Some Respect for the Mid Majors Please!!

Proving once again that good teams from smaller conferences deserve as much a chance at the March Madness Glory as any team, especially the pathetic #7's and 8's from the "Big" conferences, the V.C.U. Rams beat league rivals O.D.U. Monarchs 80-75 at home last night. (nice run on sentence, huh?)This brings their record to 16-3. They are undefeated in the C.A.A. conference and undefeated on the road(2 losses on neutral floors, 1 loss at home). Even if the Rams do not finish the season strong, teams like this still deserve a shot at the Big Dance, even if they do not win their conference tournament. After George Mason stunned the world last year with a final four appearance, Hofstra went deep into the N.I.T, and neither won their conference tournament, mid major conferences deserve every one's respect. I have stopped even blinking an eye when a Wake Forest falls in the first round of the NCAA tourney, when they were over ranked at a 4 seed, yet finished 5th in the ACC. And usually the team beating the also rans of the big conferences are the teams from the mid majors. For all that is holy and sacred to NCAA basketball, please take a closer look at the smaller schools when it come time for the big selection.