2026-27 Outlook
LangIndex projects Idaho at #184 nationally for the 2026-27 college basketball season with a projected efficiency margin of -0.4 points per 100 possessions. The model projects a step back from last season's #162 finish. The model expects a rebuilding-type season.
About 40% of last season's production returns, a middle-of-the-road continuity number.
Last Season (2025-26)
Idaho finished 2025-26 at 18-14, ranked #162 in the final LangIndex ratings with adjusted offense of 107.3 and adjusted defense of 107.8 points per 100 possessions.
How LangIndex Rates Idaho
Idaho'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 Idaho 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.
Idaho Rating History
Season-by-season LangIndex power rating and national rank. Idaho has trended upward over the last few seasons. Their best finish in this window was #154 in 2025-26.
| Season | Power Rating | Nat. Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | -1.5 | #154 |
| 2024-25 | -8.0 | #291 |
| 2023-24 | -11.6 | #318 |
| 2022-23 | -9.3 | #292 |
| 2021-22 | -13.6 | #322 |
| 2020-21 | -24.1 | #339 |