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Xavier belies tag of 'mid-major' (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

Xavier should have outgrown the stigma of being a "mid-major" team with its success in NCAA tournaments. Right, coach Sean Miller? "How would you define that?" he asked. Good question. With the impressive NCAA tournament showings by Xavier, Memphis and Gonzaga this decade -- all still in the tournament from non-BCS conferences -- "mid-major" is hardly synonymous with early elimination.