1. "Those are all mid-major" In response to Reply # 0
I don't really know how you would define mid major anymore now that mid major conferences are putting actual contendors into the tournament year in and out.
I would imagine you could still seperate the conferences by talking about them in terms of TV ratings and money that the league makes however.
Frank Longo Member since Nov 18th 2003 86672 posts
Wed Mar-19-14 11:44 AM
3. "A mid-major is, in my book, usually a 1 bid league, at most 2. " In response to Reply # 0 Wed Mar-19-14 11:48 AM by Frank Longo
The Atlantic 10 is not and never has been a mid-major. It usually has a minimum of 3 bids.
Missouri Valley, even if Wichita State wins the title, is a mid-major. It's usually at most 2 bids, and one of those teams (Creighton) is gone from the conference now.
The Mountain West is right on the verge, as they generally have gotten three and no more, but one of them has always been BYU, and they're gone now. I know last year they had an absurd amount, like five or six... but they're back to two this year. I'd consider them somewhere between major and mid-major (three-quarters-major?).
EDIT: as Veritas points out below, I'm inclined to feel there should be separation between the mid-majors who are a higher level of competition than the others. C-USA is much better than the WAC.
7. "If this were the case, the Big East would be a mid-major" In response to Reply # 0
>Is it any non-BCS D-1 conference?
I think it depends on the sport. Here's what I see for basektball (admittedly, some of these mid-majors might actually be minor; I'm not an expert on the America East or Big South.)
Major ACC B1G SEC Big 12 Pac 12 Big East American A-10 MWC
Mid-Major WCC Missouri Valley CAA C-USA Horizon MAC MAAC OVC Patriot Southland SoCon Big South Big West NEC
Minor Ivy (I know Harvard's been ballin since Amaker, but still) WAC MEAC SWAC A-Sun America East
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