Mid-major Basketball: Top 30 power rankings heading into 2022 NCAA Tournament
By Ryan Kay
No. 25 – Morehead State
Conference: Ohio Valley
Regular Season Conference Standing: 2nd Place
Conference Tournament Finish: Lost to Murray State in the championship game
NCAA Tournament Automatic qualifier: No
Best Wins: At Arkansas State (75-51) and Belmont (83-74)
Last Ranking: 29
Quad One and Quad Two Wins: Two (2-8)
Notable Defeats: At Auburn (54-77), at UAB (71-85), Murray State (53-57), at Mississippi State (46-66), at Xavier (63-86), at Belmont (47-48) and at Murray State (66-77)
RPI Ranking: 111
KenPom Ranking: 114
College Basketball Power Index Ranking: 129
Net Ranking: 112
Sagarin Ranking: 138
Total Points from Rankings: 604
No. 24 – Wofford
Conference: Southern
Regular Season Conference Standing: 2nd Place
Conference Tournament Finish: Lost to Chattanooga in the semifinals
NCAA Tournament Automatic qualifier: No
Best Wins: At Georgia (68-65), at Gardner Webb (78-70), at VMI (83-72), and UNC Greensboro (85-66)
Last Ranking: 27
Quad One and Quad Two Wins: Zero (0-6)
Notable Defeats: At Clemson (68-76), at South Carolina (74-85), Richmond (64-73), at Chattanooga (60-71), and at Furman (69-70)
RPI Ranking: 136
KenPom Ranking: 111
College Basketball Power Index Ranking: 105
Net Ranking: 107
Sagarin Ranking: 122
Total Points from Rankings: 581
No. 23 – Hofstra
Conference: CAA
Last Ranking: 15
Regular Season Conference Standing: 3rd Place
Conference Tournament Finish: Lost to College of Charleston in the quarterfinals
NCAA Tournament Automatic qualifier: No
Best Wins: At Arkansas (89-81), Princeton (81-77), at Delaware (80-66), at Monmouth (77-71), and at Duquesne (73-63)
Quad One and Quad Two Wins: Two (2-6)
Notable Defeats: At Houston (75-83), at Iona (74-82), at Maryland (67-69), at Richmond (68-81), at Townson (66-78)
RPI Ranking: 64
KenPom Ranking: 131
College Basketball Power Index Ranking: 120
Net Ranking: 116
Sagarin Ranking: 133
Total Points from Rankings: 564
No. 22 – Ohio
Conference: MAC
Regular Season Conference Standing: Third Place
Conference Tournament Finish: Lost in the semifinals to Kent State
NCAA Tournament Automatic qualifier: No
Last Ranking: 16
Best Wins: Belmont (92-80), at Cleveland State (67-56), at Akron (69-63), and Kent State (80-72)
Quad One and Quad Two Wins: Two (2-5)
Notable Defeats: At Kentucky (59-77), at Toledo (62-77), at LSU (51-66), and Toledo (69-87)
RPI Ranking: 93
KenPom Ranking: 123
College Basketball Power Index Ranking: 116
Net Ranking: 113
Sagarin Ranking: 117
Total Points from Rankings: 562
No. 21 – Bradley
Conference: MVC
Regular Season Conference Standing: 5th Place
Conference Tournament Finish: Lost to Loyola Chicago in the quarterfinals
NCAA Tournament Automatic qualifier: No
Last Ranking: 22
Best Wins: Northern Iowa (71-69), UTEP in the Sun Bowl Invitational (73-66), at Drake (83-71), and Southern Illinois
Quad One and Quad Two Wins: Two (2-8)
Notable Defeats: At South Dakota State (65-81), Colorado State in the Paradise Jam (60-66), at Toledo (65-67), at Loyola Chicago (71-78), and Missouri State (69-71)
RPI Ranking: 148
KenPom Ranking: 92
College Basketball Power Index Ranking: 109
Net Ranking: 97
Sagarin Ranking: 108
Total Points from Rankings: 554