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Mid-Major UMass Wins Four Straight to Make NIT Finals

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UMass comes out of the quarter of the NIT bracket that appeared to be possibly the toughest with Florida, Big Ten tourney semifinalist Minnesota, Maryland, Syracuse,
and cruises to the Championship game of the NIT. GO UMass!!
 
tornado said:
UMass comes out of the quarter of the NIT bracket that appeared to be possibly the toughest with Florida, Big Ten tourney semifinalist Minnesota, Maryland, Syracuse,
and cruises to the Championship game of the NIT. GO UMass!!
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UMAss a mid major?
 
Bravesfan said:
Technically speaking, yes. Besides, they have not been anything like a major since the John Calipari days anyway.
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Can a school move to and from mid majorism?


What is a mid major?


Seth Davis, Sports Illustrated
"There never will be one definition that everyone agrees on, so I elect to take a pass on the subjectivity. To me, a mid-major is defined by conference affiliation, period.


Jay Bilas, ESPN
"No. I identify a mid-major the same way that Justice Frankfurter of the U.S. Supreme Court identified obscenity -- I cannot define it, but I know it when I see it. It has nothing to do with BCS football, but has more to do with whether a league is a traditional one-bid conference. The Atlantic 10 is not a one-bid league,


Joe Lunardi, ESPN
"No matter how you slice it, the Atlantic 10 is NOT a mid-major conference


Chris Dortch, Blue Ribbon Basketball Yearbook
"Any conference that includes members that have fairly recently advanced all the way to the Final Four (UMass) or the Elite Eight (Saint Joseph's), shouldn't be called mid-major


Jerry Palm, CollegeRPI.com
"I don't have a definition of mid-major that I like yet, so I don't use the term. You're either major or you're not.


Gary Parrish, CBS Sports.com
"This is a question that is impossible to answer, kinda like whether cheerleading is a sport. My instincts are to suggest that any league that has great facilities (like at Xavier), great support (like at Dayton), great history (like UMass, Saint Joseph's and Temple) and great markets (like Charlotte and Saint Louis) can't reasonably be considered a mid-major. On the other hand, the A-10 clearly isn't on par with any of the BCS-affiliated leagues. So who knows?









http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/bill_trocchi/01/24/a10.midmajor/index.html
 
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