i actually think its not as difficult with the massive population shed by d1. if you filled those 4-5 mid major conferences, which effectively would restore d1 population to where it was before seble changed d1 recruit generation - i feel like the competition for the competent recruits would really pick up. i think there would be more mid majors making the NT on the low end - but i think it would get harder and harder for an individual mid major to win a title or make a final 4. you'd probably get someone, with ALL those mid majors - but they'd probably be a really good coach ANY incredibly lucky with which bcs schools were around them (all of them being down bcs schools, i would guess). when you look at the talent on the top 20 teams, its just really hard for a mid major to compete with that, and if you add 50 mid majors, i think that only gets harder.