Who needs March? The maddness has already begun!

Upsets in college basketball are not exactly common, nor are they scarce either. In most seasons however, the draw dropping, rank tumbling upsets come during the mid season in conference play.
The mid-major upsets against the cream of the crop can be counted on during March, when all seeds ranked lower than fourth decide to put on the glass slippers and go dancing.
Anyone remember 2006's George Mason?
It might be too early to call, but the 2008-2009's mid-majors have forgotten all about March's madness, and given the top of the food chain all it can handle.
And not only have the mid-majors staged a comeback rivaling Revenge of the Nerds, home court has whittled away to almost nothing, as the Big 12/Pac-10 Challenge has shown us.
Thursday night was must see TV in Buffalo (yes Buffalo) as the Bulls put second ranked UConn in a stranglehold, narrowly missing the shocker, 68-64.
A few nights prior, Virgina Tech, the football school, fought the twenty-second ranked Badgers of Wisconsin to the bitter end losing 74-72.
And lets not forget Cornell's ten point loss to Syracuse, another top 20 team., at the Carrier Dome in New York.
Yes, the mid-majors have foregone March.
The once coveted home court advantage has also fallen to the wayside, as sixth ranked Oklahoma narrowly avoided Southern California's upset bid, 73-72, while the Bruins lost Texas 68-64.
And the absolute shocker of the week was Arizona (you knew it was coming), expected to take a beating from Texas A & M, came within one point of downing the Aggies 67-66.
College basketball's finest are feeling the squeeze this season, which will make for a very intriguing March tournament. But with these early season curveballs someone is bound to tumble.
North Carolina, anyone?