2026 Ball State Strength of Schedule
How tough Ball State’s schedule has been, and what’s still ahead.
Updated Oct 22, 2026, 4:33 AM ET
Schedule strength
Measured by the average power rank of the opponents.
- Played
- Remaining
Toughest stretch · Weeks 10–13
- Wk 10@ MASS#129
- Wk 11BUFF#108
- Wk 12@ OHIO#66
- Wk 13CMU#114
Average opponent rank 104.3
Record by opponent strength
Opponents by their current place in our power rankings.
- vs Top third (1–46)
- 0-2
- Road 0-2
- vs Middle (47–92)
- 0-2
- 1 left · 1 on road
- vs Bottom (93–138)
- 1-1
- 4 left · 1 on 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 Michigan4-4 | 132 | 102.7 | 96 | 93.3 |
 Miami (OH)4-3 | 121 | 94.5 | 101 | 96.2 |
 Akron1-6 | 89 | 79.7 | 106 | 99.2 |
 Bowling Green2-5 | 101 | 85.3 | 109 | 101.8 |
 Toledo5-2 | 136 | 110.7 | 112 | 104.2 |
 Massachusetts4-3 | 135 | 107.8 | 120 | 109.0 |
 Ball State2-5 | 80 | 74.0 | 123 | 110.2 |
 Western Michigan5-2 | tied for 110 | 88.7 | 124 | 111.2 |
 Ohio5-2 | 125 | 98.3 | 127 | 112.8 |
 Sacramento State1-6 | 118 | 93.5 | tied for 131 | 114.8 |
 Central Michigan3-4 | 79 | 73.7 | 135 | 119.0 |
 Buffalo4-3 | 102 | 85.4 | 137 | 121.8 |
 Kent State2-5 | tied for 53 | 61.0 | 138 | 122.2 |
- SoS Rk
- Strength of schedule rank, league-wide (1 = hardest)
- Opp Rk
- Average Opponent Rank