Liberty has become the first team to start Conference USA play at 14-0 since Memphis in 2012-13 following a perfect week last week with wins at New Mexico State and UTEP. The Flames are now 22-3 overall on the season and are currently at No. 75 in the updated NET rankings, up from last week’s ranking of No. 80.

Michigan is currently ranked No. 1 in the NET, followed by Duke, Arizona,  Illinois, Iowa State, Houston, Gonzaga, Purdue, Florida, and UConn 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. 106 Sam  Houston, No. 160 Middle Tennessee, No. 172 New Mexico State, No. 175 Western Kentucky, No. 187 Kennesaw State,  No. 197 FIU, No. 207 Missouri State,  No. 217 Jacksonville State, No. 247 Louisiana Tech, No. 264 UTEP, and No. 269 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: 5-2

W, FAU 88-68
L, Towson 72-69
L, Bradley 74-64
W, @ FIU 97-94 (OT)
W, @ Western Kentucky, 76-69
W, @ Middle Tennessee, 81-65
W, @ New Mexico State, 77-75

Upcoming Games:

2/26 @ Kennesaw State
2/28 @ Jacksonville State
3/7 vs Sam Houston

Liberty vs Quad 4: 12-0

W, Charleston 90-75
W, Vermont 79-73
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
W, @ Delaware, 75-69
W, Missouri State 79-76
W, @ UTEP, 73-64

Upcoming Games:

2/19 vs FIU
2/21 vs Western Kentucky
3/5 vs Louisiana Tech