Liberty got back in the win column on Saturday with a 92-50 win over Coppin State to improve to 6-2 on the season. Liberty will play at NC State on Wednesday evening in the team’s only game this week. The Flames are currently at No. 104 in the updated NET rankings, up from last week’s ranking of No. 125.
Michigan is currently ranked No. 1 in the NET, followed by Duke, Iowa State, Gonzaga, Vanderbilt, Arizona, UConn, BYU, Purdue, and Michigan State to round out the top 10. You can see the entire rankings here.
The Flames are the third highest ranked team in CUSA in the NET, only trailing No. 73 Sam Houston, and No. 103 Western Kentucky. The Flames are ahead of No. 119 New Mexico State, No. 127 Middle Tennessee, No. 183. FIU, No. 188 Kennesaw State, No. 250 Louisiana Tech, No. 289 Missouri State, No. 291 Jacksonville State, No. 296 UTEP, and No. 302 Delaware.
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
Upcoming Games:
12/10 @ NC State
1/10 @ Sam Houston
Liberty vs Quad 2: 0-0
N/A
Upcoming Games:
12/20 @ Dayton
1/21 @ Western Kentucky
1/28 @ Middle Tennessee
2/11 @ New Mexico State
3/7 vs Sam Houston
Liberty vs Quad 3: 2-2
W, FAU 88-68
W, Vermont 79-73
L, Towson 72-69
L, Bradley 74-64
Upcoming Games:
12/28 @ FIU
1/15 vs New Mexico State
2/21 vs Western Kentucky
2/26 @ Kennesaw State
Liberty vs Quad 4: 2-0
W, Charleston 90-75
W, Coppin State 92-50
Upcoming Games:
1/2 vs Kennesaw State
1/4 vs Jacksonville State
1/8 @ Louisiana Tech
1/17 vs UTEP
1/24 vs Delaware
2/4 @ Delaware
2/7 vs Missouri State
2/14 @ UTEP
2/19 vs FIU
2/28 @ Jacksonville State
3/5 vs Louisiana Tech
