2026-27 Denver Nuggets Strength of Schedule
How tough the Nuggets’ 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 2 – Jan 11
- Jan 2NY#2
- Jan 3DET#4
- Jan 5PHX#18
- Jan 7@ CHA#7
- Jan 9@ CLE#11
- Jan 11@ NY#2
Average opponent rank 7.3
Record by opponent strength
Opponents by their current place in our power rankings.
- vs Top third (1–10)
- –
- 26 left · 14 on road
- vs Middle (11–20)
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- 27 left · 13 on road
- vs Bottom (21–30)
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- 27 left · 13 on road
Northwest division schedule comparison
SoS Rk is league-wide, 1 = hardest. Opp Rk is the average power rank of the opponents.
| Played | Remaining | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | ||||
 Jazz0-1 | – | – | 1 | 14.5 |
 Trail Blazers1-0 | – | – | 9 | 15.2 |
 Timberwolves1-0 | – | – | 13 | 15.3 |
 Nuggets0-0 | – | – | 22 | 15.8 |
 Thunder1-0 | – | – | 30 | 16.6 |
- SoS Rk
- Strength of schedule rank, league-wide (1 = hardest)
- Opp Rk
- Average Opponent Rank