Team Outlook

2026–27 projected season · Conference USA

All Am. East American ASUN A-10 ACC Big 12 Big East Big Sky Big South Big Ten Big West CAA CUSA Indep.Great West Horizon Ivy MAAC MAC MEAC MVC Mountain West NEC OVC Pac-12 Patriot SEC SoCon Southland SWAC Summit Sun Belt WCC WAC

#	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	Western Kentucky	CUSA	66.5	18-14	79.3	35.0	48%	51%	47%	47%	2.54	+308	62	14/15
2	Kennesaw State	CUSA	66.5	21-14	82.8	35.7	38%	32%	34%	29%	2.43	-57	65	11/15
3	Florida International	CUSA	66.4	15-17	80.6	34.1	43%	40%	43%	38%	2.50	+85	66	14/15
4	New Mexico State	CUSA	66.1	16-16	75.0	34.5	59%	60%	65%	66%	2.71	+248	57	16/15
5	UTEP	CUSA	64.4	11-20	69.3	29.7	39%	45%	52%	23%	2.69	-317	61	9/15
6	Middle Tennessee	CUSA	64.3	17-15	75.4	32.4	38%	35%	32%	58%	2.94	-116	63	10/15
7	Missouri State	CUSA	64.1	16-18	75.0	29.9	71%	78%	70%	76%	2.13	-102	—	11/15
8	Liberty	CUSA	61.5	26-8	77.7	26.2	24%	22%	24%	15%	2.02	+174	61	15/15
9	Sam Houston	CUSA	60.6	22-12	82.3	36.6	28%	25%	24%	28%	2.54	-282	55	7/15
10	Delaware	CUSA	58.9	10-21	67.7	27.5	24%	14%	18%	9%	3.21	+73	—	11/15
11	Louisiana Tech	CUSA	58.0	20-14	69.9	35.3	24%	23%	20%	18%	1.80	-360	55	10/15
12	Jacksonville State	CUSA	58.0	15-17	72.7	33.2	4%	3%	9%	4%	2.99	-118	—	9/15

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.