Liberty has jumped out to a 5-0 start in conference play following a perfect 2-0 road trip with wins over Louisiana Tech and Sam Houston to improve to 13-3 on the season and 3-0 in CUSA play. The Flames are currently at No. 93 in the updated NET rankings, up from last week’s ranking of No. 111.
Michigan is currently ranked No. 1 in the NET, followed by Arizona, Iowa State, Duke, Gonzaga, Purdue, Vanderbilt, UConn, BYU, and Illinois to round out the top 10. You can see the entire rankings here.
The Flames are now the highest ranked team in CUSA in the NET. The Flames are ahead of No. 105 Middle Tennessee, No. 116 Sam Houston, No. 138 New Mexico State, No. 148 Western Kentucky, No. 175 FIU, No. 180 Kennesaw State, No. 208 Missouri State, No. 232 Jacksonville State, No. 271 Louisiana Tech, No. 272 Delaware, and No. 277 UTEP.
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:
1/28 @ Middle Tennessee
Liberty vs Quad 3: 2-2
W, FAU 88-68
L, Towson 72-69
L, Bradley 74-64
W, @ FIU 97-94 (OT)
Upcoming Games:
1/15 vs New Mexico State
1/21 @ Western Kentucky
2/11 @ New Mexico State
2/21 vs Western Kentucky
2/26 @ Kennesaw State
2/28 @ Jacksonville 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, Kennesaw State, 81-73
W, Jacksonville State, 78-69
W, @ Louisiana Tech, 72-56
Upcoming Games:
1/17 vs UTEP
1/24 vs Delaware
2/4 @ Delaware
2/7 vs Missouri State
2/14 @ UTEP
2/19 vs FIU
3/5 vs Louisiana Tech
