NCAA Basketball: Mid-major power rankings midway through 2022-23 season
By Ryan Kay
No. 12 – Southern Miss
Conference: Sun Belt
Best Wins: At Vanderbilt (60-48), at Liberty (76-72), and Purdue Fort Wayne (70-58)
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 Northwestern State (82-84) and UNLV (63-74)
Record: 11-2
RPI Ranking: 53
KenPom Ranking: 137
College Basketball Power Index Ranking: 107
Sagarin Ranking: 110
NET Ranking: 30
Quadrant 1 Wins: One
Quadrant 2 Victories: Zero
Total Points from Rankings: 437
No. 12 – Drake
Conference: Missouri Valley
Best Wins: Wyoming (61-56), Louisana (76-64), Tarleton State (71-64), Mississippi State (58-52)
Number of wins over a power five conference teams: One
Number of victories over non-mid-major teams not in a Power Five conference: One
Notable Defeats: At Indiana State (73-75), at Richmond (52-82), at St. Louis (75-83)
Record: 10-3
RPI Ranking: 44
KenPom Ranking: 90
College Basketball Power Index Ranking: 73
Sagarin Ranking: 88
NET Rankings: 86
Quadrant 1 Wins: One
Quadrant 2 Victories: Zero
Total Points from Rankings: 381
No. 11 – Marshall
Conference: Sun Belt
Best Wins: At Duquesne (82-71), Akron (68-57), and Toledo (100-85)
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: At Queens (82-83) at UNC Greensboro (67-75)
Record: 11-2
RPI Ranking: 63
KenPom Ranking: 81
College Basketball Power Index Ranking: 83
Sagarin Ranking: 87
NET Ranking: 63
Quadrant 1 Wins: Zero
Quadrant 2 Victories: One
Total Points from Rankings: 377