2026-27 Outlook
LangIndex projects Dartmouth at #337 nationally for the 2026-27 college basketball season with a projected efficiency margin of -4.7 points per 100 possessions. That's a steep projected drop from #280 last season, driven by roster turnover. This projects as a development year.
With 88% of last season's minutes returning, this is one of the more continuous rosters in the country, and that tends to be a real edge in November and December.
Last Season (2025-26)
Dartmouth finished 2025-26 at 9-16, ranked #280 in the final LangIndex ratings with adjusted offense of 100.8 and adjusted defense of 116.6 points per 100 possessions.
How LangIndex Rates Dartmouth
Dartmouth's power rating of -4.7 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 -4.7 means Dartmouth projects to lose to a neutral-court average team by about 3 points on a typical night. The full live version updates every morning during the season.
Dartmouth Rating History
Season-by-season LangIndex power rating and national rank. Dartmouth has been fairly steady in the LangIndex ratings over this stretch. Their best finish in this window was #164 in 2024-25.
| Season | Power Rating | Nat. Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | -7.2 | #272 |
| 2024-25 | -0.0 | #164 |
| 2023-24 | -15.5 | #340 |
| 2022-23 | -8.6 | #284 |
| 2021-22 | -3.0 | #207 |
| 2019-20 | -3.6 | #219 |