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The 1st Mid-Major Top 25 of 2023

For current rankings check here.

We have a new number 1 team. It’s a team that has been high in the metrics for weeks. We’ve had them 2nd behind College of Charleston the last update, but it’s undeniable at that point. They went on the road winning at North Texas and beat UAB and Charlotte since. Florida Atlantic is the best mid-major in basketball as we define them.

The other big mover this week is Utah Valley State who beat Sam Houston State since our last update. I can’t say I saw this coming as they lost one of the best transfers on the market last year in Fardaws Aimaq, yet have improved. The most notable drop from the rankings is New Mexico State. I worried some of the off the court stuff would bleed over into their season and it seems to have losing their last 4 since our update. If you aren’t familiar one of their players was shot and the team feared they may be at risk.

Here is a reminder of how 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.

We listed the records, current NET, and significant wins and losses.

NET
1FAU14-114
2C of Charleston16-153
3North Texas13-338
4UAB12-469
5S. Houston St12-439
6Oral Roberts13-466
7Iona11-556
8Kent State13-353
9Liberty12-568
10Southern Miss14-363
11UCSB12-289
12Bradley11-672
13Drake13-596
14UNCW14-384
15FGCU13-487
16Marshall13-476
17Utah Valley13-475
18Louisiana12-4104
19UC Irvine10-580
20Charlotte11-585
21JMU11-686
22Yale11-582
23Indiana State13-491
24Grand Canyon11-598
25Youngstown St.12-5119
Hofstra10-7110
Furman12-5124
Toledo10-6118
Princeton12-495
S. Illinois12-5106
Cornell12-497

Here are some of the notable wins and losses

W’sL’s
1FAUUF, UAB, UNT, UNCCMiss
2C of CharlestonVPI, Rich, KentUNC
3North TexasFresno, GCUUNCW, SMC, FAU
4UABUGATol, WVU
5S. Houston StOU, UtahNev, OKSt, GSU, UV
6Oral RobertsLibHou, UtSt, SMC
7IonaSt Louis, PrinHof, SClara
8Kent StatePortGonz, Hou, CoC
9LibertyBradleyBama,ORU, USM, NW
10Southern MissLib, VandyNWSt
11UCSBFresnoDuq, NAU
12BradleyUtah, Aub, Lib
13DrakeWyoInd St, Rich
14UNCWUNTUConn, UNC, OU
15FGCUUSCTenn, FAU, SD
16MarshallAkronQueens
17Utah ValleyOregon, BYU, SHSMorgan St
18LouisianaSam, LaTechDrake
19UC IrvineOre, NMSU, LMUSDSU, Fresno, Pep
20CharlotteBoiseUMass, UDM
21JMUUVA, UNC, Valpo
22YaleUK, Butler, Colo
23Indiana StateDrake, SIUUMKC, S. In
24Grand CanyonWyom, SHSNev, UNT, LMU, WSU
25Youngstown St.Ohio, NKU, NAvy, ND
HofstraIona, PrinPur, MTSU, SMC, etc
FurmanPSU, ODU HP
ToledoUAB, RichGMU, ECU, UMKC
PrincetonHof, Navy
S. IllinoisSLU, ISU
CornellMiami, BC, Prin


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