2026 Duke Strength of Schedule
How tough Duke’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)
- 1-0
- 3 left · 2 on road
- vs Middle (47–92)
- 4-1
- Home 2-1 · Road 2-0
- vs Bottom (93–138)
- 1-1
- Home 1-0 · Road 0-1
2 of Duke’s 3 remaining games against the top third are on the road.
ACC conference schedule comparison
SoS Rk is league-wide, 1 = hardest. Opp Rk is the average power rank of the opponents.
| Played | Remaining | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | ||||
 Georgia Tech2-7 | 40 | 52.5 | tied for 7 | 19.0 |
 Duke7-2 | 71 | 72.0 | 9 | 20.7 |
 Boston College4-5 | 49 | 56.4 | 25 | 35.3 |
 SMU7-2 | 77 | 75.9 | tied for 26 | 35.7 |
 Louisville6-3 | 52 | 58.1 | 36 | 41.0 |
 Clemson6-3 | 48 | 55.3 | tied for 45 | 46.3 |
 Wake Forest8-1 | 70 | 71.8 | 49 | 49.7 |
 Virginia Tech6-3 | 74 | 73.8 | 50 | 51.7 |
 Miami8-1 | 33 | 51.4 | tied for 51 | 52.0 |
 Syracuse4-5 | 50 | 56.6 | 53 | 53.3 |
 Florida State4-5 | 28 | 47.3 | 54 | 53.7 |
 North Carolina5-4 | 18 | 44.0 | 55 | 55.3 |
 Stanford4-5 | 24 | 45.8 | 58 | 60.0 |
 Pittsburgh6-3 | 64 | 68.0 | 61 | 63.0 |
 California3-6 | 30 | 50.0 | 63 | 66.0 |
 Virginia4-5 | 51 | 57.3 | 67 | 67.7 |
 NC State4-5 | 53 | 58.9 | 68 | 68.3 |
- SoS Rk
- Strength of schedule rank, league-wide (1 = hardest)
- Opp Rk
- Average Opponent Rank