Updated Friday Apr. 10

2026 NBA Strength of Schedule Rankings

Strength of Schedule Played and Strength of Schedule Remaining for all 30 NBA teams.

Our NBA Strength of Schedule rankings represents the average difficulty of those opponents that each team has faced or will face during the current season. The strength of an opponent is determined by their ranking in our Composite NBA Power Rankings. A low opponent average ranking (opp avg) indicates a difficult schedule, whereas a high opponent average ranking suggests an easier schedule.

NBA Strength of Schedule Played

Our Strength of Schedule Played shows the current average ranking for each opponent that a given team has faced to date.

DIFFICULT

EASY

TEAM DIVISION GURU
RANK
AVERAGE
OPPONENT
RANK
1
NetsBKN20-60
Atlantic 29
14.23
2
BucksMIL31-49
Central 24
14.35
3
76ersPHI43-37
Atlantic 19
14.41
4
MagicORL44-36
Southeast 15
14.47
5
PacersIND19-61
Central 26
14.49
6
HeatMIA41-39
Southeast 17
14.54
7
JazzUTAH21-59
Northwest 28
14.58
8
BullsCHI31-49
Central 22
14.65
9
WarriorsGS37-43
Pacific 20
14.66
10
KingsSAC21-59
Pacific 27
14.66
11
GrizzliesMEM25-55
Southwest 25
14.82
12
SunsPHX44-36
Pacific 16
14.92
13
HawksATL45-35
Southeast 10
14.94
14
MavericksDAL25-55
Southwest 23
14.97
15
RaptorsTOR45-35
Atlantic 12
14.97
16
Trail BlazersPOR40-40
Northwest 18
15.00
17
PelicansNO26-54
Southwest 21
15.10
18
WizardsWSH17-63
Southeast 30
15.10
19
SpursSA61-19
Southwest 2
15.28
20
LakersLAL51-29
Pacific 13
15.30
21
CelticsBOS54-26
Atlantic 4
15.39
22
KnicksNY52-28
Atlantic 5
15.43
23
ClippersLAC41-39
Pacific 14
15.45
24
ThunderOKC64-16
Northwest 1
15.52
25
HornetsCHA43-37
Southeast 9
15.54
26
CavaliersCLE51-29
Central 8
15.55
27
PistonsDET58-22
Central 3
15.64
28
TimberwolvesMIN47-33
Northwest 11
15.73
29
RocketsHOU51-29
Southwest 7
15.74
30
NuggetsDEN52-28
Northwest 6
15.95

NBA Strength of Schedule Remaining

Our Strength of Schedule Remaining rankings show the average difficulty of opponents each team will face for the rest of the season.

DIFFICULT

EASY

TEAM DIVISION GURU
RANK
AVERAGE
OPPONENT
RANK
1
NuggetsDEN52-28
Northwest 6
1.50
2
HornetsCHA43-37
Southeast 9
4.15
3
SunsPHX44-36
Pacific 16
6.50
4
PelicansNO26-54
Southwest 21
7.50
5
KnicksNY52-28
Atlantic 5
10.25
6
PacersIND19-61
Central 26
10.75
7
ThunderOKC64-16
Northwest 1
11.15
8
MavericksDAL25-55
Southwest 23
12.15
9
WizardsWSH17-63
Southeast 30
12.40
10
HawksATL45-35
Southeast 10
12.40
11
CavaliersCLE51-29
Central 8
13.15
12
HeatMIA41-39
Southeast 17
13.15
13
MagicORL44-36
Southeast 15
13.15
14
TimberwolvesMIN47-33
Northwest 11
14.50
15
SpursSA61-19
Southwest 2
14.90
16
PistonsDET58-22
Central 3
16.90
17
RaptorsTOR45-35
Atlantic 12
16.90
18
GrizzliesMEM25-55
Southwest 25
17.75
19
RocketsHOU51-29
Southwest 7
17.90
20
NetsBKN20-60
Atlantic 29
18.00
21
JazzUTAH21-59
Northwest 28
18.40
22
CelticsBOS54-26
Atlantic 4
18.65
23
KingsSAC21-59
Pacific 27
18.90
24
ClippersLAC41-39
Pacific 14
18.90
25
BullsCHI31-49
Central 22
19.55
26
WarriorsGS37-43
Pacific 20
20.90
27
Trail BlazersPOR40-40
Northwest 18
20.90
28
LakersLAL51-29
Pacific 13
21.90
29
BucksMIL31-49
Central 24
23.50
30
76ersPHI43-37
Atlantic 19
24.65