Mid-major Basketball: Top 30 power rankings heading into 2022 NCAA Tournament
By Ryan Kay
In the third installment of the mid-major basketball power rankings, these teams heading into postseason play and after competing in their conference tournaments look to play another game in one of the postseason tournaments.
Some of these mid-major teams won their conference tournament and earned a bid to the NCAA tournament. As mentioned before, in these specialized mid-major rankings, there are 236 eligible teams for these mid-major power rankings.
What are the five rankings used in these mid-major power rankings?
Formulas from five ranking systems used to determine ranking can be viewed below
Pomeroy College Basketball Ratings
The College Basketball Power Index (BPI)
Sagarin’s College Basketball Ratings
These teams listed below came close to being ranked in these top 30 mid-major power rankings. All of these teams had some quality wins and highlights throughout their seasons. For those who did not qualify for the NCAA tournament, they also still have the possibility of competing in the CBI, NIT, or The College Insider tournament.
Here is a look at the teams just outside the top 30 mid-major power rankings.
Honorable Mentions
HM – Arkansas State
Conference: Sun Belt
Regular Season Conference Standing: 6th Place
Conference Tournament Finish: Lost to Georgia State in the quarterfinals
Last Ranking: Not Ranked
Best Wins: Texas State (67-60), at Coastal Carolina (73-66), and Air Force (68-46)
Quad One and Quad Two Wins: Zero (0-4)
Notable Defeats: At Illinois (53-92), Morehead State in the Eracism Invitational (51-75), at Texas Tech (62-75), at Texas State (67-84), and at Appalachian State (54-61)
RPI Ranking: 149
KenPom Ranking: 179
College Basketball Power Index Ranking: 213
Net Ranking: 180
Sagarin Ranking: 192
HM – Navy
Conference: Patriot
Regular Season Conference Standing: 2nd Place
Conference Tournament Finish: Lost to Colgate in the championship game
NCAA Tournament Automatic qualifier: No
Last Ranking: Not Ranked
Best Wins: At Virginia (66-58) and at Furman (77-66)
Quad One and Quad Two Wins: Two (2-4)
Notable Defeats: Virginia Tech (57-77), at Louisville (60-77), at George Mason (65-71), and Towson (52-69)
RPI Ranking: 158
KenPom Ranking: 190
College Basketball Power Index Ranking: 165
Net Ranking: 173
Sagarin Ranking: 187
HM – Montana State
Conference: Big Sky
Regular Season Conference Standing: 1st Place
Conference Tournament Finish: Defeated Northern Colorado in the championship game
NCAA Tournament Automatic qualifier: Yes
Last Ranking: Not Ranked
Best Wins: Portland in the Incarnate Word Thanksgiving Invitational (69-66), SE Missouri in the Incarnate Word Thanksgiving Invitational, and, at Southern Utah (76-71), North Dakota State (68-49)
Quad One and Quad Two Wins: Zero (0-2)
Notable Defeats: At Colorado (90-94), at South Dakota State (74-91), and at New Mexico (78-81)
RPI Ranking: 71
KenPom Ranking: 125
College Basketball Power Index Ranking: 160
Net Ranking: 120
Sagarin Ranking: 141
HM – Jacksonville State
Conference: ASUN
Regular Season Conference Standing: 1st Place (West Division)
Conference Tournament Finish: Lost to Jacksonville in the semifinals
NCAA Tournament Automatic qualifier: Yes based on the champion of the conference tournament not being eligible
Last Ranking: Not Ranked
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)
RPI Ranking: 158
KenPom Ranking: 146
College Basketball Power Index Ranking: 126
Net Ranking: 142
Sagarin Ranking: 149
HM – Weber State
Conference: Big Sky
Regular Season Conference Standing: 3rd Place
Conference Tournament Finish: Lost to Montana State in the semifinals
NCAA Tournament Automatic qualifier: No
Last Ranked: Not Ranked
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)
RPI Ranking: 170
KenPom Ranking: 173
College Basketball Power Index Ranking: 185
Net Ranking: 167
Sagarin Ranking: 171
HM – South Alabama
Conference: Sun Belt
Regular Season Conference Standing: 5th Place
Conference Tournament Finish: Lost to Arkansas Little Rock in the first round
Last Ranking: Not Ranked
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)
RPI Ranking: 158
KenPom Ranking: 139
College Basketball Power Index Ranking: 136
Net Ranking: 145
Sagarin Ranking: 148
HM– Longwood
Conference: Big South
Last Ranking: Not Ranked
Regular Season Conference Standing: 1st Place (North Division)
Conference Tournament Finish: Defeated Winthrop in the championship game
NCAA Tournament Automatic qualifier: Yes
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)
RPI Ranking: 125
KenPom Ranking: 144
College Basketball Power Index Ranking: 131
Net Ranking: 126
Sagarin Ranking: 165
HM – Oakland
Conference: Horizon
Regular Season Conference Standing: 5th Place
Conference Tournament Finish: Lost in the quarterfinals to Wright State
Last Ranking: 30
Best Wins: At Oklahoma State (56-55), Toledo (80-59), Vermont in the Gulf Coast Showcase (63-61), Delaware in the Gulf Coast Showcase (81-73), and at Cleveland State (70-65)
Quad One and Quad Two Wins: Two (2-3)
Notable Defeats: At West Virginia (53-60), at Alabama (59-86), and Michigan State (78-90)
RPI Ranking: 134
KenPom Ranking: 191
College Basketball Power Index Ranking: 140
Net Ranking: 171
Sagarin Ranking: 189