2026-27 Northern Iowa Strength of Schedule
How tough Northern Iowa’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 30 – Feb 15
- Jan 30@ DRKE#137
- Feb 3@ ILST#96
- Feb 6SIU#128
- Feb 9INST#184
- Feb 13@ UIC#115
- Feb 15@ BRAD#102
Average opponent rank 127.0
Record by opponent strength
Opponents by their current place in our power rankings.
- vs Top third (1–122)
- –
- 13 left · 8 on road
- vs Middle (123–244)
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- 16 left · 9 on road
- vs Bottom (245–365)
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- 1 left · all at home
8 of Northern Iowa’s 13 remaining games against the top third are on the road.
MVC conference schedule comparison
SoS Rk is league-wide, 1 = hardest. Opp Rk is the average power rank of the opponents.
| Played | Remaining | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | ||||
 Northern Iowa0-0 | – | – | 89 | 140.1 |
 Illinois State0-0 | – | – | 96 | 144.4 |
 Indiana State0-0 | – | – | 97 | 144.6 |
 Belmont0-0 | – | – | 100 | 145.8 |
 Drake0-0 | – | – | 104 | 147.8 |
 Evansville0-0 | – | – | 106 | 148.8 |
 UIC0-0 | – | – | 110 | 154.8 |
 Southern Illinois0-0 | – | – | 111 | 154.9 |
 Bradley0-0 | – | – | 112 | 155.3 |
 Valparaiso0-0 | – | – | 114 | 155.4 |
 Murray State0-0 | – | – | 125 | 160.9 |
- SoS Rk
- Strength of schedule rank, league-wide (1 = hardest)
- Opp Rk
- Average Opponent Rank