If your mid-major college basketball team is participating in one of the nationally televised ESPN BracketBusters games this weekend, its coaches and players are excited.

If your school is one of programs left off the television schedule, playing a nonconference game nobody will see - like Fresno State - the deal isn't so sweet.

Conference play is interrupted during a critical part of the season. Lucky for the Bulldogs, they host Sam Houston State on Saturday night at the Save Mart Center. But next season, they will make the return trip to Huntsville, Texas.

The game means little to both teams. A win by either team will not be enough to "tip the scale" when the NCAA Tournament Selection Committee meets next month. To reach the tournament, both teams must win their respective conference tournaments, and with it, earn an automatic bid.