NCAA Basketball: Wofford, Jordan Ford top mid-major performers

By Logan Butts | Dec 17, 2019

CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA - DECEMBER 15: Nathan Hoover #10 of the Wofford Terriers and Trevor Stumpe #15 of the Wofford Terriers celebrate defeating the North Carolina Tar Heels as K.J. Smith #30 of the North Carolina Tar Heels looks on following their game at Carmichael Arena on December 15, 2019 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images) /

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Mid-Major NET Rankings Update

The first NET Rankings of the 2019-20 college basketball season debuted on Monday, and there was a lot to take away from them. Once again, the NET seems to be a beneficial tool for mid-majors trying to prove their resume on a national level.

If you include the A10 (which I normally don’t for this column, but people generally do for ranking discussions), the first rankings featured 33 mid-major squads in the top-100, six in the top-25 (three of which were A10 schools), and an astounding three in the top-10.

Two of the top-10 weren’t surprising. Gonzaga at six and Dayton at 10 would not have been shocking for someone to see if they viewed this before the season started. But San Diego State all the way up at three, only behind Ohio State and Kansas, is certainly a surprise. But, the Aztecs are 10-0 with two Q1 wins. Utah State, sitting at 47th, was the much more likely Mountain West candidate to be sitting that high.

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Other mid-majors in the top-25 include Liberty at 19 (still unbeaten), Duquesne at 20 (also still unbeaten), and Richmond at 22. The A10 conference season is going to be fascinating. With eight of the top 101 teams, it will be like last year’s SoCon schedule on steroids.

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