Liberty has started conference play at 10-2 after having a seven game win streak snapped on Saturday at Lipscomb. The Flames, picked as the preseason favorite to win the ASUN for a fourth time in five years, continue to be in a tie for first place in the conference alongside Kennesaw State.
This week, Liberty returns home to play host to Bellarmine and Eastern Kentucky. EKU is just one game behind the Flames and Owls in the conference standings with a 9-3 mark in the ASUN. The Flames are currently 19-6 overall this 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 has Liberty as a 12-seed and playing 5-seed Saint Mary’s in Orlando.
- Jerry Palm and CBS Sports has the Flames as a 13-seed and facing 4-seed Saint Mary’s in Albany.
- Bleacher Report has Liberty as a 12-seed and playing 5-seed Rutgers in Orlando.
- Sporting News has the Flames as a 12-seed.
- USA Today has Liberty as a 12-seed and playing 5-seed Duke in Orlando.
- Bracketville has the Flames as a 12 seed and playing 5 seed Miami in Albany.
- Number Fire has Liberty as a 12-seed currently and playing 5-seed West Virgina.
- Heat Check CBB has Liberty as a 12-seed and playing No. 5 seed TCU.
- Blogging the Bracket has the Flames as a 12-seed and playing 5-seed TCU in Birmingham.
- BracketMatrix.com currently has the Flames as a 12-seed while being projected into the field by 98 of the 105 bracket projections ranging from a 12 to a 14 seed with an average of 12.5.
