College Basketball Top 25 Mid-Major Power Ranking
By Ryan Kay
Two mid-major teams that are capable of pulling off an upset or two in post-season play.
Conference Tournament Results: They lost to Long Beach State in the semi-finals of their conference tournament.
Conference Champions for the Regular Season: Yes, they won the Big West conference this season.
Overall Record: 24-9
Record against teams from the Power Five conferences: 1-0
Best Wins: @ USC, Toledo in Ball Dawgs Classic, Long Beach State, @ Hawai'i, UC San Diego, and @ Long Beach State
Notable Defeats: UC San Diego, @ Utah State, @ San Diego State, @ New Mexico, Long Beach State (neutral court), @ Duquesne, and @ UC Davis
NET Ranking: 78
KenPom Ranking: 76
College Basketball Power Index Ranking: 80
Barttorvik Ranking: 91
Quadrant 1 Wins: Zero
Quadrant 2 Victories: One
Quadrant 3 Wins: Seven
Postseason Tournament: Likely to get an invitation to the NIT but if not, they would get an invite to the CBI tournament.
Conference Tournament Results: They won their conference tournament and earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
Conference Champions for the Regular Season: Yes, they won the Southland conference this season.
Overall Record: 30-3
Record against teams from the Power Five conferences: 1-0
Best Wins: @ Michigan, @ VCU, @ UAB, Louisiana, and @ Texas A&M-CC
Notable Defeats: @ Louisiana Tech and @ Western Carolina
NET Ranking: 56
KenPom Ranking: 60
College Basketball Power Index Ranking: 54
Barttorvik Ranking: 81
Quadrant 1 Wins: One
Quadrant 2 Victories: Two
Quadrant 3 Wins: Four
Postseason Tournament: They will likely be a No. 13 seed in the NCAA Tournament.