NCAA Basketball: Mid-major power rankings midway through 2022-23 season
By Ryan Kay
No. 30 – Northwestern State
Conference: Southland
Best Wins: At TCU (64-63), at Stephen F. Austin (102-96), and Southern Mississippi (84-82)
Number of wins over a power five conference teams: One
Number of victories over non-mid-major teams not in a Power Five conference: Zero
Notable Defeats: At Texas Tech (73-49), at Rice (73-110), and at Baylor (48-58)
Non-Conference Record: 8-4
RPI Ranking: 60
KenPom Ranking: 266
College Basketball Power Index Ranking: 257
Sagarin Ranking: 240
Net Ranking: 156
Quadrant 1 Wins: Two
Quadrant 2 Victories: Zero
Total Points from Rankings: 975
No. 29 – UC Davis
Conference: Big West
Best Wins: At California (75-65) and Sacramento State (82-71)
Number of wins over a power five conference teams: One
Number of victories over non-mid-major teams not in a Power Five conference: Zero
Notable Defeats: Loyola Marymount (75-85), at Milwaukee (85-87), at UCLA (54-81), at Eastern Washington (68-79)
Record: 7-5
RPI Ranking: 171
KenPom Ranking:188
College Basketball Power Index Ranking: 195
Sagarin Ranking:195
NET Ranking: 157
Quadrant 1 Wins: Zero
Quadrant 2 Victories: Zero
Total Points from Rankings: 906
No. 28 – Towson
Conference: Colonial
Best Wins: At Massachusetts (67-55) and South Alabama (62-60)
Number of wins over a power five conference teams: Zero
Number of victories over non-mid-major teams not in a Power Five conference: One
Notable Defeats: Fairfield (69-74), at Clemson (75-80), at Bryant (59-69), Northern Iowa (66-83), and Navy (69-71)
Record: 8-5
RPI Ranking: 148
KenPom Ranking: 129
College Basketball Power Index Ranking:125
Sagarin Ranking:162
Net Ranking: 154
Quadrant 1 Wins: Zero
Quadrant 2 Victories: One
Total Points from Rankings: 718
No. 26 (tied) – Seattle
Conference: WAC
Best Wins: At Portland (80-68) and Portland State (83-71)
Number of wins over a power five conference teams: Zero
Number of victories over non-mid-major teams not in a Power Five conference: Zero
Notable Defeats: At Washington (66-77), Iona (72-83), Utah State (56-84), and at Oregon State (58-73)
Record: 9-4
RPI Ranking: 99
KenPom Ranking: 147
College Basketball Power Index Ranking: 144
Sagarin Ranking: 167
NET Ranking: 137
Quadrant 1 Wins: Zero
Quadrant 2 Victories: Zero
Total Points from Rankings: 694
No. 26 (tied) – Troy
Conference: Sun Belt
Best Wins: At Florida State (79-72) and at Montana (73-62)
Number of wins over a power five conference teams: One
Number of victories over non-mid-major teams not in a Power Five conference: Zero
Notable Defeats: St. Thomas (76-78), at Arkansas (61-74), at SIU-Edwardsville (72-78), and at San Diego State (55-60)
Record: 8-5
RPI Ranking: 188
KenPom Ranking: 138
College Basketball Power Index Ranking: 110
Sagarin Ranking: 145
Net Ranking: 113
Quadrant 1 Wins: Zero
Quadrant 2 Victories: Zero
Total Points from Rankings: 694