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It is almost a law at this point that some college basketball analyst out there will take the time in November to predict that this is the year of the mid-major.
Since we are nothing without rules, I figured I would do my part to comply for the 2012-13 season. For the purpose of this exercise, I will assume any team not in a BCS conference is mid-major (sorry Zags).
To start with, let’s take a look at the first official AP poll. Mid-major programs constitute 20 percent of the rankings with five of the 25 spots (Creighton, Memphis, UNLV, San Diego State and Gonzaga).
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It is almost a law at this point that some college basketball analyst out there will take the time in November to predict that this is the year of the mid-major.
Since we are nothing without rules, I figured I would do my part to comply for the 2012-13 season. For the purpose of this exercise, I will assume any team not in a BCS conference is mid-major (sorry Zags).
To start with, let’s take a look at the first official AP poll. Mid-major programs constitute 20 percent of the rankings with five of the 25 spots (Creighton, Memphis, UNLV, San Diego State and Gonzaga).
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/...um=newsletter&utm_campaign=college-basketball