2026 Buffalo Strength of Schedule
How tough Buffalo’s schedule has been, and what’s still ahead.
Updated Nov 11, 2026, 3:33 AM ET
Schedule strength
Measured by the average power rank of the opponents.
- Played
- Remaining
Record by opponent strength
Opponents by their current place in our power rankings.
- vs Top third (1–46)
- 0-1
- Road 0-1
- vs Middle (47–92)
- 2-1
- Home 0-1 · Road 2-0
- vs Bottom (93–138)
- 2-1
- 3 left · 2 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 | ||||
 Ball State3-6 | 97 | 85.9 | 96 | 94.3 |
 Bowling Green3-7 | 109 | 90.0 | 103 | 97.0 |
 Ohio7-3 | 135 | 105.0 | 105 | 98.5 |
 Miami (OH)6-4 | 124 | 95.9 | tied for 107 | 100.0 |
 Eastern Michigan4-6 | 125 | 96.0 | tied for 107 | 100.0 |
 Western Michigan7-3 | 122 | 95.0 | tied for 119 | 108.0 |
 Kent State3-7 | 94 | 84.1 | tied for 119 | 108.0 |
 Massachusetts5-4 | 137 | 108.1 | 121 | 108.3 |
 Toledo7-2 | 136 | 105.9 | 122 | 109.7 |
 Sacramento State2-8 | 133 | 102.2 | 123 | 110.5 |
 Akron1-9 | 93 | 83.9 | 125 | 112.0 |
 Central Michigan4-5 | tied for 84 | 79.9 | 134 | 119.3 |
 Buffalo6-3 | 106 | 88.3 | tied for 137 | 124.0 |
- SoS Rk
- Strength of schedule rank, league-wide (1 = hardest)
- Opp Rk
- Average Opponent Rank