Liberty has started conference play at 3-1 following Sunday afternoon’s loss at Eastern Kentucky. The Flames, picked as the preseason favorite to win the ASUN for a fourth time in five years, is currently tied for second place in the conference and just behind Stetson who is currently 4-0 in league play.
This week, Liberty returns home for two conference games, playing host to North Alabama on Thursday and then Central Arkansas on Saturday. Liberty is currently 13-5 on the season.
Here’s a roundup of where the Flames are being projected to play in the NCAA Tournament by several outlets:
- ESPN’s Joe Lunardi always goes with whoever is in currently in first place in each conference’s standings at the time he updates it, so he has Stetson in as a 16-seed.
- Jerry Palm and CBS Sports has the Flames as a 13-seed and facing 4-seed Arkansas in Orlando. The winner would then face either Duke or Charleston.
- Busting Brackets has Liberty as a 14 seed and playing 3-seed Virginia.
- BracketMatrix.com currently has the Flames as a 13-seed while being projected into the field by 30 of the 61 bracket projections ranging from a 13 to a 14 seed with an average of 13.28.
