2026-27 Ball State Strength of Schedule
How tough Ball State’s schedule has been, and what’s still ahead.
Updated Oct 31, 2026, 8:07 PM ET
Schedule strength
Measured by the average power rank of the opponents.
- Remaining
Toughest stretch · Jan 26 – Feb 16
- Jan 26@ KENT#141
- Jan 30BUF#234
- Feb 2BGSU#201
- Feb 9@ TOL#153
- Feb 13M-OH#94
- Feb 16MASS#204
Average opponent rank 171.2
Record by opponent strength
Opponents by their current place in our power rankings.
- vs Top third (1–122)
- –
- 6 left · 4 on road
- vs Middle (123–244)
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- 15 left · 7 on road
- vs Bottom (245–365)
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- 7 left · 4 on road
4 of Ball State’s 6 remaining games against the top third are on the road.
MAC conference schedule comparison
SoS Rk is league-wide, 1 = hardest. Opp Rk is the average power rank of the opponents.
| Played | Remaining | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | ||||
 Eastern Michigan0-0 | – | – | 166 | 184.8 |
 Central Michigan0-0 | – | – | tied for 174 | 187.0 |
 Toledo0-0 | – | – | 178 | 188.1 |
 Ball State0-0 | – | – | 189 | 194.1 |
 Ohio0-0 | – | – | 192 | 195.4 |
 Buffalo0-0 | – | – | 194 | 197.0 |
 Western Michigan0-0 | – | – | 200 | 201.3 |
 Kent State0-0 | – | – | 216 | 208.8 |
 Massachusetts0-0 | – | – | 219 | 209.2 |
 Miami (OH)0-0 | – | – | 224 | 210.2 |
 Akron0-0 | – | – | 229 | 210.8 |
 Bowling Green0-0 | – | – | 239 | 217.1 |
- SoS Rk
- Strength of schedule rank, league-wide (1 = hardest)
- Opp Rk
- Average Opponent Rank