Liberty picked up a win over Mississippi Valley State this past Saturday to improve to 9-1 on the season. The Flames are currently at No. 60 in the updated NET rankings, down from last week’s ranking of No. 53.
Tennessee is currently ranked No. 1 in the NET, followed by Auburn, Gonzaga, Duke, Kentucky, Marquette, Florida, Houston, Iowa State, and Alabama to round out the top 10. You can see the entire rankings here.
The Flames continue to be the highest ranked team in CUSA, followed by Louisiana Tech at No. 99, No. 115 Middle Tennessee, No. 116 Western Kentucky, No. 135 UTEP, No. 139 Kennesaw State, No. 157 Sam Houston, No. 166 Jacksonville State, No. 222 New Mexico State, and No. 245 FIU.
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: 0-0
N/A
Liberty vs Quad 2: 2-0
W, McNeese 62-58
W, Seattle U 66-64
Upcoming:
1/11 at Louisiana Tech
2/15 at UTEP
3/5 at Middle Tennessee
3/8 at Western Kentucky
Liberty vs Quad 3: 2-1
L, FAU 77-74 OT
W, Kansas State 67-65
W, Charleston 68-47
Upcoming:
1/2 vs Western Kentucky
1/4 vs Middle Tennessee
1/9 @ Sam Houston
1/16 vs UTEP
1/30 @ Kennesaw State
2/1 @ Jacksonville State
2/6 vs Louisiana Tech
2/8 vs Sam Houston
2/13 @ New Mexico State
3/2 vs Kennesaw State
Liberty vs Quad 4: 3-0
W, Valpo 83-63
W, Louisiana 89-69
W, MVSU 89-52
Upcoming:
12/14 vs North Carolina A&T
12/21 vs UT Arlington
1/18 vs New Mexico State
1/25 @ FIU
2/22 vs FIU
2/27 vs Jacksonville State
