Liberty has jumped out to a program best 9-0 start in conference play following a perfect 2-0 week this past week with wins over Western Kentucky and Delaware to improve to 17-3 overall on the season. The Flames are currently at No. 81 in the updated NET rankings, up from last week’s ranking of No. 92.
Arizona is currently ranked No. 1 in the NET, followed by Duke, Michigan, Gonzaga, Nebraska, Illinois, Iowa State, UConn, Michigan State, 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. 100 Sam Houston, No. 131 Middle Tennessee, No. 149 New Mexico State, No. 167 Kennesaw State, No. 170 Western Kentucky, No. 183 FIU, No. 195 Missouri State, No. 225 Jacksonville State, No. 256 Louisiana Tech, No. 276 UTEP, and No. 301 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:
1/29 @ Middle Tennessee
Liberty vs Quad 3: 4-2
W, FAU 88-68
L, Towson 72-69
L, Bradley 74-64
W, @ FIU 97-94 (OT)
W, New Mexico State, 73-71
W, @ Western Kentucky, 76-69
Upcoming Games:
2/11 @ New Mexico State
2/26 @ Kennesaw State
2/28 @ Jacksonville State
3/7 vs Sam Houston
Liberty vs Quad 4: 8-0
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, 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
