2026-27 Outlook
LangIndex projects Southern at #287 nationally for the 2026-27 college basketball season with a projected efficiency margin of -3.0 points per 100 possessions. The model projects a step back from last season's #276 finish. This projects as a development year.
About 54% of last season's production returns, a middle-of-the-road continuity number.
Last Season (2025-26)
Southern finished 2025-26 at 14-17, ranked #276 in the final LangIndex ratings with adjusted offense of 98.4 and adjusted defense of 119.7 points per 100 possessions.
How LangIndex Rates Southern
Southern's power rating of -3.0 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 -3.0 means Southern 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.
Southern Rating History
Season-by-season LangIndex power rating and national rank. Southern has been fairly steady in the LangIndex ratings over this stretch. Their best finish in this window was #146 in 2024-25.
| Season | Power Rating | Nat. Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | -7.1 | #268 |
| 2024-25 | +1.0 | #146 |
| 2023-24 | -5.0 | #252 |
| 2022-23 | -6.9 | #267 |
| 2021-22 | +1.4 | #153 |
| 2020-21 | -4.1 | #220 |