Following the team’s 5-1 start in ASUN play, the Liberty Flames are currently at No. 69 in the updated NET rankings, that is down just slightly from where the Flames were ranked last week at No. 68.
Houston is currently ranked No. 1 in the NET, followed by Tennessee, Alabama, Purdue, Kansas, UCLA, UConn, Saint Mary’s, Gonzaga, and Texas. You can see the entire rankings here.
The Flames are the highest ranked team in the ASUN, followed by No. 132 FGCU, No. 140 Stetson, No. 144 Kennesaw State, No. 170 Jacksonville, No. 171 Eastern Kentucky, No. 186 Queens, No. 192 Lipscomb, No. 262 Bellarmine, No. 277 Austin Peay, No. 288 North Florida, No. 308 North Alabama, No. 315 Jacksonville State, and No. 325 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, Southern Miss 76-72
L, Northwestern 66-52
W, Bradley 55-44
Liberty vs Quad 3: 1-1
W, Bryant 82-62
L, Eastern Kentucky 62-59
Liberty vs Quad 4: 9-0
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
W, Jacksonville State 75-41
W, North Alabama 72-48
W, Central Arkansas 82-62
