In their only game this past week, Liberty lost at NC State, 85-45, to fall to 6-3 on the season. Liberty will conclude non-conference play this week by hosting Midway Tuesday night and playing at Dayton on Saturday. The Flames are currently at No. 144 in the updated NET rankings, dropping significantly from last week’s ranking of No. 104.
Michigan is currently ranked No. 1 in the NET, followed by Duke, Gonzaga, Arizona, Iowa State, BYU, Vanderbilt, UConn, Purdue, and Michigan State to round out the top 10. You can see the entire rankings here.
The Flames are the fifth highest ranked team in CUSA in the NET, trailing No. 76 Sam Houston, No. 123 Western Kentucky, No. 129 New Mexico State, and No. 131 Middle Tennessee. The Flames are ahead of No. 178 FIU, No. 192 Kennesaw State, No. 222 Louisiana Tech, No. 279 Delaware, No. 291 UTEP, No. 292 Missouri State, and No. 304 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: 0-0
N/A
Upcoming Games:
12/20 @ Dayton
1/10 @ Sam Houston
1/21 @ Western Kentucky
1/28 @ Middle Tennessee
2/11 @ New Mexico State
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
1/8 @ Louisiana Tech
1/15 vs New Mexico State
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
