2026-27 Outlook
LangIndex projects Lafayette at #346 nationally for the 2026-27 college basketball season with a projected efficiency margin of -5.4 points per 100 possessions. The model projects a step back from last season's #323 finish. This projects as a development year.
About 66% of last season's production returns, a middle-of-the-road continuity number.
Last Season (2025-26)
Lafayette finished 2025-26 at 10-20, ranked #323 in the final LangIndex ratings with adjusted offense of 96.0 and adjusted defense of 119.7 points per 100 possessions.
How LangIndex Rates Lafayette
Lafayette's power rating of -5.4 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 -5.4 means Lafayette projects to lose to a neutral-court average team by about 4 points on a typical night. The full live version updates every morning during the season.
Lafayette Rating History
Season-by-season LangIndex power rating and national rank. Lafayette has been fairly steady in the LangIndex ratings over this stretch. Their best finish in this window was #172 in 2020-21.
| Season | Power Rating | Nat. Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | -9.2 | #315 |
| 2024-25 | -3.1 | #226 |
| 2023-24 | -8.9 | #291 |
| 2022-23 | -5.8 | #248 |
| 2021-22 | -10.6 | #297 |
| 2020-21 | -1.6 | #172 |