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Mid-Major Basketball: Final top 30 power rankings for 2021-22 season

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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