Mid-Major Basketball: Final top 30 power rankings for 2021-22 season
By Ryan Kay
No. 30 – Morehead State
Conference: Ohio Valley
Last Ranking: 25
Conference Tournament Finish: Lost to Murray State in the championship game
Post Season Tournament: None
Best victories: Belmont (53-51), at Arkansas State (75-51), and Belmont (83-74)
Significant losses: (At Auburn (54-77), at UAB (71-85), Murray State (53-57), at Mississippi State (46-66), at Xavier (63-86), Murray State (67-71), at Belmont (47-48), and at Murray State (66-77)
RPI Ranking: 109
KenPom Ranking: 119
College Basketball Power Index Ranking: 129
Net Ranking: 112
Sagarin Ranking: 139
No. 29 – Hofstra
Conference: CAA
Last Ranking: 23
Conference Tournament Finish: Lost to College of Charleston in the quarterfinals
Post Season Tournament: None
Best victories: At Arkansas (89-81), Princeton (81-77), at Delaware (80-66), at Monmouth (77-71), at Duquesne (73-63), and Charleston (89-84)
Significant losses: At Houston (75-83), at Iona (74-82), at Maryland (67-69), at Richmond (68-81), at Townson (66-78), and Charleston (76-92)
RPI Ranking: 65
KenPom Ranking: 120
College Basketball Power Index Ranking: 119
Net Ranking: 116
Sagarin Ranking: 135
No. 28 – Bradley
Conference: MVC
Last Ranking: 21
Conference Tournament Finish: Lost to Loyola Chicago in the quarterfinals
Post Season Tournament: None
Best victories: Northern Iowa (71-69), UTEP in the Sun Bowl Invitational (73-66), at Drake (83-71), and Southern Illinois
Significant losses: At South Dakota State (65-81), Colorado State in the Paradise Jam (60-66), at Toledo (65-67), at Missouri State (67-83), at Loyola Chicago (71-78), Missouri State (69-71), Loyola Chicago (50-66)
RPI Ranking: 147
KenPom Ranking: 97
College Basketball Power Index Ranking: 110
Net Ranking: 95
Sagarin Ranking: 110
No. 27 – Grand Canyon
Conference: WAC
Last Ranking: 18
Conference Tournament Finish: Lost to New Mexico State in the semifinals
Post Season Tournament: None
Best victories: San Francisco in the Jerry Colangelo Classic (49-48), at Utah Valley (79-69), Seattle (78-66), Abilene Christian (95-68), Utah Valley (68-57), and Sam Houston (71-66)
Significant loses Wyoming (61-68), at Arizona State (62-67), at New Mexico State (61-71), at Utah Valley (79-69), at Stephen F. Austin (46-71), and New Mexico State (70-75)
RPI Ranking: 82
KenPom Ranking: 93
College Basketball Power Index Ranking: 100
Net Ranking: 92
Sagarin Ranking: 102
No. 26 – Louisiana Tech
Conference: Conference USA
Last Ranking: 16
Conference Tournament Finish: Lost to UAB in the championship game
Post Season Tournament: None
Best victories: At Santa Clara (78-75), Texas Southern (87-60), at UTEP (64-52), North Texas (42-36), and Western Kentucky (59-57)
Significant loses: At Alabama (64-93), at North Carolina State (81-90), UAB (76-83), North Texas (62-63), LSU (57-66), and UAB (73-82)
RPI Ranking: 73
KenPom Ranking: 101
College Basketball Power Index Ranking:107
Net Ranking: 98
Sagarin Ranking: 97