2017’s Non-Exempt Bracketed Tournaments

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If you look at the past results section of most programs’ media guides, you’ll notice that four-team tournaments—held both on and off-campus— were common up until the late 80s and early 90s. Their number has dwindled since then and last season, UTEP’s Sun Bowl Invitational was the only non-exempt bracketed tournament on the schedule. But that number has unexpectedly jumped to four for December 2017.