2026-27 Outlook
LangIndex projects Grambling at #183 nationally for the 2026-27 college basketball season with a projected efficiency margin of -0.4 points per 100 possessions. That's a major climb from #285 a season ago, one of the bigger projected rises in the country. The model expects a rebuilding-type season.
Only 2% 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)
Grambling finished 2025-26 at 12-18, ranked #285 in the final LangIndex ratings with adjusted offense of 90.8 and adjusted defense of 113.4 points per 100 possessions.
How LangIndex Rates Grambling
Grambling's power rating of -0.4 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 -0.4 means Grambling 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.
Grambling Rating History
Season-by-season LangIndex power rating and national rank. Grambling has been fairly steady in the LangIndex ratings over this stretch. Their best finish in this window was #130 in 2022-23.
| Season | Power Rating | Nat. Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | -7.5 | #277 |
| 2024-25 | -6.6 | #275 |
| 2023-24 | -6.4 | #269 |
| 2022-23 | +3.1 | #130 |
| 2021-22 | -12.0 | #310 |
| 2020-21 | -1.7 | #174 |