High Point calls out major conferences for avoiding his team after March Madness upset: 'They gotta play us'

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High Point is riding high after its first March Madness victory in school history.

The 12th-seeded Panthers came back from double digits to take down No. 5 Wisconsin in the tournament's first upset in a thrilling 83-82 victory.

High Point did not have many opportunities to put the country on notice, as its entire schedule was filled with fellow mid-major schools.

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Head coach Flynn Clayman of the High Point Panthers celebrates after the High Point Panthers upset the Wisconsin Badgers in the first round of the 2026 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament held at Moda Center on March 19, 2026, in Portland, Oregon. (C. Morgan Engel/NCAA Photos via Getty Images)

But head coach Flynn Clayman called out the Power Four schools for seemingly avoiding High Point and other mid-majors throughout the season.

"It looks pretty obvious to me that high-majors need to play mid-majors early in the season. Because they said we didn't play nobody. We played somebody now," Clayman said shortly after the victory. 

"I know how good of a team we are. But nobody would play us, just like they wouldn't play Miami (Ohio). But they gotta play us in this tournament."

Head coach Flynn Clayman of the High Point Panthers is embraced by guard Scotty Washington and forward Terry Anderson after upsetting the Wisconsin Badgers in the first round of the 2026 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament held at Moda Center on March 19, 2026, in Portland, Oregon.  (C. Morgan Engel/NCAA Photos via Getty Images)

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