The Liberty Flames are currently at No. 100 in the updated NET rankings, down from last week’s ranking of No. 93. Gonzaga is currently ranked No. 1 in the NET, followed by Houston, Arizona, Villanova, Auburn, Baylor, Kentucky, Purdue, Kansas, and UCLA. You can see the entire rankings here.
The Flames fell back some in the rankings with their loss to Jacksonville State on Saturday night, but the Flames made a rebound almost back to where they were before the loss with a decisive win at Kennesaw State on Monday night.
Liberty is the highest ranked team in the ASUN, followed by No. 112 Jacksonville State, No. 168 Bellarmine, No. 215 Jacksonville, No. 226 FGCU, No. 227 Kennesaw State, No. 262 Eastern Kentucky, No. 266 North Alabama, No. 275 Lipscomb, No. 310 Stetson, No. 317 North Florida, and No. 331 Central Arkansas.
Let’s take a look at Liberty’s team sheet, which the Selection Committee started using to pick and seed teams a few years back. Each team’s wins are sorted into four quadrants using their opponent’s NET rankings:
- Quadrant 1: Home 1-30; Neutral 1-50; Away 1-75
- Quadrant 2: Home 31-75; Neutral 51-100; Away 76-135
- Quadrant 3: Home 76-160; Neutral 101-200; Away 136-240
- Quadrant 4: Home 161-plus; Neutral 201-plus; Away 241-plus
