Liberty bounced back with a win at home on Saturday night against New Mexico State, stopping a two-game skid to even its CUSA record at 3-3 and 15-4 overall. The Flames have just one game this week, playing at FIU on Saturday, the first of three straight road games. The Flames are currently at No. 86 in the updated NET rankings, down from last week’s ranking of No. 72.
Auburn is currently ranked No. 1 in the NET, followed by Duke, Houston, Tennessee, Florida, Iowa State, Alabama, Illinois, Kansas, 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, followed by No. 97 Middle Tennessee, No. 129 UTEP, No. 135 New Mexico State, No. 136 Louisiana Tech, No. 145 Western Kentucky, No. 147 Jacksonville State, No. 174 Kennesaw State, No. 183 Sam Houston, and No. 244 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: 1-0
W, McNeese 62-58
Upcoming:
2/13 at New Mexico State
2/15 at UTEP
3/6 at Middle Tennessee
Liberty vs Quad 3: 6-4
W, New Mexico State 68-60
L, UTEP 72-70
L, @ Louisiana Tech 79-74
W, @ Sam Houston 76-68
W, Middle Tennessee 73-63
L, Western Kentucky 71-70
L, FAU 77-74 OT
W, Charleston 68-47
W, Kansas State 67-65
W, Seattle U 66-64
Upcoming:
1/30 at Kennesaw State
2/1 at Jacksonville State
2/6 vs Louisiana Tech
2/27 vs Jacksonville State
3/8 at Western Kentucky
Liberty vs Quad 4: 5-0
W, Valpo 83-63
W, Louisiana 89-69
W, MVSU 89-52
W, North Carolina A&T 83-74
W, UT Arlington 79-56
Upcoming:
1/25 @ FIU
2/8 vs Sam Houston
2/22 vs FIU
3/2 vs Kennesaw State
