2026-27 Outlook
LangIndex projects South Alabama at #173 nationally for the 2026-27 college basketball season with a projected efficiency margin of -0.2 points per 100 possessions. That's a major climb from #198 a season ago, one of the bigger projected rises in the country. The model expects a rebuilding-type season.
About 42% of last season's production returns, a middle-of-the-road continuity number.
Last Season (2025-26)
South Alabama finished 2025-26 at 18-11, ranked #198 in the final LangIndex ratings with adjusted offense of 105.6 and adjusted defense of 110.3 points per 100 possessions.
How LangIndex Rates South Alabama
South Alabama's power rating of -0.2 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 -0.2 means South Alabama projects to lose to a neutral-court average team by about 0 points on a typical night. The full live version updates every morning during the season.
South Alabama Rating History
Season-by-season LangIndex power rating and national rank. South Alabama has been fairly steady in the LangIndex ratings over this stretch. Their best finish in this window was #74 in 2024-25.
| Season | Power Rating | Nat. Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | -3.1 | #190 |
| 2024-25 | +7.2 | #74 |
| 2023-24 | -5.2 | #253 |
| 2022-23 | +4.4 | #114 |
| 2021-22 | +3.3 | #126 |
| 2020-21 | +0.8 | #146 |