NCAA Basketball: Final 2022-23 mid-major power rankings heading into postseason
By Ryan Kay
![Florida Atlantic Owls guard Alijah Martin (15) does the Gator Chomp after in the second half after defeating the Gators. The Florida Gators menÕs basketball team hosted the Florida Atlantic Owls at Billy Donovan Court at Exactech Arena in Gainesville, FL on Monday, November 14, 2022. Florida Atlantic defeated Florida 76-74. [Doug Engle/Gainesville Sun]Gai Ufbasketballfau](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_1080,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape%2Fcover%2Fsport%2F93c246987712840be555b192871cc8313e82565e9149eb9239d56032b35c1134.jpg "Florida Atlantic Owls guard Alijah Martin (15) does the Gator Chomp after in the second half after defeating the Gators. The Florida Gators menÕs basketball team hosted the Florida Atlantic Owls at Billy Donovan Court at Exactech Arena in Gainesville, FL on Monday, November 14, 2022. Florida Atlantic defeated Florida 76-74. [Doug Engle/Gainesville Sun]Gai Ufbasketballfau")
What are the five rankings used in these mid-major power rankings?
The formulas that are used to determine these power rankings within these five systems of rankings are listed below. The teams with the lowest overall point totals will be ranked the highest in these rankings. The rankings are based on all games played through 03/09/23.
Pomeroy College Basketball Ratings
The College Basketball Power Index (BPI)
Sagarin’s College Basketball Ratings
Let’s take a look at the third mid-major power rankings for the 2022-23 season and see if there are some newcomers to the rankings and see which teams dropped and rose in the rankings.
No. 30 – Charlotte
Conference: C-USA
Best Wins: Boise State (54-42), at Davidson (68-66), Detriot Mercy (82-80), Appalachian State (71-62), Middle Tennessee (82-67), Louisana Tech (68-66), at Western Kentucky (75-71), at UTEP (62-53), North Texas (55-49), and Western Kentucky (68-64)
Number of wins over a power five conference teams: Zero
Notable Defeats: At Detriot Mercy (49-70), UMass (54-60), at UAB (68-76), at Florida Atlantic (67-71), at Middle Tennessee (58-62), Florida Atlantic (52-67), at North Texas (43-67), UAB (91-93), and Middle Tennessee (65-66)
Conference Record: 9-11
RPI Ranking: 143
KenPom Ranking: 118
College Basketball Power Index Ranking: 124
Sagarin Ranking: 129
NET Ranking: 114
Quadrant 1 Wins: One
Quadrant 2 Victories: One
Quadrant 3 Wins: Five
No. 29 – Loyola Marymount
Conference: West Coast
Best Wins: Wake Forest (77-75), Nevada (64-52), at Grand Canyon (69-65), UC Davis (85-75), Georgetown (84-66), at Portland (79-60), BYU (64-59), at Gonzaga (68-67), Saint Mary’s (78-74), and at Pepperdine (75-67)
Number of wins over a power five conference teams: One
Notable Defeats: At UC Irvine (64-79), Utah State (67-79), at Colorado State (71-87), UC Riverside (79-81), San Francisco (70-72), at Saint Mary’s (62-76), at BYU (61-89), at Santa Clara (69-71), Gonzaga (65-108), and BYU (63-73)
Conference Record: 9-7
RPI Ranking: 96
KenPom Ranking:108
College Basketball Power Index Ranking: 125
Sagarin Ranking:116
Net Ranking: 107
Quadrant 1 Wins: Two
Quadrant 2 Victories: Three
Quadrant 3 Wins: Four
No. 28 – Youngstown State
Conference: Horizon League
Best Wins: Cleveland State (85-71), Oakland (77-73), Detroit Mercy (73-63), at Purdue Fort Wayne (81-72), Robert Morris (78-56), Wright State (91-89), Milwaukee (87-58), at Wright State (88-77), and at Detroit Mercy (84-79)
Number of victories over power five teams: Zero
Notable Defeats: At Notre Dame (81-88), at Navy (67-80), at Northern Kentucky (73-77), Ohio (79-81), at Cleveland State (78-81), at Milwaukee (75-88), Northern Kentucky (63-75)
Conference Record: 15-5
RPI Ranking: 130
KenPom Ranking: 128
College Basketball Power Index Ranking: 114
Sagarin Ranking: 140
Net Ranking: 124
Quadrant 1 Wins: Zero
Quadrant 2 Victories: Zero
Quadrant 3 Wins: Four
No. 27 – South Alabama
Conference: Sun Belt
Best Wins: James Madison (63-62), Jacksonville State (71-66), Appalachian State (74-57), at Texas State (76-67), Troy (77-60), Southern Mississippi (78-61), James Madison (75-66), Southern Mississippi (85-54), and Appalachian State (68-61)
Number of victories over power five teams: Zero
Notable Defeats: At Oklahoma (60-64), Louisana (66-71), Alabama (55-65), at Coastal Carolina (81-85), at New Mexico (74-80), Towson (60-62), at Florida Atlantic (59-84), at UAB (68-76), Texas State (58-64), Louisana (76-79), at Southern Mississippi (72-76), Old Dominion (64-66), at Troy (57-61), and at Louisiana (64-74)
Conference Record: 9-9
RPI Ranking: 131
KenPom Ranking: 95
College Basketball Power Index Ranking: 105
Net Ranking: 106
Sagarin Ranking: 106
Quadrant 1 Wins: Zero
Quadrant 2 Victories: Two
Quadrant 3 Wins: Five
No. 26 – Montana State
Conference: Big Sky
Best Wins: At Long Beach State (70-57), at North Dakota (81-71), Weber State (60-58), Idaho (72-58), at Northern Colorado (77-56), Weber State (67-52), at Montana (67-64), at Eastern Washington (79-74), Montana (72-68), and Northern Colorado (84-73)
Number of victories over power five teams: Zero
Notable Defeats: At Grand Canyon (54-60), at Oregon (51-81), Quinnipiac (53-70), Middle Tennessee State (71-72), at Arizona (64-85), Eastern Washington (67-70), and at Weber State (63-73)
Conference Record: 15-3
RPI Ranking: 90
KenPom Ranking: 110
College Basketball Power Index Ranking: 111
Sagarin Ranking: 130
Net Ranking: 104
Quadrant 1 Wins: Zero
Quadrant 2 Victories: Two
Quadrant 3 Wins: Six