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")
These three teams had some quality wins this season and look to play further in the month of March.
No. 22 – Louisana
Conference: Sun Belt
Best Wins: Harvard (75-61), Louisana Tech (94-88), South Alabama (71-66), Texas State (64-58), at Southern Methodist (76-72), Samford (75-58), Southern Miss (75-61), at South Alabama (79-76), Troy (72-57), Marshall (77-67), and South Alabama (79-76)
Number of wins over a power five conference teams: Zero
Notable Defeats: At Drake (64-76), at Texas (72-100), at Old Dominion (66-70), at Southern Miss (71-82), at Troy (65-80), and James Madison (68-74)
Conference Record: 13-5
RPI Ranking: 39
KenPom Ranking: 93
College Basketball Power Index Ranking: 100
Sagarin Ranking: 100
NET Ranking: 89
Quadrant 1 Wins: Zero
Quadrant 2 Victories: One
Quadrant 3 Wins: Ten
No. 21- Toledo
Conference: MAC
Best Wins: UAB (93-85), Richmond (90-67), at Vermont (84-72), Ohio (90-75), Miami (OH) ( 91-75), at Buffalo (86-77), at Akron (84-63), at Ball State (87-81)
Number of wins over a power five conference teams: Zero
Notable Defeats: East Carolina (75-86), at George Mason (73-80), at Marshall (85-100), Ball State (83-90), at Kent State (63-75)
Conference Record: 16-2
RPI Ranking: 69
KenPom Ranking: 84
College Basketball Power Index Ranking: 77
Sagarin Ranking: 69
NET Ranking: 79
Quadrant 1 Wins: Zero
Quadrant 2 Victories: Three
Quadrant 3 Wins: Seven
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No. 20 – Santa Clara
Conference: West Coast
Best Wins: Eastern Washington (84-72), DePaul (69-61), Iona (86-76), New Mexico State (66-65), UC Irvine (86-74), Boise State (73-58), San Francisco (79-67), at Pepperdine (89-79), at San Francisco (84-70), Loyola Marymount (71-69), BYU (81-74), and at Portland (103-84)
Number of wins over a power five conference teams: Zero
Notable Defeats: At Utah State (96-74), UCF (50-57), San Jose State (64-75), Saint Mary’s (64-67), Gonzaga (76-81), San Francisco (87-93)
Conference Record: 11-5
RPI Ranking: 65
KenPom Ranking: 84
College Basketball Power Index Ranking: 102
Sagarin Ranking: 83
Net Ranking: 84
Quadrant 1 Wins: One
Quadrant 2 Victories: Three
Quadrant 3 Wins: Eleven