Following the team’s loss at Western Kentucky to open 0-1 in CUSA play, the Liberty Flames are currently at No. 99 in the updated NET rankings.
Houston is currently ranked No. 1 in the NET, followed by Arizona, Purdue, BYU, Alabama, Tennessee, Auburn, UConn, North Carolina, and Iowa State. You can see the entire rankings here.
The Flames are the second highest ranked team in CUSA with Louisiana Tech just ahead of the Flames at No. 96, followed by No. 140 Western Kentucky, No. 144 Jacksonville State, No. 224 Sam Houston, No. 244 UTEP, No. 270 New Mexico State, No. 290 FIU, and No. 310 Middle Tennessee.
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: 0-2
L, FAU 83-58
L, Alabama 101-56
Liberty vs Quad 2: 0-1
L, Grand Canyon 69-64
Liberty vs Quad 3: 5-3
W, Charlotte 71-59
W, Furman 88-74
W, Wichita State 83-66
W, Vermont 71-61
L, Charleston 76-67
W, Utah Valley 79-63
L, Western Kentucky 70-68
L, Jacksonville State 61-51
Liberty vs Quad 4: 3-0
W, Maryland Eastern Shore 99-62
W, Mississippi Valley State 74-39
W, Tennessee State 74-52
