2026-27 Outlook
LangIndex projects Lehigh at #334 nationally for the 2026-27 college basketball season with a projected efficiency margin of -4.6 points per 100 possessions. That's a steep projected drop from #273 last season, driven by roster turnover. This projects as a development year.
With 75% of last season's minutes returning, this is one of the more continuous rosters in the country, and that tends to be a real edge in November and December.
Last Season (2025-26)
Lehigh finished 2025-26 at 16-16, ranked #273 in the final LangIndex ratings with adjusted offense of 98.5 and adjusted defense of 115.4 points per 100 possessions.
How LangIndex Rates Lehigh
Lehigh's power rating of -4.6 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 -4.6 means Lehigh projects to lose to a neutral-court average team by about 3 points on a typical night. The full live version updates every morning during the season.
Lehigh Rating History
Season-by-season LangIndex power rating and national rank. Lehigh has been fairly steady in the LangIndex ratings over this stretch. Their best finish in this window was #194 in 2023-24.
| Season | Power Rating | Nat. Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | -7.0 | #265 |
| 2024-25 | -4.6 | #243 |
| 2023-24 | -1.7 | #194 |
| 2022-23 | -6.0 | #250 |
| 2021-22 | -6.8 | #259 |
| 2020-21 | -8.6 | #281 |