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2011 BracketBusters participants
NCAA Tournament: 14 berths; 13-14 overall record

Butler (defeated Old Dominion, Pittsburgh, Wisconsin, Florida, and VCU. Lost to UCONN in NCAA championship)
VCU (defeated USC, Georgetown, Purdue, Florida State, and Kansas.  Lost to Butler in National Semi-Final Game)
George Mason (defeated Villanova)
Morehead State (defeated Louisville)
UNC Ashville (defeated UALR)
Akron
Boston University
Indiana State
Northern Colorado
Old Dominion
St. Peter’s
UC-Santa Barbara
Utah State
Wofford

2010 BracketBusters participants
NCAA Tournament: 12 berths; 10-12 overall record

Butler (defeated UTEP, Murray State, Syracuse, Kansas State and lost to Duke in NCAA championship)
Morgan State
Murray State (defeated Vanderbilt)
New Mexico State
Northern Iowa (defeated UNLV and Kansas)
Ohio (defeated Georgetown)
Old Dominion (defeated Notre Dame)
Siena
Utah State
UC - Santa Barbara
Vermont
Winthrop

2009 BracketBusters participants
NCAA Tournament: 12 berths; 3-12 overall record
Akron
Butler
Cal State Northridge
Cleveland State - defeated Wake Forest
Morehead State - defeated Alabama State
Morgan State
North Dakota State
Northern Iowa
Portland State
Siena - defeated Ohio State
Utah State
Virginia Commonwealth

2008 BracketBusters participants
NCAA Tournament: 13 berths; 5-13 overall record
George Mason
Winthrop
Boise State
Butler (defeated South Alabama)
Portland State
Kent State
Siena (defeated Vanderbilt)
CS-Fullerton
Davidson (defeated Gonzaga, Georgetown and Wisconsin to reach Elite 8)
Oral Roberts
St. Mary’s (CA)
Austin Peay
Drake

2007 BracketBusters participants
NCAA Tournament: 17 berths; 7-19 overall record
Albany
Butler (defeated Old Dominion and Maryland to reach the Sweet Sixteen)
Creighton
Davidson
Eastern Kentucky
Holy Cross
Long Beach State
Miami (Ohio)
Nevada (def. Creighton)
New Mexico State
Niagara
Old Dominion
Oral Roberts
Southern Illinois (def. Holy Cross and Virginia Tech to reach the Sweet Sixteen)
Virginia Commonwealth (def. Duke)
Winthrop (def. Notre Dame)
Wright State

2006 BracketBusters participants
NCAA Tournament: 19 berths; 12-19 overall record
Albany
Bradley (def. Kansas and Pittsburgh to reach the Sweet Sixteen)
Bucknell (def. Arkansas)
George Mason (def. Michigan St., North Carolina, Wichita State and Connecticut to reach Final Four)
Iona
Kent State
Montana (def. Nevada)
Murray State
Nevada
UNC-Wilmington
Northern Iowa
Northwestern State (def. Iowa)
Pacific
Oral Roberts
Utah State
Southern Illinois
UW-Milwaukee (def. Oklahoma)
Winthrop
Wichita State (def. Seton Hall and Tennessee to reach the Sweet Sixteen)

2005 BracketBusters participants
NCAA Tournament: 15 berths; 6-15 overall record
Bucknell (def. Kansas)
Chattanooga
Creighton
Eastern Kentucky
Montana
Nevada (def. Texas)
Niagara
Northern Iowa
Ohio
Old Dominion
Pacific (def. Pittsburgh)
Southern Illinois (def. Saint Mary’s, Calif.)
Utah State
UW-Milwaukee (def. Alabama and Boston College to reach the Sweet Sixteen)
Winthrop

2004 BracketBusters participants
NCAA Tournament: 12 berths; 4-12 overall record
Eastern Washington
Illinois-Chicago
Liberty
Manhattan (def. Florida)
Murray State
Nevada (def. Michigan State and Gonzaga to reach the Sweet Sixteen)
Northern Iowa
Pacific (def. Providence)
Southern Illinois
Valparaiso
Virginia Commonwealth
Western Michigan

2003 BracketBusters participants
NCAA Tournament: 11 berths; 3-11 overall record
Austin Peay
Butler (def. Mississippi State and Louisville to reach the Sweet Sixteen)
Central Michigan (def. Creighton)
Creighton
Holy Cross
Manhattan
UNC-Wilmington
Sam Houston State
Southern Illinois
Utah State
UW-Milwaukee