2026-27 Outlook
LangIndex projects Eastern Kentucky at #302 nationally for the 2026-27 college basketball season with a projected efficiency margin of -3.2 points per 100 possessions. That's roughly in line with last season's #302 finish. This projects as a development year.
About 45% of last season's production returns, a middle-of-the-road continuity number.
Last Season (2025-26)
Eastern Kentucky finished 2025-26 at 9-21, ranked #302 in the final LangIndex ratings with adjusted offense of 103.1 and adjusted defense of 123.2 points per 100 possessions.
How LangIndex Rates Eastern Kentucky
Eastern Kentucky's power rating of -3.2 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 -3.2 means Eastern Kentucky 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.
Eastern Kentucky Rating History
Season-by-season LangIndex power rating and national rank. Eastern Kentucky's rating has slipped compared to a few seasons ago. Their best finish in this window was #81 in 2020-21.
| Season | Power Rating | Nat. Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | -8.0 | #294 |
| 2024-25 | -0.1 | #165 |
| 2023-24 | -1.3 | #186 |
| 2022-23 | -0.7 | #173 |
| 2021-22 | -3.5 | #216 |
| 2020-21 | +5.7 | #81 |