College basketball NET Rankings top 50 ahead of NCAA Tournament
The conference tournaments are in the books while the brackets for the NCAA Tournament as well as the National Invitation Tournament and the Collegiate Basketball Invitational have now been determined. With the final results set in stone, it is time to take a look at where the top schools landed in the NET rankings released on Sunday, March 12.
The NET, which is a key instrument in deciding who gets an invite to the Big Dance, includes more components than just winning percentage. It takes into account game results, the strength of schedule, game location, scoring margin, net offensive and defensive efficiency, and the quality of wins and losses.
Using the quadrant system, the quality of wins and losses are organized based on game location and the opponent’s NET ranking. Here are the four tiers.
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 135-240
Quadrant 4: Home 161-353, Neutral 201-353, Away 241-353
Take a look below at the top 50 men’s college basketball programs according to the NET rankings before the start of the postseason tournament season.
Houston Cougars
Conference: AAC
Overall Record: 31-3
Quadrant 1: 7-2
Quadrant 2: 8-0
Quadrant 3: 7-1
Quadrant 4: 9-0
Alabama Crimson Tide
Conference: SEC
Overall Record: 29-5
Quadrant 1: 13-5
Quadrant 2: 6-0
Quadrant 3: 7-0
Quadrant 4: 3-0
Read more at Roll Tide Wire
UCLA Bruins
Conference: Pac-12
Overall Record: 29-5
Quadrant 1: 8-5
Quadrant 2: 9-0
Quadrant 3: 5-0
Quadrant 4: 7-0
Tennessee Volunteers
Conference: SEC
Overall Record: 23-10
Quadrant 1: 7-7
Quadrant 2: 3-3
Quadrant 3: 6-0
Quadrant 4: 7-0
Read more at Vols Wire
Purdue Boilermakers
Conference: Big Ten
Overall Record: 29-5
Quadrant 1: 10-4
Quadrant 2: 9-1
Quadrant 3: 5-0
Quadrant 4: 5-0
Gonzaga Bulldogs
Conference: WCC
Overall Record: 27-5
Quadrant 1: 6-4
Quadrant 2: 5-0
Quadrant 3: 8-1
Quadrant 4: 8-0
Texas Longhorns
Conference: Big 12
Overall Record: 26-8
Quadrant 1: 14-8
Quadrant 2: 4-0
Quadrant 3: 1-0
Quadrant 4: 7-0
Read more at Longhorns Wire
UConn Huskies
Conference: Big East
Overall Record: 25-8
Quadrant 1: 7-6
Quadrant 2: 6-1
Quadrant 3: 4-1
Quadrant 4: 8-0
Kansas Jayhawks
Conference: Big 12
Overall Record: 27-7
Quadrant 1: 17-7
Quadrant 2: 4-0
Quadrant 3: 3-0
Quadrant 4: 3-0
Arizona Wildcats
Conference: Pac-12
Overall Record: 28-6
Quadrant 1: 9-2
Quadrant 2: 7-4
Quadrant 3: 5-0
Quadrant 4: 7-0
Saint Mary's Gaels
Conference: WCC
Overall Record: 25-7
Quadrant 1: 2-3
Quadrant 2: 7-2
Quadrant 3: 11-2
Quadrant 4: 5-0
Marquette Golden Eagles
Conference: Big East
Overall Record: 28-6
Quadrant 1: 8-5
Quadrant 2: 6-0
Quadrant 3: 6-1
Quadrant 4: 8-0
Florida Atlantic Owls
Conference: C-USA
Overall Record: 29-3
Quadrant 1: 2-1
Quadrant 2: 4-2
Quadrant 3: 11-0
Quadrant 4: 12-0
San Diego State Aztecs
Conference: Mountain West
Overall Record: 26-6
Quadrant 1: 5-5
Quadrant 2: 6-1
Quadrant 3: 13-0
Quadrant 4: 2-0
Baylor Bears
Conference: Big 12
Overall Record: 22-10
Quadrant 1: 11-10
Quadrant 2: 4-0
Quadrant 3: 0-0
Quadrant 4: 7-0
Duke Blue Devils
Conference: ACC
Overall Record: 26-8
Quadrant 1: 5-6
Quadrant 2: 7-2
Quadrant 3: 4-0
Quadrant 4: 10-0
Creighton Blue Jays
Conference: Big East
Overall Record: 21-12
Quadrant 1: 3-9
Quadrant 2: 7-2
Quadrant 3: 5-1
Quadrant 4: 6-0
Utah State Aggies
Conference: Mountain West
Overall Record: 25-8
Quadrant 1: 2-5
Quadrant 2: 9-1
Quadrant 3: 13-0
Quadrant 4: 1-2
Texas A&M Aggies
Conference: SEC
Overall Record: 25-9
Quadrant 1: 7-6
Quadrant 2: 5-1
Quadrant 3: 6-0
Quadrant 4: 7-2
Read more at Aggies Wire
Iowa State Cyclones
Conference: Big 12
Overall Record: 19-13
Quadrant 1: 10-11
Quadrant 2: 2-2
Quadrant 3: 1-0
Quadrant 4: 6-0
Arkansas Razorbacks
Conference: SEC
Overall Record: 20-13
Quadrant 1: 4-10
Quadrant 2: 4-2
Quadrant 3: 10-1
Quadrant 4: 2-0
Read more at Razorbacks Wire
Xavier Musketeers
Conference: Big East
Overall Record: 25-9
Quadrant 1: 9-6
Quadrant 2: 4-2
Quadrant 3: 4-1
Quadrant 4: 8-0
Memphis Tigers
Conference: AAC
Overall Record: 26-8
Quadrant 1: 4-4
Quadrant 2: 9-3
Quadrant 3: 7-1
Quadrant 4: 6-0
Kansas State Wildcats
Conference: Big 12
Overall Record: 23-9
Quadrant 1: 9-8
Quadrant 2: 4-1
Quadrant 3: 3-0
Quadrant 4: 7-0
West Virginia Mountaineers
Conference: Big 12
Overall Record: 19-14
Quadrant 1: 6-13
Quadrant 2: 6-1
Quadrant 3: 1-0
Quadrant 4: 6-0
Kentucky Wildcats
Conference: SEC
Overall Record: 21-11
Quadrant 1: 6-7
Quadrant 2: 6-1
Quadrant 3: 3-2
Quadrant 4: 6-1
Virginia Cavaliers
Conference: ACC
Overall Record: 25-7
Quadrant 1: 5-5
Quadrant 2: 6-1
Quadrant 3: 5-1
Quadrant 4: 9-0
Texas Christian Horned Frogs
Conference: Big 12
Overall Record: 21-12
Quadrant 1: 8-11
Quadrant 2: 5-0
Quadrant 3: 0-0
Quadrant 4: 8-1
Boise State Broncos
Conference: Mountain West
Overall Record: 23-9
Quadrant 1: 3-5
Quadrant 2: 9-2
Quadrant 3: 6-2
Quadrant 4: 5-0
Indiana Hoosiers
Conference: Big Ten
Overall Record: 22-11
Quadrant 1: 6-9
Quadrant 2: 6-2
Quadrant 3: 4-0
Quadrant 4: 6-0
Maryland Terrapins
Conference: Big Ten
Overall Record: 21-12
Quadrant 1: 3-10
Quadrant 2: 6-2
Quadrant 3: 3-0
Quadrant 4: 9-0
Auburn Tigers
Conference: SEC
Overall Record: 20-12
Quadrant 1: 3-10
Quadrant 2: 6-1
Quadrant 3: 8-1
Quadrant 4: 3-0
Read more at Auburn Wire
Michigan State Spartans
Conference: Big Ten
Overall Record: 19-12
Quadrant 1: 5-9
Quadrant 2: 8-2
Quadrant 3: 2-1
Quadrant 4: 4-0
Read more at Spartans Wire
Illinois Fighting Illini
Conference: Big Ten
Overall Record: 20-12
Quadrant 1: 2-11
Quadrant 2: 7-1
Quadrant 3: 4-0
Quadrant 4: 7-0
Miami Hurricanes
Conference: ACC
Overall Record: 25-7
Quadrant 1: 5-5
Quadrant 2: 6-0
Quadrant 3: 7-1
Quadrant 4: 7-1
Oral Roberts Golden Eagles
Conference: Summit League
Overall Record: 26-4
Quadrant 1: 0-4
Quadrant 2: 1-0
Quadrant 3: 6-0
Quadrant 4: 19-0
Nevada Wolf Pack
Conference: Mountain West
Overall Record: 21-10
Quadrant 1: 4-5
Quadrant 2: 3-3
Quadrant 3: 11-2
Quadrant 4: 3-0
North Texas Mean Green
Conference: C-USA
Overall Record: 24-7
Quadrant 1: 1-3
Quadrant 2: 3-2
Quadrant 3: 11-1
Quadrant 4: 9-1
Iowa Hawkeyes
Conference: Big Ten
Overall Record: 19-13
Quadrant 1: 4-7
Quadrant 2: 9-3
Quadrant 3: 1-2
Quadrant 4: 5-1
Read more at Hawkeyes Wire
Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Conference: Big Ten
Overall Record: 19-14
Quadrant 1: 4-7
Quadrant 2: 6-3
Quadrant 3: 2-4
Quadrant 4: 7-0
Read more at Rutgers Wire
Northwestern Wildcats
Conference: Big Ten
Overall Record: 21-11
Quadrant 1: 7-6
Quadrant 2: 4-5
Quadrant 3: 1-0
Quadrant 4: 9-0
Missouri Tigers
Conference: SEC
Overall Record: 24-9
Quadrant 1: 6-9
Quadrant 2: 4-0
Quadrant 3: 6-0
Quadrant 4: 8-0
Oklahoma State Cowboys
Conference: Big 12
Overall Record: 18-15
Quadrant 1: 6-12
Quadrant 2: 4-2
Quadrant 3: 3-1
Quadrant 4: 5-0
Liberty Flames
Conference: ASUN
Overall Record: 23-8
Quadrant 1: 0-3
Quadrant 2: 1-2
Quadrant 3: 6-3
Quadrant 4: 16-0
North Carolina State Wolfpack
Conference: ACC
Overall Record: 23-10
Quadrant 1: 1-6
Quadrant 2: 7-4
Quadrant 3: 5-0
Quadrant 4: 10-0
North Carolina Tar Heels
Conference: ACC
Overall Record: 20-13
Quadrant 1: 1-9
Quadrant 2: 6-4
Quadrant 3: 7-0
Quadrant 4: 6-0
Read more at Tar Heels Wire
Oregon Ducks
Conference: Pac-12
Overall Record: 19-14
Quadrant 1: 2-9
Quadrant 2: 7-4
Quadrant 3: 5-1
Quadrant 4: 5-0
Read more at Ducks Wire
Penn State Nittany Lions
Conference: Big Ten
Overall Record: 22-13
Quadrant 1: 7-7
Quadrant 2: 5-5
Quadrant 3: 4-1
Quadrant 4: 6-0
Read more at Nittany Lions Wire
Mississippi State Bulldogs
Conference: SEC
Overall Record: 21-12
Quadrant 1: 4-8
Quadrant 2: 4-3
Quadrant 3: 5-1
Quadrant 4: 8-0
Southern California Trojans
Conference: Pac-12
Overall Record: 22-10
Quadrant 1: 3-6
Quadrant 2: 7-2
Quadrant 3: 6-1
Quadrant 4: 6-1
Read more at Trojans Wire
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