Montana of the Big Sky Conference is Hawaii’s opponent in the ESPNU BracketBusters event next month, ESPN announced today.

UH (12-9, 4-3 Western Athletic Conference) will travel to Missoula, Mont., to play on Feb. 18 against the Grizzlies (15-6), who are currently tied for first in the Big Sky at 8-1.

The game was not selected as one of 13 national-TV matchups. 

Montana will play a mandated return game in Honolulu next season.

It is the first time in six years that a Big West Confernece opponent was not selected for Hawaii; it would have been impossible this time with UH’s move to the BWC in the offseason.