Liberty closed out a perfect 2-0 week with a win over Sam Houston Saturday as the Flames have now won five out of six games to improve to 19-5 overall and 7-4 in conference play. The Flames hit the road this week for two games at New Mexico State and UTEP. The Flames are currently at No. 75 in the updated NET rankings, up from last week’s ranking of No. 80.
Auburn is currently ranked No. 1 in the NET, followed by Duke, Houston, Tennessee, Florida, Alabama, Arizona, Texas Tech, Purdue, and Iowa State 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. 107 Middle Tennessee, No. 111 Jacksonville State, No. 119 Western Kentucky, No. 121 Louisiana Tech, No. 135 UTEP, No. 159 Kennesaw State, No. 178 New Mexico State, No. 202 Sam Houston, and No. 256 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, @ Louisiana Tech 79-74
L, @ Jacksonville State 72-61
Upcoming:
2/15 at UTEP
3/6 at Middle Tennessee
3/8 at Western Kentucky
Liberty vs Quad 3: 6-3
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:
2/13 at New Mexico State
2/27 vs Jacksonville State
3/2 vs Kennesaw State
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, New Mexico State 68-60
W, 82-59 at FIU
W, Sam Houston 64-61
Upcoming:
2/22 vs FIU
