Liberty got off to a nice start in conference play with a win at FIU on Sunday afternoon in Miami to improve to 9-3 on the season and 1-0 in CUSA play. The Flames are currently at No. 107 in the updated NET rankings, up from last week’s ranking of No. 111.
Michigan is currently ranked No. 1 in the NET, followed by Gonzaga, Duke, Arizona, Iowa State, Purdue, Vanderbilt, UConn, BYU, and Illinois to round out the top 10. You can see the entire rankings here.
The Flames are now the second highest ranked team in CUSA in the NET, trailing only No. 90 Sam Houston. The Flames are ahead of No. 110 New Mexico State, No. 126 Middle Tennessee, No. 152 Western Kentucky, No. 166 Kennesaw State, No. 184 FIU, No. 224 Louisiana Tech, No. 235 Missouri State, No. 258 Jacksonville State, No. 268 UTEP, and No. 300 Jacksonville State.
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: 0-1
L, @ NC State, 85-45
Upcoming Games:
N/A
Liberty vs Quad 2: 1-0
W, @ Dayton, 64-61
Upcoming Games:
1/10 @ Sam Houston
1/28 @ Middle Tennessee
2/11 @ New Mexico State
Liberty vs Quad 3: 3-2
W, FAU 88-68
W, Vermont 79-73
L, Towson 72-69
L, Bradley 74-64
W, @ FIU 97-94 (OT)
Upcoming Games:
1/8 @ Louisiana Tech
1/15 vs New Mexico State
1/21 @ Western Kentucky
2/21 vs Western Kentucky
2/26 @ Kennesaw State
3/7 vs Sam Houston
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
1/17 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
