Mid-Major Basketball: Final top 30 power rankings for 2021-22 season
By Ryan Kay
No. 20 – Wofford
Conference: Southern
Last Ranking: 24
Conference Tournament Finish: Lost to Chattanooga in the semifinals
Post Season Tournament: The Basketball Classic
Tournament Finish: Forfeited game to Youngstown State in the second round
Best victories: At Georgia (68-65), at Gardner Webb (78-70), at VMI (83-72), and UNC Greensboro (85-66)
Significant losses: At Clemson (68-76), at South Carolina (74-85), Richmond (64-73), at Chattanooga (60-71), at Furman (69-70), and Chattanooga (56-79)
RPI Ranking: 134
KenPom Ranking: 111
College Basketball Power Index Ranking: 109
Net Ranking: 107
Sagarin Ranking:121
No. 19 – Ohio
Conference: MAC
Last Ranking: 22
Conference Tournament Finish: Lost in the semifinals to Kent State
Post Season Tournament: College Basketball Invitational
Tournament Finish: Defeated Rice in the first round and lost to Abilene Christian in the second round
Best victories: Belmont (92-80), at Cleveland State (67-56), at Akron (69-63), and Kent State (80-72), at Buffalo (74-53)
Significant losses: At Kentucky (59-77), at Toledo (62-77), at LSU (51-66), Toledo (69-87), Kent State (61-67), and Abilene Christian in the CBI (86-91)
RPI Ranking: 95
KenPom Ranking: 136
College Basketball Power Index Ranking: 119
Net Ranking: 113
Sagarin Ranking: 122
No. 18 – Princeton
Conference: Ivy League
Last Ranking: 20
Conference Tournament Finish: Lost to Yale in the championship game
Post Season Tournament: National Invitation Tournament
Tournament Finish: Lost to VCU in the first round
Best victories: South Carolina in the Asheville Championship (66-62), at Oregon State (81-80), Drexel (81-79), at Yale (81-75), and Cornell (72-70)
Significant losses: Minnesota in the Asheville Championship (80-87), at Monmouth (64-76), at Hofstra (77-81), and lost at VCU in the NIT (79-90)
RPI Ranking: 100
KenPom Ranking: 107
College Basketball Power Index Ranking: 122
Net Ranking: 105
Sagarin Ranking: 119
No. 17 – Drake
Conference: Missouri Valley
Last Ranking: 15
Conference Tournament Finish: Lost to Loyola Chicago in the championship game
Post Season Tournament: College Basketball Invitational
Tournament Finish: Defeated Purdue Fort Wayne in the first round and lost to UNCW in the quarterfinals
Best victories: Richmond (73-70), at Loyola Chicago (83-76), at Northern Iowa (82-74), Missouri State (79-78), and Loyola Chicago (77-68)
Significant losses: Belmont (69-74) in the ESPN Events Invitational, Clemson (80-90) in the Holiday Hoopsgiving, Alabama (71-80) in the ESPN Events Invitational, at Missouri State (56-61), and North Texas (54-57) in the ESPN Events Invitational, at Bradley (59-68), Missouri State (62-66), and UNC Wilmington in the CBI (76-76)
RPI Ranking: 91
KenPom Ranking: 84
College Basketball Power Index Ranking: 89
Net Ranking: 82
Sagarin Ranking: 86
No. 16 – Middle Tennessee
Conference: Conference USA
Last Ranking: 18
Conference Tournament Finish: Lost to UAB in the semifinals
Post Season Tournament: College Basketball Invitational
Tournament Finish: Defeated California Baptist in the first round, beat Boston University in the quarterfinals, defeated Abilene Christian in the semi-finals, and lost in double overtime to UNC Wilmington in the championship
Best victories: At Western Kentucky (93-85), at Florida Atlantic (87-79), Boston University in the CBI (76-46), Winthrop (76-65), and Abilene Christian in the CBI (85-69)
Significant losses: At Murray State (87-93), at Chattanooga (65-77), at North Texas (63-70), UNC Wilmington in the CBI (90-96), and at UAB (75-97)
RPI Ranking: 64
KenPom Ranking: 93
College Basketball Power Index Ranking: 98
Net Ranking: 103
Sagarin Ranking: 124