Liberty has jumped out to a 7-0 start in conference play following a perfect 2-0 home stand this past week with wins over New Mexico State and UTEP to improve to 15-3 overall on the season. The Flames are currently at No. 92 in the updated NET rankings, up from last week’s ranking of No. 93.
Michigan is currently ranked No. 1 in the NET, followed by Duke, Arizona, Gonzaga, Purdue, Nebraska, Illinois, UConn, Houston, and Iowa State 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. 103 Sam Houston, No. 111 Middle Tennessee, No. 126 New Mexico State, No. 156 Western Kentucky, No. 158 Kennesaw State, No. 188 FIU, No. 205 Missouri State, No. 243 Jacksonville State, No. 259 Louisiana Tech, No. 283 UTEP, and No. 297 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: 1-1
L, @ NC State, 85-45
W, @ Dayton, 64-61
Upcoming Games:
N/A
Liberty vs Quad 2: 1-0
W, @ Sam Houston, 82-74
Upcoming Games:
1/28 @ Middle Tennessee
2/11 @ New Mexico State
Liberty vs Quad 3: 4-2
W, FAU 88-68
L, Towson 72-69
L, Bradley 74-64
W, @ FIU 97-94 (OT)
W, Kennesaw State, 81-73
W, New Mexico State, 73-71
Upcoming Games:
1/21 @ Western Kentucky
2/21 vs Western Kentucky
2/26 @ Kennesaw State
3/7 vs Sam Houston
Liberty vs Quad 4: 6-0
W, Charleston 90-75
W, Vermont 79-73
W, Coppin State 92-50
W, Jacksonville State, 78-69
W, @ Louisiana Tech, 72-56
W, UTEP, 80-69
Upcoming Games:
1/24 vs Delaware
2/4 @ Delaware
2/7 vs Missouri State
2/14 @ UTEP
2/19 vs FIU
2/28 @ Jacksonville State
3/5 vs Louisiana Tech
