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'''Mid-major''' is a term used in [[United States|American]] [[NCAA Division I]] [[College athletics|college sports]], particularly men's basketball, to refer to [[athletic conference]]s that are not among the "[[Power Five conferences]]" (the [[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]], [[Big Ten Conference|Big 10]], [[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]], [[Pac-12 Conference|Pac-12]], and [[Southeastern Conference|SEC]]), which are alternatively referred to as "'''high majors'''". The term "mid-major" was coined in 1977 by Jack Kvancz, the head coach of men's basketball team at Catholic University.<ref>[http://www.midmajority.com/redline.php The Mid Majority] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100410203339/http://www.midmajority.com/redline.php |date=2010-04-10 }}</ref> NCAA neither acknowledges nor uses the terms "major" or "mid-major" to differentiate between Division I athletic conferences. Some schools and fans consider it offensive and derogatory.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archive.cincinnati.com/article/20090326/SPT0102/303260023/Retire-term-mid-major- |title=Retire term 'mid-major' |access-date=December 18, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222123945/http://archive.cincinnati.com/article/20090326/SPT0102/303260023/Retire-term-mid-major- |archive-date=December 22, 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/other-colleges/2008/01/11/Atlantic-10-fights-mid-major-image/stories/200801110244 |title = Atlantic 10 fights mid-major image}}</ref>
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