College Basketball Conference Rankings

Conference strength, 2026-27

Conferences are ranked by the average LangIndex power rating of their member teams. Click any league for its full projected standings with links to every team preview.

#	Conference	Teams	Avg Rating	Best Team
1	Big 12 Conference	16	+11.6	Arizona
2	Southeastern Conference	16	+10.8	Florida
3	Big Ten Conference	18	+10.0	Michigan State
4	Atlantic Coast Conference	18	+8.4	Duke
5	Big East Conference	11	+7.2	UConn
6	PAC-12	9	+4.9	Gonzaga
7	Atlantic 10 Conference	14	+2.4	VCU
8	West Coast Conference	10	+1.6	Saint Mary's
9	Missouri Valley Conference	11	+1.2	Northern Iowa
10	American Conference	13	+0.9	Wichita State
11	Mountain West Conference	10	+0.9	Grand Canyon
12	Big West Conference	12	-0.0	UC Irvine
13	Conference USA	11	-0.3	Liberty
14	Mid-American Conference	12	-0.3	Akron
15	Coastal Athletic Association	13	-0.6	Charleston
16	Big South Conference	9	-0.8	High Point
17	Sun Belt Conference	13	-1.0	Arkansas State
18	Horizon League	12	-1.1	Wright State
19	Big Sky Conference	11	-1.2	Montana State
20	Southland Conference	12	-1.4	McNeese
21	Ivy League	8	-1.5	Yale
22	Southern Conference	11	-1.9	Samford
23	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference	13	-2.3	Iona
24	Summit League	8	-2.3	St. Thomas-Minnesota
25	Ohio Valley Conference	9	-2.6	Tennessee State
26	Northeast Conference	10	-2.7	Wagner
27	United Athletic Conference	9	-2.8	Central Arkansas
28	Atlantic Sun Conference	7	-2.9	Lipscomb
29	Southwestern Athletic Conference	12	-3.0	Grambling
30	America East Conference	9	-3.3	Vermont
31	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference	8	-3.6	Howard
32	Patriot League	10	-4.1	Navy