2026-27 Outlook
LangIndex projects Colgate at #170 nationally for the 2026-27 college basketball season with a projected efficiency margin of -0.1 points per 100 possessions. That's a major climb from #221 a season ago, one of the bigger projected rises in the country. The model expects a rebuilding-type season.
About 63% of last season's production returns, a middle-of-the-road continuity number.
Last Season (2025-26)
Colgate finished 2025-26 at 16-15, ranked #221 in the final LangIndex ratings with adjusted offense of 105.5 and adjusted defense of 114.7 points per 100 possessions.
How LangIndex Rates Colgate
Colgate's power rating of -0.1 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 -0.1 means Colgate projects to lose to a neutral-court average team by about 0 points on a typical night. The full live version updates every morning during the season.
Colgate Rating History
Season-by-season LangIndex power rating and national rank. Colgate's rating has slipped compared to a few seasons ago. Their best finish in this window was #18 in 2020-21.
| Season | Power Rating | Nat. Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | -4.4 | #213 |
| 2024-25 | -1.2 | #188 |
| 2023-24 | +9.8 | #54 |
| 2022-23 | +14.5 | #20 |
| 2021-22 | +11.0 | #40 |
| 2020-21 | +16.9 | #18 |