2026-27 Outlook
LangIndex projects Yale at #84 nationally for the 2026-27 college basketball season with a projected efficiency margin of +4.0 points per 100 possessions. The model sees improvement from last season's #100 finish. The projection makes this team a factor in its conference race.
With 96% of last season's minutes returning, this is one of the more continuous rosters in the country, and that tends to be a real edge in November and December.
Last Season (2025-26)
Yale finished 2025-26 at 22-6, ranked #100 in the final LangIndex ratings with adjusted offense of 120.8 and adjusted defense of 107.4 points per 100 possessions.
How LangIndex Rates Yale
Yale's power rating of +4.0 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 +4.0 means Yale projects to beat a neutral-court average team by about 3 points on a typical night. The full live version updates every morning during the season.
Yale Rating History
Season-by-season LangIndex power rating and national rank. Yale has been fairly steady in the LangIndex ratings over this stretch. Their best finish in this window was #28 in 2019-20.
| Season | Power Rating | Nat. Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | +3.8 | #93 |
| 2024-25 | +13.1 | #29 |
| 2023-24 | +6.7 | #78 |
| 2022-23 | +11.6 | #47 |
| 2021-22 | +0.4 | #162 |
| 2019-20 | +12.1 | #28 |