“I can't consider them a mid-major team. I don't look at them that way. They're a really good team.”
Al Horford
“DePaul has always had a good program, but Conference USA was considered a mid-major. They have a top-10 team, but for everyone in the country to recognize that, they need the exposure of what is now one of the top two conferences -- with the Atlantic Coast Conference -- in the nation.”
Joe Smith
“In major markets, we're not considered a high-major league, and it's crazy. I don't want to be a mid-major league. This is a high-major league.”
Chris Lowery
“We've been a very competitive mid-major program. We're starting to come together. It's a good group. It's just that it's a young group so there have been some ups and downs.”
Saul Phillips
“I think maybe they'll accept mid-major teams who have done everything they can do, to the best of their ability. You'd like to think these teams will get an extra look, that they won't just be summarily dismissed in favor of high-profile programs.”
Tom Yeager
“I would say we're in the mid-majors. We spoke with a mid-major analyst who had us ranked in that poll all year so this year I guess we stepped up to that level. A couple years ago, we were somewhere below it.”
Clifton Lee
“What this tournament represents is a mid-season gut-check. There are 16 good teams in this tournament, any one of which can win at any time. This tournament really lets you see what you need to work on and what you're doing well.”
Karen Anderson
