2026-27 Outlook
LangIndex projects New Hampshire at #316 nationally for the 2026-27 college basketball season with a projected efficiency margin of -3.6 points per 100 possessions. That's a major climb from #353 a season ago, one of the bigger projected rises in the country. This projects as a development year.
Only 16% of last season's minutes return, so this roster will look very different. Expect some early-season volatility while new pieces settle in.
Last Season (2025-26)
New Hampshire finished 2025-26 at 7-21, ranked #353 in the final LangIndex ratings with adjusted offense of 88.6 and adjusted defense of 121.4 points per 100 possessions.
How LangIndex Rates New Hampshire
New Hampshire's power rating of -3.6 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 -3.6 means New Hampshire projects to lose to a neutral-court average team by about 2 points on a typical night. The full live version updates every morning during the season.
New Hampshire Rating History
Season-by-season LangIndex power rating and national rank. New Hampshire's rating has slipped compared to a few seasons ago. Their best finish in this window was #165 in 2021-22.
| Season | Power Rating | Nat. Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | -11.7 | #345 |
| 2024-25 | -18.4 | #355 |
| 2023-24 | -4.8 | #251 |
| 2022-23 | -5.1 | #237 |
| 2021-22 | +0.0 | #165 |
| 2020-21 | -3.1 | #204 |