2026-27 Northern Illinois Strength of Schedule
How tough Northern Illinois’ 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 · Dec 21 – Jan 14
- Dec 21@ ARIZ#2
- Dec 30@ YSU#247
- Jan 3@ RMU#152
- Jan 7CLE#299
- Jan 9WRST#160
- Jan 14@ DETM#194
Average opponent rank 175.7
Record by opponent strength
Opponents by their current place in our power rankings.
- vs Top third (1–122)
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- 4 left · 4 on road
- vs Middle (123–244)
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- 12 left · 6 on road
- vs Bottom (245–365)
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- 15 left · 9 on road
4 of Northern Illinois’s 4 remaining games against the top third are on the road.
Horizon conference schedule comparison
SoS Rk is league-wide, 1 = hardest. Opp Rk is the average power rank of the opponents.
| Played | Remaining | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | ||||
 Oakland0-0 | – | – | 146 | 169.8 |
 Milwaukee0-0 | – | – | 190 | 195.3 |
 Detroit Mercy0-0 | – | – | 230 | 211.9 |
 Cleveland State0-0 | – | – | 233 | 214.5 |
 Youngstown State0-0 | – | – | 238 | 217.0 |
 Purdue Fort Wayne0-0 | – | – | 247 | 219.8 |
 Robert Morris0-0 | – | – | 249 | 220.5 |
 IU Indianapolis0-0 | – | – | 254 | 223.1 |
 Northern Illinois0-0 | – | – | 255 | 223.4 |
 Wright State0-0 | – | – | 260 | 224.5 |
 Green Bay0-0 | – | – | 261 | 224.8 |
 Northern Kentucky0-0 | – | – | 283 | 232.4 |
- SoS Rk
- Strength of schedule rank, league-wide (1 = hardest)
- Opp Rk
- Average Opponent Rank