[flameshaw]

No one wants to be ranked more than I do. However 4 of the 5 reasons listed, are a direct result of a poor schedule. #5 ie. last year has to count a little bit is not relatable at all, but as someone elase has already said, we win a few more and we should be in legitimately. Playing those two very, very weak Christian skools, hurt us badly. IMHO.

[Chris Lang]

Well, LU will get 11 points alone from Mark Berman, who has the Flames 15th.

[thepostman]

15th!!!?? That is insanity. I don't think we will get into the top 25 unless we are unbeaten after LSU. At that point, it would probably be hard to keep us out. Does that mean we are really one of the 25 best teams in the nation right now? Of course not but that is kind of how it goes when you go so long without losing.

[Class of 20Something]

Berman noted a few big losses as his reason for us moving so far. I wouldn't say 15th but I think we shouldn't undersell being undefeated at this point.

[Chris Lang]

Holy cow, Liberty is 19th in the first NET rankings released today.

[VarsityLu]

Holy cow, Liberty is 19th in the first NET rankings released today.

37th in the ESPN's College Basketball Power Index. I think that is about right for now. Now, if we beat LSU...

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/bpi

[FLAMEfromBAMA]

And if we beat LSU on the road that'll be a Quadrant 1 win. As of now Vandy is our only Quad 2 win and we are still this high. Our top 40 net offensive efficiency and top 20 net defensive efficiency combined with simply having 12 wins on the record must balance out our schedule concerns.

[Chris Lang]

https://apnews.com/APTop25CollegeBasket ... ce=Twitter

Up to 25 points. Will be interested to see where the other 14 points came from.

[LUOrange]

If we're 15-0 with wins over LSU and Vandy, we'll be ranked Top 25. However, our non-conference schedule and the ASUN are so weak, 1 loss will probably toss us back out.

It is fascinating that not one ACC school wanted to take a risk in playing us. IMO, we should've played Longwood, VMI, and/or another Virginia D-1 or Big South school instead of those NAIA schools.

[FLAMEfromBAMA]

Holy cow, Liberty is 19th in the first NET rankings released today.

Why does it say we have zero Non-D1 wins?

[A Sea of Red]

Liberty checks in at #19 in NET, still among others receiving votes in AP Top 25

https://www.aseaofred.com/the-new-ap-to ... rty-in-it/

[Cider Jim]

Let this sink in for a couple of minutes.

In the NET rankings, Liberty is the highest rated team from the Commonwealth of Virginia, coming in ahead of #22 Richmond and the defending national champion Virginia Cavaliers who check in at #39. The Flames are also ranked ahead of teams such as Michigan, Villanova, LSU, Michigan State, Texas Tech, Indiana, Georgetown, and Kentucky.

[chris leedlelee]

Liberty checks in at #19 in NET, still among others receiving votes in AP Top 25

https://www.aseaofred.com/the-new-ap-to ... rty-in-it/

If we can win the Holiday Hoops tourney, and then go on to beat LSU, you should be looking at a ranked Liberty basketball team.

[Chippy]

USA Today (Coaches) poll has us @ #40.

[lynchburgwildcats]

This is absolutely wonderful. It deserves to be framed.

It's missing some sharpie markings

[LU 57]

This is absolutely wonderful. It deserves to be framed.

It's missing some sharpie markings

Well played. Still cannot believe that happened.

[Class of 20Something]

This is absolutely wonderful. It deserves to be framed.

It's missing some sharpie markings

Well played. Still cannot believe that happened.

I can't believe they made that big a deal of it. There were lifetime meteorologists on Twitter calling it a felony(which it would be if he was trying to pass it off as an original forecast) and saying the president didn't have the congitive ability to ask what days 5-8 look like. Just absolute TDS with that whole ordeal.

[LUDad]

I totally disagree with NCAA using point margin in their Net Rankings calculation. It is patently unfair to low scoring defensive teams. A 89-79 win is closer than a 62-55 win. If you are going to factor in scores it should measured by margin of win. For instance, the margins of win in the above scores would be 11.2% in the higher scoring game and 11.3% in the lower scoring game. Points are much more valuable in a lower scoring game than they are in a higher scoring game. In the case above, those three extra points LU has to score to obtain a 10 point margin equate to a 30% differential to obtain essentially the same margin of victory. UNFAIR!

[Kricket]

In terms of polls and rankings, LSU and Vanderbilt both lost today to big underdogs. I Vandy lost to Loyola Chicago, and LSU lost to ETSU. Not a good night for our chances at getting a signature win or two.

[lynchburgwildcats]

Loyola was actually the favorite based on metrics and betting odds. They easily covered the spread.

[Kricket]

Yeah, I saw that but I was too lazy to correct my post, but you're right.

[lawrenceq]

I looked at last year's Wofford team and they didn't crack the top-25 until they won 24 games. They had one P5 win (South Carolina) and played two non-D1 schools. However, they did lose to all of the other P5 schools they played by double digits.

[stokesjokes]

Excited to see where we are tomorrow. We’ve got to be close to 25 in the AP.

[thepostman]

We will be very close but I dont think we will be quite there yet.

[Liberty22]

Why does LSU keep losing?! Hopefully it continues against us!