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Liberty is ranked No. 15 in the latest CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 poll, released Monday evening. It marks the third straight week the Flames have been ranked in the Top 25.
On Dec. 8 Liberty was ranked No. 13, marking the first time the Flames have appeared in the Top 25, after receiving votes the week prior (49) and for three straight weeks early in the 2006-07 season. Liberty was ranked No. 12 on Dec. 15, but fell two spaces after tough road losses at DePaul (63-64) and Saint Louis (70-73).
VMI is listed at No. 19, moving up from No. 21. Two weeks ago marked the first time in league history the Big South Conference had two teams recognized on the list.
Liberty is in action this week in Las Vegas, Nev., playing Northern Colorado on Monday and USC Upstate on Tuesday at the Orleans Arena.
| Record | Points | Previous | | | 1. | Gonzaga (30) | 8-2 | 774 | 1 | | | 2. | Illinois State (1) | 11-0 | 748 | 3 | | | 3. | Davidson | 8-2 | 692 | 2 | | | 4. | St. Mary's | 9-1 | 658 | 4 | | | 5. | Butler | 9-1 | 645 | 5 | | | 6. | Creighton | 8-2 | 563 | 6 | | | 7. | College of Charleston | 9-1 | 531 | 7 | | | 8. | Cleveland State | 7-4 | 525 | 15 | | | 9. | George Mason | 6-2 | 463 | 13 | | | 10. | Western Kentucky | 7-3 | 370 | 14 | | | 11. | VCU | 7-4 | 369 | 9 | | | 12. | Stephen F. Austin | 7-3 | 341 | 10 | | | 13. | Hofstra | 8-2 | 334 | 11 | | | 14. | Siena | 5-4 | 308 | 8 | | | 15. | Liberty | 7-4 | 298 | 12 | | | 16. | Illinois-Chicago | 7-3 | 279 | 16 | | | 17. | Portland State | 8-3 | 271 | 17 | | | 18. | Arkansas-Little Rock | 8-3 | 252 | 18 | | | 19. | VMI | 9-2 | 231 | 21 | | | 20. | Evansville | 8-2 | 210 | 20 | | | 21. | Niagara | 8-2 | 142 | NR | | | 22. | Arkansas State | 8-2 | 139 | NR | | | 23. | Miami (Ohio) | 6-4 | 132 | 19 | | | 23. | Drake | 8-3 | 111 | NR | | | 25. | Fairfield | 8-3 | 96 | NR | | |
| | | OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: North Texas 56, East Tennessee State 54, Missouri State 52, Wisconsin-Green Bay 52, Rider 51, Murray State 41, Lamar 37, Akron 33, Belmont 33, Mercer 30, San Diego 26, South Alabama 23, Jacksonville State 21, Vermont 16, Savannah State 13, Lehigh 12, Middle Tennessee 12, UC Riverside 8, Navy 8, Kent State 6, Eastern Kentucky 5, San Francisco 5, Cornell 4, Portland 2, Oakland 1, Pacific 1, Wagner 1. | | |
