NCAA Basketball: Final 2022-23 mid-major power rankings heading into postseason
By Ryan Kay
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These four mid-major teams have all had impressive seasons and look to also make runs in post-season play this March.
No. 12 – Iona
Conference: MAAC
Best Wins: Saint Louis (84-62), Niagara (78-56), Princeton (70-64), Seattle (83-72), Pepperdine (76-66), Quinnipiac (78-72), Siena (93-60), Mount Saint Mary’s (74-54), and at Rider (80-78)
Number of wins over a power five conference teams: Zero
Notable Defeats: At Hofstra (78-83), Santa Clara (76-86), at New Mexico (74-82), Southern Methodist (81-85), at Quinnipiac (58-81), Rider (67-70), and at Siena (53-70),
Conference Record: 17-3
RPI Ranking: 51
KenPom Ranking: 76
College Basketball Power Index Ranking: 56
Sagarin Ranking: 81
NET Ranking: 62
Quadrant 1 Wins: Zero
Quadrant 2 Victories: Zero
Quadrant 3 Wins: Seven
No. 11 – Yale
Conference: Ivy League
Best Wins: At Hawai’i (62-59), Vermont (73-44), Eastern Washington (74-60), Harvard (58-54), Brown (81-78), Pennsylvania (70-63), Princeton (87-65), at Harvard (68-57), at Princeton (93-83), Cornell (76-58), at Brown (84-75)
Number of wins over a power five conference teams: Zero
Notable Defeats: At Colorado (62-65), at Butler (61-71), at Kentucky (59-69), at Columbia (60-62), Dartmouth (77-81), at Cornell (82-94), at Pennsylvania (64-66)
Conference Record: 10-4
RPI Ranking: 66
KenPom Ranking: 69
College Basketball Power Index Ranking: 50
Sagarin Ranking: 76
NET Ranking: 65
Quadrant 1 Wins: Zero
Quadrant 2 Victories: Two
Quadrant 3 Wins: Eight
No. 10 – Bradley
Conference: Missouri Valley
Best Wins: SIU-Edwardsville (56-54), at Missouri State (58-40), Akron (74-55), at Indiana State (78-67), Southern Illinois (62-52), at Northern Iowa (77-69), Murray State (83-48), Drake (73-61), and Indiana State (71-70)
Number of wins over a power five conference teams: Zero
Notable Defeats: At Utah State (62-84), Auburn (64-85), at Arkansas (57-76), Liberty (44-55), Drake (51-77), Belmont (76-78), at Drake (61-86), at Murray State (58-67), and at Belmont (60-63)
Conference Record: 16-4
RPI Ranking: 38
KenPom Ranking: 87
College Basketball Power Index Ranking: 67
Sagarin Ranking: 80
Net Ranking: 72
Quadrant 1 Wins: Zero
Quadrant 2 Victories: Four
Quadrant 3 Wins: Six
Why is Bradley ranked in the top ten of these power rankings: They won the regular season title by finishing in first place in the Sun Belt Conference standings, they also won against a power five conference opponent on the road, the Golden Eagles also have a road victory against a team ranked in the top 50 in the NET, and they prior to their conference tournament won 11 of their last 13 regular season games.
No. 9 – Sam Houston
Conference: WAC
Best Wins: At Oklahoma (52-51), at Utah (65-55), at Texas State (69-62), at New Mexico State (75-62), Tarleton State (75-68), at Utah Tech (78-53), Stephen F. Austin (76-71), Seattle (55-40), at Tarleton State (64-59), California Baptist (56-45), Southern Utah (64-57), at Stephen F. Austin (64-59), and Cal Baptist (64-51)
Number of wins over a power five conference teams: Two
Notable Defeats: At Nevada (60-78), at Oklahoma State (51-65), at UT Arlington (58-70), at Southern Utah (74-86), Grand Canyon (68-72), and at Utah Valley (64-80)
Conference Record: 14-4
RPI Ranking: 49
KenPom Ranking: 64
College Basketball Power Index Ranking: 43
Sagarin Ranking: 91
NET Ranking: 59
Quadrant 1 Wins: One
Quadrant 2 Victories: One
Quadrant 3 Wins: Ten
Why is Sam Houston ranked in the top ten of these power rankings: What separates Sam Houston from many mid-major teams is that the Bearkats have two road victories over power five conference teams. Sam Houston on the road defeated Oklahoma and Utah this season and played a tough non-conference schedule playing Oklahoma State and Nevada on the road as well which has helped the Bearkats have a top 50 RPI ranking. Sam Houston only lost one game at home this season and has won 13 of their last 15 games.