2026-27 Outlook
LangIndex projects Longwood at #225 nationally for the 2026-27 college basketball season with a projected efficiency margin of -1.0 points per 100 possessions. That's a major climb from #251 a season ago, one of the bigger projected rises in the country. The model expects a rebuilding-type season.
About 47% of last season's production returns, a middle-of-the-road continuity number.
Last Season (2025-26)
Longwood finished 2025-26 at 13-16, ranked #251 in the final LangIndex ratings with adjusted offense of 100.5 and adjusted defense of 113.9 points per 100 possessions.
How LangIndex Rates Longwood
Longwood's power rating of -1.0 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 -1.0 means Longwood projects to lose to a neutral-court average team by about 1 points on a typical night. The full live version updates every morning during the season.
Longwood Rating History
Season-by-season LangIndex power rating and national rank. Longwood's rating has slipped compared to a few seasons ago. Their best finish in this window was #57 in 2021-22.
| Season | Power Rating | Nat. Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | -5.6 | #243 |
| 2024-25 | -0.7 | #176 |
| 2023-24 | +4.5 | #111 |
| 2022-23 | +6.3 | #90 |
| 2021-22 | +9.2 | #57 |
| 2020-21 | -2.4 | #189 |