of the Redhawks' three wins there. This season, he leads the team in scoring with 15.3 ppg, and is one of the league's most reliable workhorses, averaging 35.2 minutes per game.

Key stat: This will be the first-ever BracketBusters game to be shown live on ESPN Classic.

COMPLETE PREVIEW (ESPN.com)