Here at The Hoops Resource, we define a mid-major and eligibility in these rankings as anyone, not in a top 10 Major Conference. There have been pretty distinct tiers in recent years developed both in money and average finish.
Power 6: Big 12, SEC, ACC, Big East, Big 10, Pac 12
Major: AAC, WCC, Atlantic 10, MWC
Mid Major: led by CUSA, MVC, CAA, WAC, MAAC, Big West, Sun Belt, SoCon, Horizon, MAC
There is a Low Major tier, but for our purposes, they will be included in these rankings.
March 5th
NET
1
FAU
26-3
15
2
North Texas
23-6
39
3
Oral Roberts
24-4
42
4
Liberty
23-7
40
5
Charleston
27-3
52
6
UAB
22-8
56
7
Sam Houston State
20-6
59
8
Bradley
24-8
60
9
Yale
18-7
62
10
Drake
25-7
64
11
Iona
24-7
66
12
Kent State
23-6
70
13
Utah Valley
21-7
73
14
Toledo
24-6
80
15
Marshall
23-8
83
16
Southern Miss
22-7
86
17
Furman
22-7
87
18
Hofstra
23-8
88
19
Louisiana
21-7
91
20
James Madison
19-10
92
21
Indiana State
21-12
93
22
UC Irvine
20-10
95
23
UC Santa Barbara
22-7
100
24
Colgate
23-8
101
25
Montana State
20-9
103
Akron
19-10
104
Southern Utah
16-11
105
South Alabama
16-15
108
Charlotte
18-13
110
UNCG
18-12
111
Vermont
20-10
112
UMass-Lowell
23-7
113
Belmont
20-11
115
Kennesaw State
22-8
116
Princeton
17-8
117
Youngstown State
22-8
118
Middle Tennessee
16-13
119
Grand Canyon
17-11
120
Southern Illinois
22-10
124
Hawaii
21-10
125
Here is a link to the in-depth preview of each top 25 team’s Preseason.
