After winning two straight at home a week ago, Liberty dropped its only game of the week this past week, falling at Jacksonville State to fall to 2-4 in CUSA play. The Flames are currently at No. 111 in the updated NET rankings, down from last week’s ranking of No. 105.
Houston is currently ranked No. 1 in the NET, followed by Purdue, Arizona, Tennessee, UConn, BYU, Alabama, North Carolina, Auburn, 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. 83, followed by No. 150 Western Kentucky, No. 175 Jacksonville State, No. 198 Sam Houston, No. 226 UTEP, No. 266 New Mexico State, No. 288 FIU, and No. 302 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: 1-2
L, Grand Canyon 69-64
W, Charlotte 71-59
L, Louisiana Tech 80-76 OT
Liberty vs Quad 3: 4-3
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
L, Jacksonville State 73-62
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
