Liberty saw its 17-game win streak and 15-0 undefeated start to Conference USA play come to an end on Saturday afternoon against Western Kentucky, ending a week where the Flames went 1-1 after defeating FIU in overtime. The Flames are now 23-4 overall on the season and are currently at No. 90 in the updated NET rankings, down from last week’s ranking of No. 75.

Michigan is currently ranked No. 1 in the NET, followed by Duke, Arizona,  Illinois, Gonzaga, Purdue, Florida, Houston, Iowa State, 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. 102 Sam  Houston, No. 153 Western Kentucky, No. 158 Middle Tennessee, No. 176 Kennesaw State, No. 178 New Mexico State, No. 191 FIU, No. 218 Jacksonville State, No. 219 Missouri State, No. 243 Louisiana Tech, No. 263 UTEP, and No. 272 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: 5-3

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
W, @ New Mexico State, 77-75
L, Western Kentucky, 94-73

Upcoming Games:

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

Liberty vs Quad 4: 12-0

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
W, @ UTEP, 73-64
W, FIU,

Upcoming Games:

3/5 vs Louisiana Tech