2026-27 Outlook
LangIndex projects Loyola Chicago at #235 nationally for the 2026-27 college basketball season with a projected efficiency margin of -1.2 points per 100 possessions. That's a major climb from #310 a season ago, one of the bigger projected rises in the country. The model expects a rebuilding-type season.
About 41% of last season's production returns, a middle-of-the-road continuity number.
Last Season (2025-26)
Loyola Chicago finished 2025-26 at 9-24, ranked #310 in the final LangIndex ratings with adjusted offense of 101.2 and adjusted defense of 114.9 points per 100 possessions.
How LangIndex Rates Loyola Chicago
Loyola Chicago's power rating of -1.2 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 -1.2 means Loyola Chicago 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.
Loyola Chicago Rating History
Season-by-season LangIndex power rating and national rank. Loyola Chicago's rating has slipped compared to a few seasons ago. Their best finish in this window was #5 in 2020-21.
| Season | Power Rating | Nat. Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | -8.3 | #302 |
| 2024-25 | +5.0 | #97 |
| 2023-24 | +6.3 | #86 |
| 2022-23 | -9.0 | #290 |
| 2021-22 | +15.9 | #17 |
| 2020-21 | +21.4 | #5 |