Mid-Major Basketball: Final top 30 power rankings for 2021-22 season
By Ryan Kay
No. 25 – Furman
Conference: Southern
Last Ranking: 11
Conference Tournament Finish: Lost to Chattanooga in the championship game
Post Season Tournament: None
Best victories: At Louisville (80-72), Wofford (70-69), Appalachian State (73-65), at Wofford (75-50), VMI (79-64), and Charleston (91-88)
Significant loses: At Belmont (89-95), Navy (66-77), at North Carolina (61-74), at Mississippi State (66-69), Chattanooga (58-64), at VMI (67-76), at Chattanooga (69-71), Chattanooga (63-64)
RPI Ranking: 66
KenPom Ranking: 74
College Basketball Power Index Ranking: 71
Net Ranking: 80
Sagarin Ranking: 90
No. 24 – South Alabama
Conference: Sun Belt
Last Ranking: Not Ranked
Conference Tournament Finish: Lost to Arkansas Little Rock in the first round
Post Season Tournament: The Basketball Classic
Tournament Finish: Defeated Southeastern in the first round, beat South Carolina Upstate in the quarterfinals, and plays Coastal Carolina in the semifinals
Best victories: 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)
Significant losses: At Wichita State (58-64), at Alabama (68-73), Texas State (52-55), and at Troy (68-77)
RPI Ranking: 159
KenPom Ranking: 155
College Basketball Power Index Ranking: 141
Net Ranking: 146
Sagarin Ranking: 153
No. 23 – Jacksonville State
Conference: ASUN
Last Ranking: Not Ranked
Conference Tournament Finish: Lost to Jacksonville in the semifinals
NCAA Tournament: Yes, No. 15 seed
Tournament Finish: Lost to No. 2 Seed Auburn in the first round
Best victories: Drexel in the Nassau Championship (72-64), Jacksonville (64-58), and at Liberty (77-67)
Significant losses: At Wichita State (57-60), at South Alabama (64-74), at Alabama (58-69), at VCU (52-66), and Auburn in the NCAA tournament (61-80)
RPI Ranking: 160
KenPom Ranking: 147
College Basketball Power Index Ranking: 129
Net Ranking: 143
Sagarin Ranking: 151
No. 22– Longwood
Conference: Big South
Last Ranking: Not Ranked
Conference Tournament Finish: Defeated Winthrop in the championship game
NCAA Tournament: Yes, No. 14 seed
Tournament Finish: Lost to No. 3 Seed Tennessee in the first round
Best victories: Winthrop (92-88), Gardner Webb (66-60), and Winthrop (79-58)
Significant losses: At Iowa (73-106), at Georgetown (83-91), at Old Dominion (61-62), and Tennessee in the NCAA tournament (56-88)
RPI Ranking: 124
KenPom Ranking: 145
College Basketball Power Index Ranking: 134
Net Ranking: 125
Sagarin Ranking: 168
No. 21 – Montana State
Conference: Big Sky
Last Ranking: Not Ranked
Conference Tournament Finish: Defeated Northern Colorado in the championship game
NCAA Tournament: Yes, No. 14 seed
Tournament Finish: Lost to No. 3 Seed Texas Tech in the first round
Best victories: 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), and Weber State (69-66)
Significant losses: At Colorado (90-94), at South Dakota State (74-91), at New Mexico (78-81), and Texas Tech in the NCAA tournament (62-97)
RPI Ranking: 67
KenPom Ranking: 137
College Basketball Power Index Ranking: 168
Net Ranking: 120
Sagarin Ranking: 147