Conference USA Basketball is one month away from March and the conference tournament. Here’s where each team stands.
| Team | NET | KenPom | Record |
| Charlotte | 182 | 211 | 12-9 (5-4) |
| FAU | 122 | 124 | 14-9 (7-3) |
| FIU | 242 | 238 | 13-10 (3-7) |
| LA Tech | 97 | 95 | 17-6 (8-3) |
| Marshall | 249 | 243 | 8-15 (1-9) |
| MTSU | 115 | 120 | 14-7 (5-3) |
| North Texas | 51 | 61 | 16-4 (9-1) |
| Old Dominion | 217 | 213 | 9-13 (4-5) |
| Rice | 180 | 191 | 13-6 (6-5) |
| Southern Miss | 331 | 334 | 6-16 (1-8) |
| UAB | 39 | 38 | 18-5 (8-2) |
| UTEP | 159 | 172 | 14-8 (7-3) |
| UTSA | 338 | 329 | 8-16 (1-10) |
| WKU | 127 | 110 | 12-11 (4-6) |
Kenpom, NET, and standings reflect games as of 2/5/2022
Key Storylines
Anybody’s… conference
The East was always somewhat of a mixed bag, but there was a time in the not-so-distant past where it seemed like a foregone conclusion one of UAB or Louisiana Tech would win the West. Meanwhile WKU, an early favorite to win the East, is nowhere near the top of the standings on their side of the conference. No matter what happens down the stretch, every game will be meaningful.
Owls’ right the ship
FAU hit a rough patch at the beginning of the year, losing three of four games, a streak that began with a road loss to High Point. Since then the Owls have been on a roll. They’ve won six of seven and have surged back to the top of the East standings. There’s still a month to go, so they’re not out of the woods just yet, but to be back in the picture is a restatement to this team’s tremendous perseverance.
The leftovers
The gap separating those within striking distance of a conference tournament bye and the middle of the pack can is minuscule. A string of good (or bad) games can and probably will probably cause quite the tumult in the standings.
That won’t be the case at the bottom. Marshall, Southern Miss and UTSA all leave the first full weekend of February more than four games removed from first place and have yet to win double-digit games. We might not know who will finish first and second, but we can probably start to ink in the bottom three.
