After beating the Michigan Wolverines, 106-101, in double overtime at the Jumpan Invitational in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Tuesday, the Florida Gators are up one spot to No. 54 overall on the NCAA NET rankings.
It was Florida’s second win over a Quadrant 2 and wraps up a three-game stretch of neutral-site games. Each of those three games produced varied results, including a narrow win over No. 214 East Carolina.
Florida is now 1-2 against Quadrant 1 opponents, 2-1 against Quadrant 2 opponents, 1-0 against Quadrant 3 opponents and 4-0 against Quadrant 4 opponents.
As a reminder, the NET rankings are a fully objective measurement of outcomes. It not only considers coarse details like win-loss, but also takes into account game results, strength of schedule, game location, scoring margin, net offensive and defensive efficiency, and the quality of wins and losses.
Here’s how the quadrant system breaks things up:
- 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
Next up for Florida is No. 346 Grambling State on Friday at 4 p.m. ET and wraps up the non-conference slate with No. 215 Quinnipiac at 1 p.m. ET on Dec. 30. The Gators will be favored in both games after starting the season undefeated against Quadrant 4 opponents.
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