Liberty closed out a perfect 2-0 week with a win over UTEP Saturday as the Flames have now won four straight and seven out of eight games to improve to 21-5 overall and 9-4 in conference play. The Flames have just one game this week, beginning the start of the team’s final three-game home stand on Saturday against FIU. The Flames are currently at No. 69 in the updated NET rankings, up from last week’s ranking of No. 75.

Auburn is currently ranked No. 1 in the NET, followed by Duke, Houston, Florida, Tennessee, Alabama, Texas Tech, Iowa State, Arizona, and Wisconsin to round out the top 10. You can see the entire rankings here.

The Flames continue to be the highest ranked team in CUSA, followed by No. 102 Middle Tennessee, No. 112 Jacksonville State, No. 125 Western Kentucky, No. 132 UTEP, No. 140 Kennesaw State, No. 142 Louisiana Tech, No. 163 New Mexico State, No. 182 Sam Houston, and No. 270 FIU.

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

Liberty vs Quad 2: 3-1

W, McNeese 62-58
W, Kansas State 67-65
L, @ Jacksonville State 72-61
W, @ UTEP 76-69

Upcoming:
3/6 at Middle Tennessee
3/8 at Western Kentucky

Liberty vs Quad 3: 7-4

W, @ New Mexico State 64-54
L, @ Louisiana Tech 79-74
W, Louisiana Tech 77-53
W, Charleston 68-47
W, @ Kennesaw State 76-68
L, UTEP 72-70
W, @ Sam Houston 76-68
W, Middle Tennessee 73-63
L, Western Kentucky 71-70
L, FAU 77-74 OT
W, Seattle U 66-64

Upcoming:
2/27 vs Jacksonville State
3/2 vs Kennesaw State

Liberty vs Quad 4: 8-0

W, Valpo 83-63
W, Louisiana 89-69
W, MVSU 89-52
W, North Carolina A&T 83-74
W, UT Arlington 79-56
W, New Mexico State 68-60
W, 82-59 at FIU
W, Sam Houston 64-61

Upcoming:
2/22 vs FIU