(04-08-2026 09:38 AM)topper1296 Wrote:  Final update of the year with final numbers. I'll probably update this again next season starting on the first Monday of December which, historically, is when the first NET data is released.

Data as of 4.6.26
https://stats.ncaa.org/selection_ranking...ties/47272

CUSA
Liberty 102
Sam Houston 109
Kennesaw St.(AQ) 147
Western Ky. 156
Middle Tenn. 162
New Mexico St. 187
FIU 195
Missouri St. 205
Louisiana Tech 208
Jacksonville St. 214
UTEP 268
Delaware 284
Average 186 - average is 176 EXCLUDING departing UTEP & LaTech

Conference Rankings and average conference comps
6-Mountain West 113
7-Atlantic 10 130
9-MVC 144
10-American 158
**11-CUSA 176 EXCLUDING departing LaTech and UTEP**
11-WAC 182
13-CUSA 186
17-MAC 203
20-Sun Belt 227

Below shows the number of Quad 1 wins and the number of Quad 4 losses (AKA good wins vs bad losses).
CUSA
Quad 1 wins - 1 (Liberty)
Quad 4 losses - 42

SBC
Quad 1 wins - 1
Quad 4 losses - 74

MAC
Quad 1 wins - 2
Quad 4 losses - 52

MWC
Quad 1 wins - 24
Quad 4 losses - 15

Atlantic 10
Quad 1 wins - 16
Quad 4 losses - 29

American
Quad 1 wins - 8
Quad 4 losses - 29

WAC
Quad 1 wins - 0
Quad 4 losses - 25

MVC
Quad 1 wins - 4
Quad 4 losses - 17

The MAC will see a significant bump next season after Northern Illinois, last in the conference with a #335 NET, departs for the Horizon League.

(04-09-2026 07:59 AM)BeatWestern! Wrote:  

(04-08-2026 09:38 AM)topper1296 Wrote:  Final update of the year with final numbers. I'll probably update this again next season starting on the first Monday of December which, historically, is when the first NET data is released.

Data as of 4.6.26
https://stats.ncaa.org/selection_ranking...ties/47272

CUSA
Liberty 102
Sam Houston 109
Kennesaw St.(AQ) 147
Western Ky. 156
Middle Tenn. 162
New Mexico St. 187
FIU 195
Missouri St. 205
Louisiana Tech 208
Jacksonville St. 214
UTEP 268
Delaware 284
Average 186 - average is 176 EXCLUDING departing UTEP & LaTech

Conference Rankings and average conference comps
6-Mountain West 113
7-Atlantic 10 130
9-MVC 144
10-American 158
**11-CUSA 176 EXCLUDING departing LaTech and UTEP**
11-WAC 182
13-CUSA 186
17-MAC 203
20-Sun Belt 227

Below shows the number of Quad 1 wins and the number of Quad 4 losses (AKA good wins vs bad losses).
CUSA
Quad 1 wins - 1 (Liberty)
Quad 4 losses - 42

SBC
Quad 1 wins - 1
Quad 4 losses - 74

MAC
Quad 1 wins - 2
Quad 4 losses - 52

MWC
Quad 1 wins - 24
Quad 4 losses - 15

Atlantic 10
Quad 1 wins - 16
Quad 4 losses - 29

American
Quad 1 wins - 8
Quad 4 losses - 29

WAC
Quad 1 wins - 0
Quad 4 losses - 25

MVC
Quad 1 wins - 4
Quad 4 losses - 17

The MAC will see a significant bump next season after Northern Illinois, last in the conference with a #335 NET, departs for the Horizon League.

MAC average with NIU is 203 and 192 EXCLUDING them.

The MAC and CUSA should both experience addition by subtraction.

I'm curious of the effect of these "subtractions" on the MWC, SBC, and Horizon.

(04-09-2026 10:14 AM)whupemall Wrote:  The MAC and CUSA should both experience addition by subtraction.

I'm curious of the effect of these "subtractions" on the MWC, SBC, and Horizon.

I think UTEP will bounce back soon. Getting into the MWC might be the shot in the arm they needed.

Similarly I expect LaTech to be a top half SBC hoops program most years.


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Great research topper1296.

According to the Bracketologists website CUSA is currently the #12 conference, not #13, but still behind the WAC.

The MAC would move up from #17 to the #14 conference (ahead of the Big Sky, Big West and CAA) minus NIU.

https://bracketologists.com/conferences/

Was thinking about the NET rankings for the upcoming season and we are 41 days away from the first Monday in Dec (Dec 7) which is when the NCAA, historically, releases the first batch of data.

(10-27-2026 11:21 AM)topper1296 Wrote:  Was thinking about the NET rankings for the upcoming season and we are 41 days away from the first Monday in Dec (Dec 7) which is when the NCAA, historically, releases the first batch of data.

Warren Nolan is my go to for NET/RPI ratings, I think he "simulates" them earlier than the NCAA.

https://www.warrennolan.com/basketball/2027/index