2026-27 Outlook
LangIndex projects Delaware at #288 nationally for the 2026-27 college basketball season with a projected efficiency margin of -3.0 points per 100 possessions. That's a major climb from #314 a season ago, one of the bigger projected rises in the country. This projects as a development year.
Only 23% 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)
Delaware finished 2025-26 at 10-20, ranked #314 in the final LangIndex ratings with adjusted offense of 100.8 and adjusted defense of 117.6 points per 100 possessions.
How LangIndex Rates Delaware
Delaware's power rating of -3.0 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 -3.0 means Delaware projects to lose to a neutral-court average team by about 2 points on a typical night. The full live version updates every morning during the season.
Delaware Rating History
Season-by-season LangIndex power rating and national rank. Delaware's rating has slipped compared to a few seasons ago. Their best finish in this window was #119 in 2021-22.
| Season | Power Rating | Nat. Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | -8.6 | #306 |
| 2024-25 | -3.7 | #234 |
| 2023-24 | +3.7 | #122 |
| 2022-23 | -4.0 | #222 |
| 2021-22 | +4.2 | #119 |
| 2020-21 | -0.2 | #159 |