2026-27 Charlotte Hornets Strength of Schedule
How tough the Hornets’ schedule has been, and what’s still ahead.
Updated Oct 22, 2026, 4:35 AM ET
Schedule strength
Measured by the average power rank of the opponents.
- Remaining
Toughest stretch · Jan 22 – Jan 31
- Jan 22HOU#10
- Jan 23@ BOS#5
- Jan 25ORL#16
- Jan 27@ SA#3
- Jan 29@ MIN#8
- Jan 31LAL#9
Average opponent rank 8.5
Record by opponent strength
Opponents by their current place in our power rankings.
- vs Top third (1–10)
- –
- 23 left · 12 on road
- vs Middle (11–20)
- –
- 30 left · 14 on road
- vs Bottom (21–30)
- 1-0
- 26 left · 13 on road
Southeast division schedule comparison
SoS Rk is league-wide, 1 = hardest. Opp Rk is the average power rank of the opponents.
| Played | Remaining | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | ||||
 Wizards1-0 | – | – | 4 | 14.9 |
 Heat0-1 | – | – | 15 | 15.6 |
 Magic0-1 | – | – | 19 | 15.7 |
 Hornets1-0 | – | – | 20 | 15.7 |
 Hawks1-0 | – | – | 21 | 15.7 |
- SoS Rk
- Strength of schedule rank, league-wide (1 = hardest)
- Opp Rk
- Average Opponent Rank