Projecting college basketball NET quadrants and team-sheet opportunities for the 2021-22 season.
One of the biggest determining factors in a college basketball season is decided even before opening night.
In a sport with over 350 teams, not every program has the same number of chances to beat quality opponents. This imbalance allows the major conferences to stack up at-large bids while the vast majority of the college landscape is only represented by an automatic bid. As a result, schedules play a huge role in determining which teams play in the postseason.
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While pro sports like the NFL or NBA know strength of schedules as soon as schedules are released, their postseason teams are selected simply by wins and losses.
This isn’t the case in college basketball, where a 12-loss ACC team may receive a tournament bid over a 6-loss SoCon team. But this explains why understanding team schedules and how the matchups impact NET rankings and NET quadrant opportunities is so vital to any studious college basketball fan.
Below you will find NET quadrant projections and NET team-sheet value rankings.
College basketball NET quadrant projections, 2021-22
| Team | Conference | Away | Neutral | Home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abilene Christian | WAC | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Air Force | MWC | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Akron | MAC | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Alabama | SEC | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Alabama A&M | SWAC | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Alabama St. | SWAC | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Albany | America East | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Alcorn St. | SWAC | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| American | Patriot | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Appalachian St. | Sun Belt | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Arizona | Pac-12 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Arizona St. | Pac-12 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Arkansas | SEC | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Arkansas Pine Bluff | SWAC | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Arkansas St. | Sun Belt | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Army | Patriot | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Auburn | SEC | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Austin Peay | OVC | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Ball St. | MAC | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Baylor | Big 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Bellarmine | ASUN | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Belmont | OVC | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Bethune Cookman | SWAC | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Binghamton | America East | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Boise St. | MWC | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Boston College | ACC | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Boston University | Patriot | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Bowling Green | MAC | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Bradley | MVC | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Brown | Ivy | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Bryant | NEC | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Bucknell | Patriot | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Buffalo | MAC | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Butler | Big East | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| BYU | WCC | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Cal Baptist | WAC | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Cal Poly | Big West | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Cal St. Bakersfield | Big West | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Cal St. Fullerton | Big West | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Cal St. Northridge | Big West | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| California | Pac-12 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Campbell | Big South | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Canisius | MAAC | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Central Arkansas | ASUN | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Central Connecticut | NEC | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Central Michigan | MAC | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Charleston Southern | Big South | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Charlotte | CUSA | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Chattanooga | SoCon | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Chicago St. | WAC | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Cincinnati | AAC | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Clemson | ACC | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Cleveland St. | Horizon | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Colgate | Patriot | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| College of Charleston | CAA | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Colorado | Pac-12 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Colorado St. | MWC | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Columbia | Ivy | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Connecticut | Big East | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Coppin St. | MEAC | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Cornell | Ivy | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Creighton | Big East | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Dartmouth | Ivy | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Davidson | A10 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Dayton | A10 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Delaware | CAA | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Delaware St. | MEAC | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Denver | Summit | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| DePaul | Big East | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Detroit | Horizon | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Dixie St. | WAC | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Drake | MVC | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Drexel | CAA | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Duke | ACC | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Duquesne | A10 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| East Carolina | AAC | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| East Tennessee St. | SoCon | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Eastern Illinois | OVC | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Eastern Kentucky | ASUN | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Eastern Michigan | MAC | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Eastern Washington | Big Sky | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Elon | CAA | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Evansville | MVC | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Fairfield | MAAC | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Fairleigh Dickinson | NEC | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| FIU | CUSA | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Florida | SEC | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Florida A&M | SWAC | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Florida Atlantic | CUSA | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Florida Gulf Coast | ASUN | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Florida St. | ACC | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Fordham | A10 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Fort Wayne | Horizon | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Fresno St. | MWC | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Furman | SoCon | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Gardner Webb | Big South | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| George Mason | A10 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| George Washington | A10 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Georgetown | Big East | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Georgia | SEC | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Georgia St. | Sun Belt | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Georgia Tech | ACC | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Gonzaga | WCC | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Grambling St. | SWAC | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Grand Canyon | WAC | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Green Bay | Horizon | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Hampton | Big South | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Hartford | America East | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Harvard | Ivy | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Hawaii | Big West | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| High Point | Big South | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Hofstra | CAA | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Holy Cross | Patriot | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Houston | AAC | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Houston Baptist | Southland | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Howard | MEAC | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Idaho | Big Sky | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Idaho St. | Big Sky | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Illinois | Big Ten | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Illinois Chicago | Horizon | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Illinois St. | MVC | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Incarnate Word | Southland | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Indiana | Big Ten | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Indiana St. | MVC | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Iona | MAAC | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Iowa | Big Ten | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Iowa St. | Big 12 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| IUPUI | Horizon | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Jackson St. | SWAC | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Jacksonville | ASUN | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Jacksonville St. | ASUN | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| James Madison | CAA | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Kansas | Big 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Kansas St. | Big 12 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Kennesaw St. | ASUN | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Kent St. | MAC | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Kentucky | SEC | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| La Salle | A10 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Lafayette | Patriot | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Lamar | WAC | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Lehigh | Patriot | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Liberty | ASUN | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Lipscomb | ASUN | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Little Rock | Sun Belt | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| LIU Brooklyn | NEC | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Long Beach St. | Big West | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Longwood | Big South | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Louisiana Lafayette | Sun Belt | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Louisiana Monroe | Sun Belt | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Louisiana Tech | CUSA | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Louisville | ACC | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Loyola Chicago | MVC | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Loyola Marymount | WCC | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Loyola MD | Patriot | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| LSU | SEC | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Maine | America East | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Manhattan | MAAC | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Marist | MAAC | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Marquette | Big East | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Marshall | CUSA | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Maryland | Big Ten | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Maryland Eastern Shore | MEAC | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Massachusetts | A10 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| McNeese St. | Southland | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Memphis | AAC | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Mercer | SoCon | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Merrimack | NEC | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Miami FL | ACC | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Miami OH | MAC | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Michigan | Big Ten | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Michigan St. | Big Ten | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Middle Tennessee | CUSA | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Milwaukee | Horizon | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Minnesota | Big Ten | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Mississippi | SEC | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Mississippi St. | SEC | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Mississippi Valley St. | SWAC | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Missouri | SEC | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Missouri St. | MVC | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Monmouth | MAAC | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Montana | Big Sky | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Montana St. | Big Sky | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Morehead St. | OVC | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Morgan St. | MEAC | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Mount St. Mary's | NEC | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Murray St. | OVC | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Navy | Patriot | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Nebraska | Big Ten | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Nebraska Omaha | Summit | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Nevada | MWC | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| New Hampshire | America East | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| New Mexico | MWC | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| New Mexico St. | WAC | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| New Orleans | Southland | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Niagara | MAAC | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Nicholls St. | Southland | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| NJIT | America East | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Norfolk St. | MEAC | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| North Alabama | ASUN | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| North Carolina | ACC | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| North Carolina A&T | Big South | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| North Carolina Central | MEAC | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| North Carolina St. | ACC | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| North Dakota | Summit | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| North Dakota St. | Summit | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| North Florida | ASUN | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| North Texas | CUSA | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Northeastern | CAA | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Northern Arizona | Big Sky | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Northern Colorado | Big Sky | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Northern Illinois | MAC | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Northern Iowa | MVC | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Northern Kentucky | Horizon | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Northwestern | Big Ten | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Northwestern St. | Southland | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Notre Dame | ACC | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Oakland | Horizon | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Ohio | MAC | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Ohio St. | Big Ten | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Oklahoma | Big 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Oklahoma St. | Big 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Old Dominion | CUSA | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Oral Roberts | Summit | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Oregon | Pac-12 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Oregon St. | Pac-12 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Pacific | WCC | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Penn | Ivy | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Penn St. | Big Ten | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Pepperdine | WCC | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Pittsburgh | ACC | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Portland | WCC | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Portland St. | Big Sky | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Prairie View A&M | SWAC | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Presbyterian | Big South | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Princeton | Ivy | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Providence | Big East | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Purdue | Big Ten | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Quinnipiac | MAAC | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Radford | Big South | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Rhode Island | A10 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Rice | CUSA | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Richmond | A10 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Rider | MAAC | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Robert Morris | Horizon | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Rutgers | Big Ten | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Sacramento St. | Big Sky | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Sacred Heart | NEC | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Saint Joseph's | A10 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Saint Louis | A10 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Saint Mary's | WCC | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Saint Peter's | MAAC | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Sam Houston St. | WAC | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Samford | SoCon | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| San Diego | WCC | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| San Diego St. | MWC | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| San Francisco | WCC | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| San Jose St. | MWC | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Santa Clara | WCC | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Seattle | WAC | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Seton Hall | Big East | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Siena | MAAC | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| SIU Edwardsville | OVC | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| SMU | AAC | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| South Alabama | Sun Belt | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| South Carolina | SEC | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| South Carolina St. | MEAC | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| South Dakota | Summit | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| South Dakota St. | Summit | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| South Florida | AAC | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Southeast Missouri St. | OVC | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Southeastern Louisiana | Southland | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Southern | SWAC | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Southern Illinois | MVC | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Southern Miss | CUSA | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Southern Utah | Big Sky | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| St. Bonaventure | A10 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| St. Francis NY | NEC | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| St. Francis PA | NEC | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| St. John's | Big East | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| St. Thomas | Summit | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Stanford | Pac-12 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Stephen F. Austin | WAC | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Stetson | ASUN | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Stony Brook | America East | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Syracuse | ACC | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Tarleton St. | WAC | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| TCU | Big 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Temple | AAC | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Tennessee | SEC | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tennessee Martin | OVC | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Tennessee St. | OVC | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Tennessee Tech | OVC | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Texas | Big 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Texas A&M | SEC | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Texas A&M Corpus Chris | Southland | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Texas Southern | SWAC | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Texas St. | Sun Belt | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Texas Tech | Big 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| The Citadel | SoCon | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Toledo | MAC | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Towson | CAA | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Troy | Sun Belt | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Tulane | AAC | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Tulsa | AAC | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| UAB | CUSA | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| UC Davis | Big West | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| UC Irvine | Big West | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| UC Riverside | Big West | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| UC San Diego | Big West | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| UC Santa Barbara | Big West | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| UCF | AAC | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| UCLA | Pac-12 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| UMass Lowell | America East | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| UMBC | America East | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| UMKC | Summit | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| UNC Asheville | Big South | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| UNC Greensboro | SoCon | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| UNC Wilmington | CAA | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| UNLV | MWC | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| USC | Pac-12 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| USC Upstate | Big South | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| UT Arlington | Sun Belt | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| UT Rio Grande Valley | WAC | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Utah | Pac-12 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Utah St. | MWC | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Utah Valley | WAC | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| UTEP | CUSA | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| UTSA | CUSA | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Valparaiso | MVC | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Vanderbilt | SEC | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| VCU | A10 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Vermont | America East | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Villanova | Big East | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Virginia | ACC | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Virginia Tech | ACC | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| VMI | SoCon | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Wagner | NEC | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Wake Forest | ACC | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Washington | Pac-12 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Washington St. | Pac-12 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Weber St. | Big Sky | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| West Virginia | Big 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Western Carolina | SoCon | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Western Illinois | Summit | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Western Kentucky | CUSA | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Western Michigan | MAC | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Wichita St. | AAC | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| William & Mary | CAA | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Winthrop | Big South | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Wisconsin | Big Ten | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Wofford | SoCon | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Wright St. | Horizon | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Wyoming | MWC | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Xavier | Big East | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Yale | Ivy | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Youngstown St. | Horizon | 4 | 4 | 4 |
College basketball NET team-sheet value rankings, 2021-22
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