This was obvious to say the least, only Uchiha haters(Senju/Uzumaki fanatics) would disagree. This is constantly heavily implied throughout the manga and some people actually believe otherwise simply because Hashi>Madara, even with the odds in Hashi's favor(auto-healing and the ability to suppress the 9 tails with wood, wtf) Madara still lived and Hashi didn't, granted we don't know the details. Point is even if Hashi>Madara, which personally I don't believe for obvious reasons, I think Madara would have won without the involvement of the 9 tails. That doesn't make Senju>Uchiha, that is laughable at best, Senju may have been above average, but Uchiha were the Elites.
Senju
-Hashirama
Uchiha
-Madara
-Izuna
-Obito
-Itachi
-Sasuke
-Shisui
-Hell, even Uchiha fodders had hype.
Better to be a fanboy than blind.