Greenville, SC (December 15, 1999) – HomePoint Corporation, which is the leading multi-channel provider of Internet solutions for the home furnishings industry, has announced the NCAA match-up for the Nashville-based HomePoint.com Music City Bowl. This post-season college bowl game sponsored by HomePoint pits representatives of the BIG EAST against the SEC in a competition to take place in the nation’s capital of country music on December 29, 1999.

The Syracuse University Orangemen (Syracuse, NY) will represent the BIG EAST in a contest against the SEC’s University of Kentucky Wildcats (Lexington, Kentucky).

"The match-up will mean a great game for Kentucky and Syracuse fans, as well as from across the Southeast and the nation," said Mike West, president and CEO of HomePoint Corporation. "Syracuse has historically had a very solid ball club, while Kentucky has really stepped forward under Coach Mumme."

The HomePoint.com Music City Bowl will be played on Wednesday, December 29, 1999, at 3:00 p.m. CST, in the new 68,000 seat Adelphia Coliseum. The game will be broadcast live on ESPN and the CBS radio network.

Festivities taking place on the eve of the Bowl, Tuesday, December 28th, include a "Battle of the Bands" between the two teams in downtown Nashville. Following that, Opryland Entertainment will present top country music group, Sawyer Brown, in concert at the Ryman Theatre, sponsored by HomePoint. Mike West continued, "Anyone who's ever attended a bowl game can tell you how the pre-bowl festivities ignite team spirit and make the competition that much more exciting."

This is HomePoint’s inaugural year as title sponsor of Nashville’s second annual post-season college bowl game. The HomePoint.com Music City Bowl features teams chosen from the Southeastern (SEC) and BIG EAST Conferences.

HomePoint Corporation, headquartered in Greenville, SC, is the leading multi-channel provider of Internet solutions for the home furnishings industry. Founded in August 1998, the company provides a reverse "click-and-mortar" approach that benefits consumers by enhancing the distribution of products through existing supply chains, including their own website HomePoint.com. Working together with retailers and manufacturers, the HomePoint Advantage Network is revolutionizing the industry by increasing the efficiency, communication and productivity of the marketplace.