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C-USA Bonus Play: What to Expect in the Final Weeks of the Regular Season

WKU Hilltopper Basketball's final four games of the 2019-20 regular season will once again be determined at a later date under the Conference USA Bonus Play model.
  
Within the scheduling format, the league's 14 programs play each other once and their travel partner twice in the first seven weeks of the conference season. At the conclusion of the seven weeks, teams are placed in one of three groups based on conference standings through the first 14 games of league action. The teams are divided into two groups of five (1-5 and 6-10) and a group of four (11-14). During the final three weeks, teams will play within their respective grouping for the last four games of conference play.
 
Home and away games within the groups are determined by a preset formula. Teams are guaranteed to play two home games and two away games over the final weeks of the season.
 
Once all 18 games have been completed, the top 12 teams based on final league standings will be seeded in the conference tournament. Teams will be guaranteed seeding within their respective group. For example, if a program landed in the second group (6-10), it will seed no higher than six and no lower than 10 in the tournament field.
  
Season ticket holders will use the tickets labeled Game 14 and Game 15 for the two remaining home games in Diddle Arena. Season long parking passes will also be honored and required for the Bonus Play games.