Team Outlook

2026–27 projected season · Southland Conference

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#	Team↕	Conf	Rtg↑	Last Season			Returning Production				Roster Insights
#	Team↕	Conf	Rtg↑	W-L↕	PPG↕	RPG↕	Min%↕	Pts%↕	Reb%↕	Ast%↕	Exp↕	Portal ±↕	Rec Rtg↕	Roster↕
1	Nicholls	Southland	54.4	14-19	74.6	28.6	33%	32%	38%	30%	2.90	+135	—	11/15
2	New Orleans	Southland	57.1	16-18	75.7	34.1	44%	36%	39%	31%	2.23	-64	—	12/15
3	Incarnate Word	Southland	57.5	12-19	74.3	30.8	36%	35%	38%	26%	2.90	-194	—	8/15
4	East Texas A&M	Southland	57.8	11-21	70.2	30.3	37%	34%	35%	32%	2.70	-65	—	7/15
5	Houston Christian	Southland	57.9	12-20	67.1	28.5	85%	81%	84%	89%	2.89	-63	—	11/15
6	UT Rio Grande Valley	Southland	58.5	19-14	75.9	31.6	25%	21%	27%	20%	3.01	-108	—	11/15
7	Lamar	Southland	59.8	12-19	69.9	33.8	44%	39%	37%	40%	3.12	-12	—	10/15
8	SE Louisiana	Southland	60.1	9-22	65.0	29.3	72%	69%	63%	77%	3.02	0	—	9/15
9	Stephen F. Austin	Southland	60.5	28-6	76.6	33.7	49%	39%	49%	44%	2.45	+45	62	16/15
10	Northwestern State	Southland	60.7	10-22	68.3	27.7	71%	64%	81%	68%	3.21	-91	—	10/15
11	McNeese	Southland	61.6	28-6	79.7	32.1	31%	34%	45%	20%	2.45	+28	61	12/15
12	Texas A&M-Corpus Christi	Southland	64.8	18-15	72.5	32.3	82%	84%	90%	69%	2.42	0	55	15/15

Rtg = projected team rating weighted by minutes. Min/Pts/Reb/Ast% = share of last season's production returning. Exp = experience score (1=Fr … 5=Grad). Portal ± = net talent sum of transfers in minus out.