2026-27 New Orleans Pelicans Strength of Schedule
How tough the Pelicans’ 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 14 – Jan 27
- Jan 14@ SA#3
- Jan 17SA#3
- Jan 20OKC#1
- Jan 22DAL#22
- Jan 25CLE#11
- Jan 27@ HOU#10
Average opponent rank 8.3
Record by opponent strength
Opponents by their current place in our power rankings.
- vs Top third (1–10)
- –
- 30 left · 14 on road
- vs Middle (11–20)
- –
- 24 left · 13 on road
- vs Bottom (21–30)
- 0-1
- 25 left · 13 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 | ||||
 Grizzlies1-0 | – | – | 2 | 14.7 |
 Pelicans0-1 | – | – | 8 | 15.2 |
 Mavericks0-1 | – | – | 12 | 15.3 |
 Rockets1-0 | – | – | 23 | 15.8 |
 Spurs0-1 | – | – | 29 | 16.4 |
- SoS Rk
- Strength of schedule rank, league-wide (1 = hardest)
- Opp Rk
- Average Opponent Rank