The NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament would be nothing without the presence of mid-majors. This is intuitive to all fans, most coaches and quite a few administrators.
It was the influential minority who detests their presence in the name of 21st-century greed that High Point coach Flynn Clayman addressed after beating Wisconsin Thursday. Almost as soon as the Panthers finished off the Badgers 83–82, Clayman took aim at mid-majors’ critics—citing his team’s win and Miami (Ohio)’s victory over SMU Wednesday in the First Four as proof they belonged.
