2026-27 Charlotte Hornets Strength of Schedule
How tough the Hornets’ schedule has been, and what’s still ahead.
Updated Nov 11, 2026, 3:34 AM ET
Schedule strength
Measured by the average power rank of the opponents.
- Played
- Remaining
Toughest stretch · Jan 22 – Jan 31
- Jan 22HOU#8
- Jan 23@ BOS#4
- Jan 25ORL#19
- Jan 27@ SA#1
- Jan 29@ MIN#7
- Jan 31LAL#6
Average opponent rank 7.5
Record by opponent strength
Opponents by their current place in our power rankings.
- vs Top third (1–10)
- 0-4
- 23 left · 13 on road
- vs Middle (11–20)
- 2-1
- 23 left · 12 on road
- vs Bottom (21–30)
- 2-2
- 23 left · 11 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 | ||||
 Wizards4-7 | 16 | 15.2 | 13 | 15.5 |
 Hornets4-7 | tied for 18 | 16.0 | 15 | 15.6 |
 Hawks7-5 | 26 | 18.0 | 16 | 15.6 |
 Heat5-6 | 23 | 17.0 | tied for 17 | 15.7 |
 Magic3-7 | 11 | 14.1 | 23 | 16.1 |
- SoS Rk
- Strength of schedule rank, league-wide (1 = hardest)
- Opp Rk
- Average Opponent Rank