Following the team’s loss at Louisiana Tech to open 0-3 in CUSA play, the Liberty Flames are currently at No. 102 in the updated NET rankings, down from last week’s ranking of No. 99. The Flames have dropped three straight and four of its last five.
Houston is currently ranked No. 1 in the NET, followed by Arizona, Purdue, Alabama, BYU, Tennessee, North Carolina, Auburn, Iowa State, and UConn. You can see the entire rankings here.
The Flames continue to be the second highest ranked team in CUSA with Louisiana Tech ahead of the Flames at No. 95, followed by No. 132 Western Kentucky, No. 156 Jacksonville State, No. 216 Sam Houston, No. 256 UTEP, No. 278 FIU, No. 284 New Mexico State, and No. 312 Middle Tennessee.
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
Liberty vs Quad 1: 0-2
L, FAU 83-58
L, Alabama 101-56
Liberty vs Quad 2: 0-2
L, Grand Canyon 69-64
L, Western Kentucky 70-68
L, Louisiana Tech 80-76 OT
Liberty vs Quad 3: 5-3
W, Charlotte 71-59
W, Furman 88-74
W, Wichita State 83-66
W, Vermont 71-61
L, Charleston 76-67
W, Utah Valley 79-63
L, Jacksonville State 61-51
Liberty vs Quad 4: 3-0
W, Maryland Eastern Shore 99-62
W, Mississippi Valley State 74-39
W, Tennessee State 74-52
