Following the team’s 2-0 start in ASUN play, the Liberty Flames are currently at No. 62 in the updated NET rankings.
Houston is currently ranked No. 1 in the NET, followed by UConn, Tennessee, Arizona, UCLA, Kansas, Purdue, Alabama, Texas, and Ohio State. You can see the entire rankings here.
The Flames are the highest ranked team in the ASUN, followed by No. 81 FGCU, No. 138 Jacksonville, No. 159 Queens, No. 174 Kennesaw State, No. 176 Stetson, No. 230 Eastern Kentucky, No. 234 Lipscomb, No. 250 North Alabama, No. 272 North Florida, No. 274 Bellarmine, No. 278 Jacksonville State, No. 290 Austin Peay, and No. 314 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
Liberty vs Quad 1: 0-2
L, Alabama 95-59
L, Oral Roberts 84-70
Liberty vs Quad 2: 1-2
L, Northwestern 66-52
L, Southern Miss 76-72
W, Bradley 55-44
Liberty vs Quad 3: 1-0
W, Bryant 82-62
Liberty vs Quad 4: 6-0
W, Grambling State 75-56
W, NC Central 79-63
W, UMES 79-59
W, Delaware State 80-53
W, Bellarmine 70-54
W, Lipscomb 77-48
