2026 Chicago Cubs Strength of Schedule
How tough the Cubs’ schedule has been, and what’s still ahead.
Updated Oct 20, 2026, 4:33 AM ET
Schedule strength
Measured by the average power rank of the opponents.
- Played
Record by opponent strength
Opponents by their current place in our power rankings.
- vs Top third (1–10)
- 27-23
- Home 15-8 · Road 12-15
- vs Middle (11–20)
- 32-24
- Home 16-14 · Road 16-10
- vs Bottom (21–30)
- 30-26
- Home 15-13 · Road 15-13
NL Central division schedule comparison
SoS Rk is league-wide, 1 = hardest. Opp Rk is the average power rank of the opponents.
| Played | ||
|---|---|---|
| Team | ||
 Reds75-87 | 1 | 13.6 |
 Cardinals77-85 | 3 | 14.1 |
 Pirates82-80 | 9 | 14.8 |
 Cubs89-73 | 13 | 15.2 |
 Brewers103-59 | 20 | 15.9 |
- SoS Rk
- Strength of schedule rank, league-wide (1 = hardest)
- Opp Rk
- Average Opponent Rank