Liberty prepares to hit the road to take on Sam Houston and Louisiana Tech after opening conference play with a split at home against Western Kentucky and Middle Tennessee to move to 13-2 on the season and 1-1 in CUSA play. The Flames are currently at No. 69 in the updated NET rankings, down from last week’s ranking of No. 61.
Auburn is currently ranked No. 1 in the NET, followed by Duke, Tennessee, Houston, Florida, Iowa State, Gonzaga, Illinois, Alabama, and Kansas 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 No. 109 Middle Tennessee, No. 119 UTEP, No. 128 Western Kentucky, No. 146 Louisiana Tech, No. 152 Jacksonville State, No. 173 Sam Houston, No. 176 New Mexico State, No. 188 Kennesaw State, and No. 222 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: 2-0
W, McNeese 62-58
W, Charleston 68-47
Upcoming:
2/15 at UTEP
3/5 at Middle Tennessee
3/8 at Western Kentucky
Liberty vs Quad 3: 4-2
W, Middle Tennessee 73-63
L, Western Kentucky 71-70
L, FAU 77-74 OT
W, Kansas State 67-65
W, Seattle U 66-64
W, Valpo 83-63
Upcoming:
1/9 @ Sam Houston
1/11 at Louisiana Tech
1/16 vs UTEP
1/25 @ FIU
1/30 @ Kennesaw State
2/1 @ Jacksonville State
2/6 vs Louisiana Tech
2/13 @ New Mexico State
2/27 vs Jacksonville State
Liberty vs Quad 4: 4-0
W, Louisiana 89-69
W, MVSU 89-52
W, North Carolina A&T 83-74
W, UT Arlington 79-56
Upcoming:
1/18 vs New Mexico State
2/8 vs Sam Houston
2/22 vs FIU
3/2 vs Kennesaw State
