U of L might officially have lost any "mid-major" stigma.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Louisville has last laugh at Liberty Bowl] Reference

Creighton as the hottest mid-major in the NCAA Tournament.    From Wordnik.com.  [NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball - Central Michigan vs. Creighton] Reference

Similarly, DC has quietly become a mid-major theatre centre.    From Wordnik.com.  [John Terry’s sacking as England captain tells us something interesting...] Reference

` ` This is huge for mid-major teams, especially in the MAAC.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Women's Basketball - Marist vs. Middle Tennessee] Reference

"(The Jayhawks) probably don't scout mid-major teams very hard,".    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com] Reference

"That's a typical, outstanding team from a mid-major conference,".    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - After 2-0 start, Missouri Valley looking for more] Reference

Hopefully we can end the silly mid-major talk now once and for all.    From Wordnik.com.  [NCAA Men's Basketball - Gonzaga vs. Michigan State] Reference

Any time a coach brings success to a mid-major, the whispers start.    From Wordnik.com.  [Northeast Conference] Reference

But there are far fewer of their mid-major peers than 20 years ago.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Mid-major women's programs falling off] Reference

If you look at mid-major basketball there is a lot of this going on.    From Wordnik.com.  [NCAA Men's Basketball - West Virginia vs. Richmond] Reference

The Bulldogs have become one of the nation's model mid-major programs.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Men's Basketball - Old Dominion vs. Butler] Reference

And the mid-major conference has a history of sticking around recently.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Central Michigan sends Creighton packing early] Reference

Successful mid-major coaches tend to become hot commodities for bigger jobs.    From Wordnik.com.  [America East Conference] Reference

He's not concerned about going from ACC competition to mid-major competition.    From Wordnik.com.  [Jeff Jones discusses decision to transfer to Rider] Reference

` ` We have the schedule this year to prove that we shouldn't be a mid-major.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com] Reference

My suggestion is sports information director for a mid-major football program.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Readers cast their votes, weigh in on worst jobs] Reference

His presence goes beyond a mid-major school (GW) and conference (Atlantic 10).    From Wordnik.com.  [GW's Brown has game, needs refinement] Reference

I don't think anybody expected a mid-major from the MAAC to be in the sweet 16.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Women's Basketball - Marist vs. Middle Tennessee] Reference

Being a former mid-major, multidirectional-school coach, I'm always for the underdog.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - If past is indication, lower seeds' bubbles set to burst] Reference

Liberty took the honors of the best mid-major program on the recruiting trail last week.    From Wordnik.com.  [Weekend Update: Tubby gets big man at Minnesota] Reference

From now on, every mid-major will feel like it has a chance to compete with the big boys.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com] Reference

Outlook: The Ragin 'Cajuns could be classified as one of those undervalued mid-major teams.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com] Reference

There ought to be an unofficial wild card spot each year for one mid-major borderline team.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Sob stories sound hollow] Reference

The victory is a high point in Novak's quest to make Northern Illinois into a mid-major powerhouse.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Northern Illinois runs past Troy in Silicon Valley Classic] Reference

They burst onto the national scene in 1999 as scrappy mid-major underdogs who reached the final eight.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com] Reference

In between was Middle Tennessee, a growing mid-major program fromwhich boasts 38 Georgia natives on its roster.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com] Reference

Xavier abhors being called a mid-major program, a label it gets primarily from playing in a non-BCS conference.    From Wordnik.com.  [Atlantic 10 Conference] Reference

That the Shockers and Patriots were playing at all at this stage was a bit of vindication for mid-major schools.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Scores] Reference

It's left many wondering if mid-major programs can regain the advantage they enjoyed in the 1980s and early 1990s.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Mid-major women's programs falling off] Reference

Its berth in the semifinals could be compared to a mid-major college team reaching the NCAA tournament's Final Four.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Yugoslavia beats Argentina to repeat as world champions] Reference

We thought: George Mason signaled a sea change in 2006, carrying a No. 11 seed and the mid-major banner into the Final Four.    From Wordnik.com.  [Best of brackets were true to script] Reference

Our seniors have brought us up to a position where we can compete against the best mid-major teams and good high-major teams.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com] Reference

He believes (and has proven with three consecutive Sweet 16 appearances) that Gonzaga has shed the confining mid-major label.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Selection committee responsible for shaky seedings] Reference

From 1982 to 1990, at least one school from a mid-major conference in the 32-team field appeared in the Final Four each year.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Mid-major women's programs falling off] Reference

Based on its recent success, strength of scheduling and recruiting prowess, it is awfully tough to consider Gonzaga a mid-major.    From Wordnik.com.  [Juniors already making recruiting waves] Reference

The team from that pesky mid-major conference was on its way to the NCAA tournament's round of 16 for the first time in 25 years.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Scores] Reference

UNC's first two games were a joke, Gonzaga is a mid-major hack and Oklahoma and Villanova completely shot themselves out of contention.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sam Panayotovich: David vs. Goliath: The NCAA National Championship] Reference

The tournament selection committee was criticized for giving the mid-major conference four bids, the same as the ACC, Big 12 and Pac 10.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Scores] Reference