Liberty picked up wins over North Carolina A&T and St. Andrews this week to improve to 11-1 on the season. The Flames are currently at No. 61 in the updated NET rankings, down from last week’s ranking of No. 60.
Auburn is currently ranked No. 1 in the NET, followed by Tennessee, Duke, Gonzaga, Florida, Iowa State, Kentucky, Houston, Marquette, 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. 86, No. 109 Western Kentucky, No. 125 Middle Tennessee, No. 145 UTEP, No. 154 Sam Houston, No. 155 Kennesaw State, No. 171 Jacksonville State, No. 226 FIU, and No. 234 New Mexico State.
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: 2-1
W, McNeese 62-58
L, FAU 77-74 OT
W, Charleston 68-47
Upcoming:
1/11 at Louisiana Tech
3/5 at Middle Tennessee
3/8 at Western Kentucky
Liberty vs Quad 3: 2-0
W, Kansas State 67-65
W, Seattle U 66-64
Upcoming:
1/2 vs Western Kentucky
1/4 vs Middle Tennessee
1/9 @ Sam Houston
1/16 vs UTEP
1/25 @ FIU
1/30 @ Kennesaw State
2/1 @ Jacksonville State
2/6 vs Louisiana Tech
2/8 vs Sam Houston
2/13 @ New Mexico State
2/15 at UTEP
3/2 vs Kennesaw State
Liberty vs Quad 4: 4-0
W, Valpo 83-63
W, Louisiana 89-69
W, MVSU 89-52
W, North Carolina A&T 83-74
Upcoming:
12/21 vs UT Arlington
1/18 vs New Mexico State
2/22 vs FIU
2/27 vs Jacksonville State
