The Midwest region is loaded with mid-major powers

Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports The best weekend of the year has been shifted back a day, but that just gives us another 24 hours to get ready. Xavier is emphasizing individual instruction to prepare for 2021-22, but the rest of us are just going to park in front of the television for 96 hours to watch 68 teams turn into 16. We’re going to be breaking down each region for you in the next couple of days. First up is the Midwest.

The Midwest region might well be a referendum on what you think of mid-majors, high-majors, and how the committee should approach each of them. Single-elimination basketball is not a good measure of what a team is, but people love to draw conclusions from it, or at least…