Mid-Major Basketball: Final top 30 power rankings for 2021-22 season
By Ryan Kay
No. 15 – Iona
Conference: Metro Atlantic Athletic
Last Ranking: 13
Conference Tournament Finish: Lost to Rider in the quarterfinals
Post Season Tournament: National Invitation Tournament
Tournament Finish: Lost to Florida in the first round
Best victories: Hofstra (82-74), Monmouth (70-62), St. Peters (85-77), Liberty in the MAAC/ASUN Challenge (54-50), Alabama in the ESPN Events Invitational (72-68), Delaware (83-72), at St. Peters (70-61), and at Monmouth (86-85)
Significant losses: Belmont in the ESPN Events Invitational (65-72), Kansas in the ESPN Events Invitational (83-96), at St. Louis (67-68), and at Florida in the NIT (74-79)
RPI Ranking: 33
KenPom Ranking: 89
College Basketball Power Index Ranking: 78
Net Ranking: 90
Sagarin Ranking: 104
No. 14 – Towson
Conference: CAA
Last Ranking: 12
Conference Tournament Finish: Lost to Delaware in the semifinals
Post Season Tournament: National Invitation Tournament
Tournament Finish: Lost to Wake Forest in the first round
Best victories: New Mexico in the Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational (73-58), at Navy (69-52), and, at Charleston (80-77), Hofstra (78-66)
Significant losses: Monmouth (71-79), at Pitt (59-63), San Francisco in the Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational (61-71), at Ohio State (74-85), at Wake Forest in the NIT (64-74)
RPI Ranking: 61
KenPom Ranking: 78
College Basketball Power Index Ranking: 77
Net Ranking: 72
Sagarin Ranking: 105
No. 13 – Missouri State
Conference: Missouri Valley
Last Ranking: 10
Conference Tournament Finish: Lost to Drake in the semifinals
Post Season Tournament: National Invitation Tournament
Tournament Finish: Lost to Oklahoma in the first round
Best victories: Oral Roberts (69-60), Bradley (83-67), South Dakota State (75-63), Drake (61-56), at Bradley (71-69), at Drake (66-62), and at Loyola Chicago (79-69)
Significant losses: East Tennessee State in the Naples Invitational (76-77), BYU (68-74), at Saint Mary’s (58-75), Northern Iowa (84-85), and at Oklahoma in the NIT (72-89)
RPI Ranking: 78
KenPom Ranking: 69
College Basketball Power Index Ranking: 82
Net Ranking: 68
Sagarin Ranking: 80
No. 12 – Toledo
Conference: MAC
Last Ranking: 9
Conference Tournament Finish: Lost to Akron in the semifinals
Post Season Tournament: National Invitation Tournament
Tournament Finish: Lost to Dayton in the first round
Best victories: Tulane in the Nassau Championship (68-67), Coastal Carolina in the Nassau Championship (79-70), Bradley (67-65), at Ohio (87-69), and at Buffalo (92-76)
Significant losses: At Oakland (59-80), Kent State (59-72), at Michigan State (68-81), at Richmond (69-72), at Kent State (63-66), and Dayton in the NIT (55-74)
RPI Ranking: 57
KenPom Ranking: 96
College Basketball Power Index Ranking: 74
Net Ranking: 75
Sagarin Ranking: 89
No. 11 – Belmont
Conference: Ohio Valley
Last Ranking: 8
Conference Tournament Finish: Lost to Morehead State in the semifinals
Post Season Tournament: National Invitation Tournament
Tournament Finish: Lost to Vanderbilt in the first round
Best victories: Furman (95-89), Drake in the ESPN Events Invitational (74-69), at Saint Louis (64-59), Iona in the ESPN Events Invitational (72-65), Morehead State (48-47), and Chattanooga (76-68)
Significant loses: At Ohio (80-92), at LSU (53-83), Dayton in the ESPN Events Invitational (61-63), Murray State (60-82), at Morehead State (74-83), at Murray State (43-76), and at Vanderbilt in the NIT (71-82)
RPI Ranking: 56
KenPom Ranking: 88
College Basketball Power Index Ranking: 69
Net Ranking: 71
Sagarin Ranking: 83