Liberty has jumped out to a program best 10-0 start in conference play following a win at Middle Tenenssee this past week in the team’s only game to improve to 18-3 overall on the season. The Flames are currently at No. 74 in the updated NET rankings, up from last week’s ranking of No. 81.
Duke is currently ranked No. 1 in the NET, followed by Arizona, Michigan, Iowa State, Gonzaga, Illinois, UConn, Purdue, Houston, and Nebraska to round out the top 10. You can see the entire rankings here.
The Flames continue to be the highest ranked team in CUSA in the NET. The Flames are ahead of No. 95 Sam Houston, No. 149 Middle Tennessee, No. 151 Kennesaw State, No. 164 Western Kentucky, No. 188 New Mexico State, No. 193 FIU, No. 199 Missouri State, No. 218 Jacksonville State, No. 247 Louisiana Tech, No. 281 UTEP, and No. 294 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: 0-1
L, @ NC State, 85-45
Upcoming Games:
N/A
Liberty vs Quad 2: 2-0
W, @ Dayton, 64-61
W, @ Sam Houston, 82-74
Upcoming Games:
N/A
Liberty vs Quad 3: 6-2
W, Charleston 90-75
W, FAU 88-68
W, Vermont 79-73
L, Towson 72-69
L, Bradley 74-64
W, @ FIU 97-94 (OT)
W, @ Western Kentucky, 76-69
W, @ Middle Tennessee, 81-65
Upcoming Games:
2/11 @ New Mexico State
2/26 @ Kennesaw State
2/28 @ Jacksonville State
3/7 vs Sam Houston
Liberty vs Quad 4: 7-0
W, Coppin State 92-50
W, Kennesaw State, 81-73
W, Jacksonville State, 78-69
W, @ Louisiana Tech, 72-56
W, New Mexico State, 73-71
W, UTEP, 80-69
W, Delaware, 67-51
Upcoming Games:
2/4 @ Delaware
2/7 vs Missouri State
2/14 @ UTEP
2/19 vs FIU
2/21 vs Western Kentucky
3/5 vs Louisiana Tech
