Mid-majors proving worth in March Madness. Will it fix schedule problems?

PORTLAND, OR – As the mid-majors continue to succeed in the NCAA Tournament , the noise around the difficulty in getting opportunities to prove themselves gets louder. After No. 12 seed High Point knocked off No.

5 Wisconsin in the first round, coach Flynn Clayman drew attention when he said his team couldn’t get games against major opponents. “It's pretty obvious to me that something needs to be done about this nonconference scheduling,” he said. “That team (Wisconsin) right there is a fantastic team that beat five top-10 teams.

If we can get games like this on neutral courts and some home games, I think we'd know who's really the best teams. ” Opinion: Miami (Ohio)'s March Madness run is over, but it won't be forgotten More: Travis Steele advocates for analytic scheduling change with high-majors It’s been a major talking point this season, mostly surrounding the historic season Miami (Ohio) had. Despite going 31-0 in the regular season, its NCAA Tournament resume was debated because of the quality of opponents the RedHawks faced, not facing any Quad 1 or 2 opponents during the campaign.

However, Extra Points reported Miami (Ohio) tried to schedule several Power conference teams, but weren’t successful, highlighting the struggle quality mid-major teams face in trying to prove themselves. With Miami (Ohio) beating SMU in the First Four and High Point and VCU advancing to the second round, they showed they could hang with Power conference teams. Ahead of playing Arkansas, Clayman said his comments were misunderstood, and the main issue he has is high-major teams don’t really benefit from playing teams like his.