BYU Basketball Ranks Second in First NET Rankings

On Monday morning, the NCAA released the first NET rankings for the 2023-2024 basketball season. BYU ranked second nationally behind only Houston. The NET rankings are the primary metric that the selection committee uses to sort teams for the NCAA tournament.

The high ranking speaks to BYU's complete dominance through seven games. The Cougars, who are 7-0, currently lead the currently in point differential.

Below are the NET rankings for the rest of the Big 12.

• Houston (1)
• BYU (2)
• Baylor (6)
• Iowa State (13)
• Cincinnati (14)
• Kansas (16)
• Oklahoma (19)
• TCU (41)
• Texas (59)
• Texas Tech (87)
• Kansas State (100)
• UCF (112)
• Oklahoma State (196)
• West Virginia (209)

What are the NET rankings?

From the NCAA official website, "The NET rankings serve as the primary sorting tool for Division I men's basketball, they play an important role in establishing a team's resume. The men’s and women’s basketball NET rankings and team sheets will be provided publicly on a daily basis on NCAA.com and NCAA.org starting in December."

The quadrant system determines the resumes of college basketball teams. "Using the quadrant system, which was in its fourth season in 2020-21, the quality of wins and losses will be organized based on game location and the opponent's NET ranking.

• Quadrant 1: Home 1-30, Neutral 1-50, Away 1-75
• Quadrant 2: Home 31-75, Neutral 51-100, Away 76-135
• Quadrant 3: Home 76-160, Neutral 101-200, Away 135-240
• Quadrant 4: Home 161-353, Neutral 201-353, Away 241-353

The number of Quadrant 1 wins and Quadrant 3/4 losses will be incredibly important when it comes time for NCAA tournament selection and seeding."