Following the team’s 3-1 start in ASUN play, the Liberty Flames are currently at No. 68 in the updated NET rankings, that is down from last week when the Flames were at No. 62.
Houston is currently ranked No. 1 in the NET, followed by Tennessee, UConn, Kansas, Purdue, Alabama, UCLA, Saint Mary’s, Arizona and Texas. You can see the entire rankings here.
The Flames are the highest ranked team in the ASUN, followed by No. 88 FGCU, No. 155 Jacksonville, No. 158 Stetson, No. 166 Kennesaw State, No. 177 Queens, No. 217 Eastern Kentucky, No. 219 Lipscomb, No. 239 Austin Peay, No. 265 Bellarmine, No. 268 North Florida, No. 294 North Florida, No. 320 Jacksonville State, and No. 333 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: 0-3
L, Alabama 95-59
L, Oral Roberts 84-70
L, Northwestern 66-52
Liberty vs Quad 2: 1-1
L, Southern Miss 76-72
W, Bradley 55-44
Liberty vs Quad 3: 1-1
W, Bryant 82-62
L, Eastern Kentucky 62-59
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
