Liberty picked up a win on Saturday at home over FIU as the Flames h ave now won five straight and eight out of nine games to improve to 22-5 overall and 10-4 in conference play. The Flames have a huge week on tap beginning with first place Jacksonville State on Thursday night before hosting Kennesaw State Sunday. The Flames are currently at No. 70 in the updated NET rankings, down slightly from last week’s ranking of No. 69.

Auburn is currently ranked No. 1 in the NET, followed by Duke, Houston, Florida, Tennessee, Alabama, Texas Tech, Iowa State, Arizona, and Gonzaga 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. 105 Middle Tennessee, No. 114 Jacksonville State, No. 133 Louisiana Tech, No. 137 UTEP, No. 140 Kennesaw State, No. 141 Western Kentucky, No. 143 New Mexico State, No. 169 Sam Houston, and No. 268 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: 2-2

W, McNeese 62-58
W, Kansas State 67-65
L, @ Jacksonville State 72-61
L, @ Louisiana Tech 79-74

Upcoming:
3/6 at Middle Tennessee

Liberty vs Quad 3: 9-3

W, @ UTEP 76-69
W, New Mexico State 68-60
W, @ New Mexico State 64-54
W, Louisiana Tech 77-53
W, Charleston 68-47
W, @ Kennesaw State 76-68
L, UTEP 72-70
W, @ Sam Houston 76-68
W, Middle Tennessee 73-63
L, Western Kentucky 71-70
L, FAU 77-74 OT
W, Seattle U 66-64

Upcoming:
2/27 vs Jacksonville State
3/2 vs Kennesaw State
3/8 at Western Kentucky

Liberty vs Quad 4: 8-0

W, Valpo 83-63
W, Louisiana 89-69
W, MVSU 89-52
W, North Carolina A&T 83-74
W, UT Arlington 79-56
W, at FIU 82-59
W, Sam Houston 64-61
W, vs FIU 58-45