Liberty has become the first team to start Conference USA play at 12-0 since Memphis in 2012-13 following a perfect week last week with wins at Delaware and against Missouri State. The Flames are now 20-3 overall on the season and are currently at No. 80 in the updated NET rankings, down from last week’s ranking of No. 74.

Michigan is currently ranked No. 1 in the NET, followed by Arizona, Duke, Illinois, Iowa State, Houston, Gonzaga, UConn, Florida, and Purdue 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. 108 Sam  Houston, No. 166 Middle Tennessee, No. 168 Kennesaw State, No. 170 Western Kentucky, No. 184 New Mexico State, No. 190 Missouri State, No. 191 FIU, No. 198 Jacksonville State, No. 250 Louisiana Tech, No. 273 UTEP, and No. 288 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, Charleston 90-75
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

Upcoming Games:

2/11 @ New Mexico State
2/26 @ Kennesaw State
2/28 @ Jacksonville State
3/7 vs Sam Houston

Liberty vs Quad 4: 10-0

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

Upcoming Games:

2/14 @ UTEP
2/19 vs FIU
2/21 vs Western Kentucky
3/5 vs Louisiana Tech