The Liberty Flames are currently at No. 111 in the updated NET rankings, down from last week’s ranking of 107. Gonzaga is currently ranked No. 1 in the NET, followed by Arizona, Kentucky, Houston, Kansas, Baylor, Villanova, Texas Tech, Auburn, and Purdue. You can see the entire rankings here.
The Flames are the highest ranked team in the ASUN, followed by No. 141 Jacksonville State, No. 180 Jacksonville, No. 207 Bellarmine, No. 213 FGCU, No. 227 Kennesaw State, No. 261 North Florida, No. 273 Eastern Kentucky, No. 278 Lipscomb, No. 304 Stetson, No. 310 North Alabama, and No. 321 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
