Liberty has returned home and is preparing for two marquee conference games this week against UTEP and New Mexico State, teams currently at the top of the conference standings. The Flames picked up a split on the road this past week, beating Sam Houston before falling at Louisiana Tech to move to 14-3 on the season and 2-2 in CUSA play. The Flames are currently at No. 72 in the updated NET rankings, down from last week’s ranking of No. 69.

Auburn is currently ranked No. 1 in the NET, followed by Duke, Houston, Tennessee, Florida, Iowa State, Alabama, Kansas, Illinois, 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. 102 Middle Tennessee, No. 122 Louisiana Tech, No. 128 New Mexico State, No. 138 Western Kentucky, No. 148 Jacksonville State, No. 151 UTEP, No. 172 Sam Houston, No. 185 Kennesaw State, and No. 227 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: 2-1

W, McNeese 62-58
W, Charleston 68-47
L, @ Louisiana Tech 79-74

Upcoming:
2/13 @ New Mexico State
3/6 at Middle Tennessee

Liberty vs Quad 3: 5-2

W, @ Sam Houston 76-68
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:
1/16 vs UTEP
1/18 vs New Mexico State
1/25 @ FIU
1/30 @ Kennesaw State
2/1 @ Jacksonville State
2/6 vs Louisiana Tech
2/15 at UTEP
2/27 vs Jacksonville State
3/8 at Western Kentucky

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:
2/8 vs Sam Houston
2/22 vs FIU
3/2 vs Kennesaw State