Liberty prepares to open up conference play this weekend at home against Western Kentucky and Middle Tennessee after concluding the non-conference portion of its schedule at 12-1. The Flames are currently at No. 61 in the updated NET rankings, no change from last week’s ranking.
Auburn is currently ranked No. 1 in the NET, followed by Tennessee, Duke, Florida, Houston, Iowa State, Gonzaga, Marquette, Alabama, and Pitt 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. 93, No. 120 Middle Tennessee, No. 126 Western Kentucky, No. 141 Jacksonville State, No. 145 UTEP, No. 161 Sam Houston, No. 197 Kennesaw State, No. 236 New Mexico State, and No. 246 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: 2-1
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: 4-0
W, Kansas State 67-65
W, Seattle U 66-64
W, North Carolina A&T 83-74
W, Valpo 83-63
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
2/13 @ New Mexico State
2/15 at UTEP
2/27 vs Jacksonville State
Liberty vs Quad 4: 3-0
W, Louisiana 89-69
W, MVSU 89-52
W, UT Arlington 79-56
Upcoming:
1/18 vs New Mexico State
1/25 @ FIU
2/8 vs Sam Houston
2/22 vs FIU
3/2 vs Kennesaw State
