College Basketball · Sun Belt · 2026-27
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
0-2 · Coach Quannas White
Power Rankings
#273▼9
Who is best right now.
-10.9points per 100 possessions vs an average D-I team
Last week: -9.0 (#264)
Preseason: #264
Full Power Rankings → Compare to another teamRating breakdown
Adjusted for every opponent and home court. Power = offense minus defense.
Projected record
11-19
- Conference record
- 8-10
- Conference title
- 1%
- Outright title
- <1%
- Luck
- -0.3
Actual results so far plus the rest of the seasonplayed out 10,000 times with the win chance for each game (non-Division I opponents count as 97% wins). The title is the regular-season crown; conference tournaments aren't included. Later rounds of holiday tournaments are added once the opponent is known.
Why #264 in the preseason
What the computer saw going in
- →Last season: #319 in the country (-15.8), 11-22.
- →30% of last season's minutes are back.
- →4 transfers in, led by Trent Middleton Jr. (North Carolina A&T, 12.5 ppg), Dani Pounds (Tennessee Tech, 10.6 ppg), Josiah Harris (Cleveland State, 9 ppg). Transfers moving up a level are counted cautiously.
- →2 ranked freshmen: Tyshawn Duncan (#181), Isaiah Wilks (#294).
- →Lost Dorian Finister (14.9 ppg, now at Charlotte), Jaxon Olvera (13.7 ppg, now at Portland), Joshua Lewis (8.1 ppg, now at South Florida).
The preseason rating counts for about five games, then real results take over.
Teams like Louisiana
The closest matches across all 365 Division I teams, based on the current ratings.
This season
Everyone who has played, most minutes first: per-game numbers from the box scores, updated after every game.
| Player | G · GS | Min | Pts | Reb | Ast | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamyron KellerG · Junior · #851 ranked | 2 · 2 | 36.0 | 22.5 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 38.2 (13-34) | 33.3 (6-18) | 92.9 (13-14) |
| Mekhi CooperG · Senior · #2126 ranked | 2 · 1 | 27.0 | 11.0 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 37.5 (3-8) | 50.0 (2-4) | 87.5 (14-16) |
| De'vion LavergneG · Junior · #3075 ranked | 2 · 1 | 26.5 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 21.4 (3-14) | 42.9 (3-7) | 50.0 (1-2) |
| Dani PoundsF · Senior · #1261 ranked | 2 · 2 | 25.0 | 10.5 | 5.5 | 0.5 | 28.6 (6-21) | 20.0 (1-5) | 72.7 (8-11) |
| Josiah HarrisF · Senior · #1689 ranked | 2 · 0 | 20.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 (0-5) | 0.0 (0-4) | — (0-0) |
| Trent Middleton Jr.G · Senior · #1713 ranked | 2 · 2 | 18.5 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 35.3 (6-17) | 57.1 (4-7) | — (0-0) |
| Isaiah WilksG · Freshman · #3537 ranked | 1 · 0 | 18.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 25.0 (1-4) | 0.0 (0-1) | — (0-0) |
| Jeremiah EvansF · Junior · #3264 ranked | 2 · 2 | 15.5 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 25.0 (1-4) | — (0-0) | 42.9 (3-7) |
| Mikhail DulkayF · Freshman · #3979 ranked | 2 · 0 | 11.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 (0-1) | — (0-0) | — (0-0) |
| Rahman OlajuwonF · Sophomore | 2 · 0 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 (0-2) | 0.0 (0-1) | — (0-0) |
| Derrick Florence IIIF · Freshman | 2 · 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 (0-1) | 0.0 (0-1) | — (0-0) |
Projected rotation
The preseason model's minutes projection for each player with a track record (college stats or a recruiting rank), most minutes first. Players without one aren't projected here; This season above lists everyone who has played.
| Player | How he got here | Proj. min | Last season |
|---|---|---|---|
| De'vion LavergneG · Junior |  Returning | 27 | 9.9 pts · 3.3 reb · 2.8 ast |
| Trent Middleton Jr.G · Senior |  Transfer from North Carolina A&T | 24 | 12.5 pts · 3.6 reb · 3.1 ast |
| Mekhi CooperG · Senior |  Transfer from Lindenwood | 24 | 6.4 pts · 2.8 reb · 3.8 ast |
| Dani PoundsF · Senior |  Transfer from Tennessee Tech | 19 | 10.6 pts · 4.9 reb · 0.7 ast |
| Josiah HarrisF · Senior |  Transfer from Cleveland State | 19 | 9 pts · 6.6 reb · 1.9 ast |
| Todd Jones Jr.F · Junior | Returning | 18 | 3.1 pts · 3.9 reb · 0.3 ast |
| Jeremiah EvansF · Junior | Returning | 13 | 3 pts · 2 reb · 0.3 ast |
| Tyshawn DuncanF · Freshman | Freshman · #181 recruit | 9 | — |
| Isaiah WilksG · Freshman | Freshman · #294 recruit | 8 | — |
| Jamyron KellerG · Junior | Returning | 6 | 17 pts · 2 reb · 3 ast |
| Logan MyersG · Sophomore | Returning | 5 | 0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast |
Gone from last season: Dorian Finister (14.9 ppg, to 
Charlotte), Jaxon Olvera (13.7 ppg, to 
Portland), Joshua Lewis (8.1 ppg, to 
South Florida), Milan Mejia (3.6 ppg), Karris Bilal (5.8 ppg, to 
Texas Southern), Dariyus Woodson (5.8 ppg)
Roster
Everyone on this season's roster, with this season's numbers for anyone who has played. Names link to player pages, ranked players first.
| # | Player | How he got here | Pos | Class | Ht / Wt | Hometown | This season | Last season | Rank · Impact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Jamyron Keller | Returning | G | Junior | 6-3 · 210 | St. Matthews, SC | 22.5 pts · 2.5 reb · 2.0 ast (2 G) | 17.0 pts · 2.0 reb · 3.0 ast (2 G) | #851 · +0.50 |
| 11 | Dani Pounds | Transfer from Tennessee Tech | F | Senior | 6-8 · 225 | Atlanta, GA | 10.5 pts · 5.5 reb · 0.5 ast (2 G) | 10.6 pts · 4.9 reb · 0.7 ast (29 G) | #1261 · +0.22 |
| 5 | Josiah Harris | Transfer from Cleveland State | F | Senior | 6-7 · 225 | Canton, OH | 0.0 pts · 1.0 reb · 1.5 ast (2 G) | 9.0 pts · 6.6 reb · 1.9 ast (22 G) | #1689 · +0.02 |
| 1 | Trent Middleton Jr. | Transfer from North Carolina A&T | G | Senior | 6-3 · 185 | Philadelphia, PA | 8.0 pts · 4.0 reb · 0.0 ast (2 G) | 12.5 pts · 3.6 reb · 3.1 ast (29 G) | #1713 · +0.01 |
| 3 | Mekhi Cooper | Transfer from Lindenwood | G | Senior | 6-0 · 185 | Bolingbrook, IL | 11.0 pts · 1.5 reb · 3.5 ast (2 G) | 6.4 pts · 2.8 reb · 3.8 ast (33 G) | #2126 · -0.16 |
| 2 | Todd Jones Jr. | Returning | F | Junior | 6-9 · 205 | Boothville, LA | Hasn't played | 3.1 pts · 3.9 reb · 0.3 ast (33 G) | #2464 · -0.29 |
| 7 | Tyshawn Duncan | Freshman | F | Freshman | 6-8 · 215 | Bronx, NY | Hasn't played | — | #2796 · -0.42 |
| 6 | De'vion Lavergne | Returning | G | Junior | 6-3 · 170 | Melville, LA | 5.0 pts · 1.5 reb · 1.5 ast (2 G) | 9.9 pts · 3.3 reb · 2.8 ast (33 G) | #3075 · -0.52 |
| 0 | Jeremiah Evans | Returning | F | Junior | 6-10 · 210 | Shreveport, LA | 2.5 pts · 1.0 reb · 0.5 ast (2 G) | 3.0 pts · 2.0 reb · 0.3 ast (32 G) | #3264 · -0.60 |
| 22 | Logan Myers | Returning | G | Sophomore | 6-3 · 170 | Lafayette, LA | Hasn't played | 0.0 pts · 0.0 reb · 0.0 ast (3 G) | #3514 · -0.72 |
| 4 | Isaiah Wilks | Freshman | G | Freshman | 5-9 · 160 | Oklahoma City, OK | 2.0 pts · 1.0 reb · 1.0 ast (1 G) | — | #3537 · -0.73 |
| 56 | Mikhail Dulkay | Freshman | F | Freshman | 6-10 · 230 | Benoni, South Africa | 0.0 pts · 3.0 reb · 1.0 ast (2 G) | — | #3979 · -0.95 |
| 10 | Christian Bernard | Freshman | G | Freshman | 5-8 · 170 | Lafayette, LA | Hasn't played | — | Not ranked yet |
| 12 | Derrick Florence III | Freshman | F | Freshman | 6-6 · 180 | Mobile, AL | 0.0 pts · 0.0 reb · 0.0 ast (2 G) | — | Not ranked yet |
| 9 | Deion Ware | New to Division I | G | Sophomore | 6-4 · 185 | New Orleans, LA | Hasn't played | — | Not ranked yet |
| 8 | Rahman Olajuwon | Returning | F | Sophomore | 6-8 · 195 | Houston, TX | 0.0 pts · 2.0 reb · 1.0 ast (2 G) | — | Not ranked yet |
Schedule
Projected scores and win chances come from the current ratings and update every morning.
| Nov 2 |  vsAkron | L61-75Box score → |
| Nov 6 |  vsTexas A&M-Corpus Christi | L60-67Box score → |
| Still to play · computer projections | ||
| Nov 9 | vsSouthern New Orleans(non-D1) | Upcoming |
| Nov 14 |  atUNC Wilmington | Projected 63-76UL: 13% to winLouisiana: 13% to win Compare |
| Nov 18 |  atSan Francisco | Projected 64-74UL: 20% to winLouisiana: 20% to win Compare |
| Nov 22 |  atUSC | Projected 60-85UL: 2% to winLouisiana: 2% to win Compare |
| Nov 24 | vsLouisiana Christian(non-D1) | Upcoming |
| Nov 28 |  vsMcNeese | Projected 66-78UL: 16% to winLouisiana: 16% to win Compare |
| Dec 2 |  vsHouston Christian | Projected 70-67UL: 59% to winLouisiana: 59% to win Compare |
| Dec 6 |  atTulane | Projected 70-76UL: 29% to winLouisiana: 29% to win Compare |
| Dec 12 |  atOral Roberts | Projected 70-71UL: 50% to winLouisiana: 50% to win Compare |
| Dec 16 |  vsUL MonroeConference | Projected 78-67UL: 83% to winLouisiana: 83% to win Compare |
| Dec 19 |  vsMarshallConference | Projected 71-75UL: 34% to winLouisiana: 34% to win Compare |
| Dec 22 |  atLSU | Projected 60-82UL: 3% to winLouisiana: 3% to win Compare |
| Dec 31 |  atGeorgia SouthernConference | Projected 70-74UL: 37% to winLouisiana: 37% to win Compare |
| Jan 2 |  atGeorgia StateConference | Projected 66-74UL: 26% to winLouisiana: 26% to win Compare |
| Jan 7 |  vsOld DominionConference | Projected 67-70UL: 40% to winLouisiana: 40% to win Compare |
| Jan 9 |  vsJames MadisonConference | Projected 70-74UL: 37% to winLouisiana: 37% to win Compare |
| Jan 15 |  atCoastal CarolinaConference | Projected 68-74UL: 30% to winLouisiana: 30% to win Compare |
| Jan 21 |  vsSouth AlabamaConference | Projected 70-67UL: 62% to winLouisiana: 62% to win Compare |
| Jan 23 |  vsTroyConference | Projected 68-70UL: 46% to winLouisiana: 46% to win Compare |
| Jan 27 |  atArkansas StateConference | Projected 68-78UL: 21% to winLouisiana: 21% to win Compare |
| Jan 30 |  atSouthern MissConference | Projected 67-72UL: 33% to winLouisiana: 33% to win Compare |
| Feb 3 |  vsLouisiana TechConference | Projected 69-68UL: 54% to winLouisiana: 54% to win Compare |
| Feb 10 | atTroyConference | Projected 65-73UL: 27% to winLouisiana: 27% to win Compare |
| Feb 13 | vsSouthern MissConference | Projected 70-69UL: 53% to winLouisiana: 53% to win Compare |
| Feb 17 | vsArkansas StateConference | Projected 72-75UL: 39% to winLouisiana: 39% to win Compare |
| Feb 20 | atSouth AlabamaConference | Projected 67-70UL: 41% to winLouisiana: 41% to win Compare |
| Feb 24 | atLouisiana TechConference | Projected 66-71UL: 34% to winLouisiana: 34% to win Compare |
| Feb 26 | atUL MonroeConference | Projected 75-71UL: 66% to winLouisiana: 66% to win Compare |
Sun Belt standings
| # | Team | Conf | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dominion | 0-0 | 3-0 |
| 2 |  App State | 0-0 | 2-0 |
| 3 | Louisiana Tech | 0-0 | 2-0 |
| 4 | Marshall | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| 5 | Arkansas State | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| 6 | Southern Miss | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| 7 | Georgia Southern | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| 8 | South Alabama | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| 9 | UL Monroe | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| 10 | Georgia State | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| 11 | James Madison | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| 12 | Troy | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| 13 | Coastal Carolina | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| 14 | Louisiana | 0-0 | 0-2 |