NCAA Basketball: North Texas, Loyola Chicago among best mid-major teams

Five Teams not in the Top 30 of these Power Rankings

These teams came close to being ranked in these mid-major power rankings. All five have the ability to win their conference tournaments and earn a berth in the NCAA tournament. If they do not qualify for the NCAA tournament, they also still have the possibility of competing in the CBI, NIT, or even maybe the The College Insider tournament.

Here is a look at the five teams just outside the top 30 mid-major power rankings.

Honorable Mentions

Longwood

Conference: Big South

Last Ranking: 28

Best Wins: Winthrop (92-88) and Gardner Webb (66-60)

Quad One and Quad Two Wins: Zero (0-1)

Notable Defeats: At Iowa (73-106), at Georgetown (83-91), and at Old Dominion (61-62)

Conference Record: 14-1

RPI Ranking: 173

KenPom Ranking: 163

College Basketball Power Index Ranking: 141

Net Ranking: 147

Sagarin Ranking: 192

Princeton

Conference: Ivy League

Last Ranking: 27

Best Wins: South Carolina in the Asheville Championship (66-62), at Oregon State (81-80), Drexel (81-79), at Yale (81-75), and Cornell (72-70)

Quad One and Quad Two Wins: One (1-2)

Notable Defeats: Minnesota in the Asheville Championship (80-87), at Monmouth (64-76), and at Hofstra (77-81)

Conference Record: 9-2

RPI Ranking: 118

KenPom Ranking: 112

College Basketball Power Index Ranking: 125

Net Ranking: 109

Sagarin Ranking: 123

Jacksonville State

Conference: ASUN

Last Ranking: 26

Best Wins: Drexel in the Nassau Championship  (72-64), Jacksonville (64-58), and at Liberty (77-67)

Quad One and Quad Two Wins: One (1-3)

Notable Defeats: at Wichita State (57-60), at South Alabama (64-74), at Alabama (58-69), and at VCU (52-66)

Conference Record: 12-3

RPI Ranking: 144

KenPom Ranking: 140

College Basketball Power Index Ranking: 132

Net Ranking: 141

Sagarin Ranking: 157

South Alabama

Conference: Sun Belt

Last Ranking: 25

Best Wins: Hawai’i in the Continental Tire Las Vegas Classic (72-69), at Jacksonville State (74-64), at Coastal Carolina (71-68), and San Diego in the Continental Tire Las Vegas Classic (68-67)

Quad One and Quad Two Wins: Zero (0-2)

Notable Defeats: At Wichita State (58-64), at Alabama (68-73), Texas State (52-55), and at Troy (68-77)

Conference Record: 8-7

RPI Ranking: 132

KenPom Ranking: 123

College Basketball Power Index Ranking: 130

Net Ranking: 133

Sagarin Ranking: 137

Weber State

Conference: Big Sky

Last Ranked: 23

Best Wins: At Duquesne (63-59), UMass in the Jersey Mike’s Classic (88-73), and at Montana State (85-75)

Quad One and Quad Two Wins: One (1-4)

Notable Defeats: At Washington State (60-94), Utah State (80-95), BYU (71-89), and Fresno State (43-69)

Conference Record: 11-1

RPI Ranking: 169

KenPom Ranking: 175

College Basketball Power Index Ranking: 187

Net Ranking: 162

Sagarin Ranking: 154