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[jocoshock]

From the KC Star today. Good article.

http://www.kansascity.com/2010/04/06/1861790/butler-should-open-minds-and-doors.html

The BCS conferences finished a combined 44-31 for a .587 winning percentage. The combined record for the Horizon, Missouri Valley, West Coast, Colonial, Mid-American, Ohio Valley and Ivy was 15-8, a .652 percentage.

Take away Butler’s run, and the rest of the group still surpassed break-even.

But when it comes to selection and seeding, the midmajors have long cried foul. They often find themselves compared with BCS football-level programs that have worse records when the bracket is being filled.

Eighth team from the Big East or second from the Missouri Valley? Wichita State finished with a better record and RPI than Notre Dame, but few eyebrows were raised when the Irish received an invitation and the Shockers didn’t.

[Txlen]

Great article! It dispels many of the myths that people from other schools (BCS) have about "mid-majors" not being able to play with the big boys.

I like what Coach K said about the subject.

Interesting win percentages for the BCS schools versus mid-majors.

Yes, go Butler and other mid-majors.