Underdogs or Underrated?

All the buzz this year around March Madness has been centered around the major upsets that have happened thus far and the effects that they have had on not only brackets but the increased enthusiasm and interest surrounding this already volatile tournament.

There are some teams that we just expect to be the best, conferences that we presume will dominate year after year, and traditional programs that have a long standing history of success in the month of March. But, the more that this year plays itself out the clearer it becomes that mid-major programs aren't as "mid" as we thought they were and the strength of conference argument that we so easily buy into isn't as strong as we thought either.

At first I was of the belief that it was merely a matter of the Any Given Sunday syndrome in which teams could have their one good day on the court and we would be able to see David vs. Goliath level triumphs. But as basketball has evolved its becoming clear that David has grown a bit and Goliath doesn't tower over him as much as he has in previous years.

The only question for me now is, does this year's madness make a case for or against a tournament expansion?