Liberty has bounced back from a three-game losing streak to win two straight and improve to 2-3 in CUSA play. The Flames are currently at No. 105 in the updated NET rankings, down from last week’s ranking of No. 102.
Houston is currently ranked No. 1 in the NET, followed by Purdue, Arizona, Tennessee, BYU, Auburn, North Carolina, Alabama, UConn, and Iowa State. 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. 87, followed by No. 147 Western Kentucky, No. 179 Jacksonville State, No. 209 Sam Houston, No. 215 UTEP, No. 263 New Mexico State, No. 276 FIU, and No. 319 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, Louisiana Tech 80-76 OT
Liberty vs Quad 3: 5-2
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, Western Kentucky 70-68
Liberty vs Quad 4: 5-1
W, Maryland Eastern Shore 99-62
W, Mississippi Valley State 74-39
W, Tennessee State 74-52
L, Jacksonville State 61-51
W, FIU 78-69
W, Sam Houston 82-66
