2026-27 Outlook
LangIndex projects Arkansas-Pine Bluff at #209 nationally for the 2026-27 college basketball season with a projected efficiency margin of -0.9 points per 100 possessions. That's a major climb from #321 a season ago, one of the bigger projected rises in the country. The model expects a rebuilding-type season.
Only 7% of last season's minutes return, so this roster will look very different. Expect some early-season volatility while new pieces settle in.
Last Season (2025-26)
Arkansas-Pine Bluff finished 2025-26 at 11-19, ranked #321 in the final LangIndex ratings with adjusted offense of 94.9 and adjusted defense of 123.7 points per 100 possessions.
How LangIndex Rates Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Arkansas-Pine Bluff's power rating of -0.9 is an adjusted efficiency margin: the points per 100 possessions the model expects them to outscore an average Division I team by, once you strip out schedule strength. It combines adjusted offensive efficiency, adjusted defensive efficiency, and pace into one number, so a rating of -0.9 means Arkansas-Pine Bluff projects to lose to a neutral-court average team by about 1 points on a typical night. The full live version updates every morning during the season.
Arkansas-Pine Bluff Rating History
Season-by-season LangIndex power rating and national rank. Arkansas-Pine Bluff has trended upward over the last few seasons. Their best finish in this window was #299 in 2023-24.
| Season | Power Rating | Nat. Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | -9.1 | #313 |
| 2024-25 | -20.6 | #358 |
| 2023-24 | -10.0 | #299 |
| 2022-23 | -12.7 | #324 |
| 2021-22 | -20.0 | #352 |
| 2020-21 | -23.1 | #338 |