Our model, ADJeff ratings, are just a rating of the D1 players and their Adjust Efficiency by strength of schedule.There are other factors we consider in the overall team rankings like coaching, continuity, incoming freshmen, JUCO, team build, fit, etc.
Team ADJeff
1
La Tech
2.6
2
NMSU
2.1
3
MTSU
2.1
4
Liberty
1.6
5
Sam Houston St
1.6
6
WKU
1.7
7
UTEP
1.5
8
FIU
1.4
9
Jacksonville St
1.3
Last Year’s NET
Liberty
44
Middle Tennessee
117
Louisiana Tech
170
Western Kentucky
177
NMSU
189
UTEP
192
FIU
218
Jacksonville St
236
UTA
251
Outside of the Pac-12 (rip) no conference has been hit as hard recently in realignment. In football this conference takes a step back, but in basketball, this is a nice solid conference that features some really strong historical programs. I should have a chance to rank higher than the Sun Belt as a basketball conference who some teams left CUSA to go to some years. Also many of the additions of like New Mexico State, Liberty, Sam Houston State and others are stronger than some of the teams the American took. I kind of like this conference for basketball. There is a chance they get left behind financially to the Sun Belt but it’s a conference that can be more focused on basketball which we like.
