2026-27 New Orleans Pelicans Strength of Schedule
How tough the Pelicans’ 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 14 – Jan 27
- Jan 14@ SA#1
- Jan 17SA#1
- Jan 20OKC#3
- Jan 22DAL#21
- Jan 25CLE#12
- Jan 27@ HOU#8
Average opponent rank 7.7
Record by opponent strength
Opponents by their current place in our power rankings.
- vs Top third (1–10)
- 0-3
- 27 left · 13 on road
- vs Middle (11–20)
- 1-2
- 21 left · 11 on road
- vs Bottom (21–30)
- 3-2
- 21 left · 11 on road
Southwest division schedule comparison
SoS Rk is league-wide, 1 = hardest. Opp Rk is the average power rank of the opponents.
| Played | Remaining | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | ||||
 Grizzlies7-3 | 30 | 20.8 | 1 | 14.0 |
 Pelicans4-7 | 28 | 18.9 | 2 | 14.4 |
 Mavericks7-4 | tied for 18 | 16.0 | 6 | 14.8 |
 Spurs9-2 | 27 | 18.6 | 19 | 15.7 |
 Rockets8-3 | tied for 3 | 12.5 | 24 | 16.1 |
- SoS Rk
- Strength of schedule rank, league-wide (1 = hardest)
- Opp Rk
- Average Opponent Rank