Strength Of Schedule


February 12, 2026
By Daniel Cohen

The following list indicates each team’s strength of schedule for 2026, based on their opponents’ win percentages from last season.

As an example, the opponents for Minnesota’s 12 games this season had a combined 95-61 record (.609) in 2025—this combined record accounts for multiple games against individual opponents (Chicago went 12-1 last year, so since Minnesota plays them three times this year, we’re counting it as a combined 36-3 record towards their total opponent record).

The above method does not take into account home-away splits, nor does it account for any offseason additions or projected records.

Listed from toughest schedule to easiest:

  • Indianapolis AlleyCats - .610
  • Minnesota Wind Chill - .609
  • Oakland Spiders - .609
  • Madison Radicals - .599
  • Oregon Steel - .583
  • Vegas Bighorns - .575
  • Colorado Apex - .572
  • Pittsburgh Thunderbirds - .556
  • DC Breeze - .555
  • Philadelphia Phoenix - .547
  • New York Empire - .545
  • Houston Havoc - .532
  • Montreal Royal - .525
  • Salt Lake Shred - .522
  • Chicago Union - .513
  • Seattle Cascades - .497
  • Boston Glory - .487
  • Carolina Flyers - .484
  • Atlanta Hustle - .440
  • San Diego Growlers - .438
  • Toronto Rush - .437
  • Austin Sol - .362

Key Takeaways

  • Coming off a big offseason, the Indianapolis AlleyCats enter 2026 with the league’s toughest schedule. Nine of their 12 games will be played against last year’s Central Division playoff teams: four games against Madison, three against Chicago, and two against Minnesota.

  • With Detroit gone, three Central Division teams—Indianapolis, Minnesota, and Madison—vaulted into the top five toughest schedules this year.

  • For the second year in a row, Boston (sixth-easiest schedule) will face opponents that had a cumulative combined record under .500 the prior year. The reigning champs had the second-easiest schedule last year (.480 opponent win percentage).

  • After three straight seasons in the top five toughest schedules, the Atlanta Hustle have the fourth-easiest slate this year due to a combination of factors: 0-12 Vegas joining the division, Carolina having a down year in 2025, and just one interdivisional game this year (DC).

  • Oakland’s ascent in the West has earned them the second-toughest schedule this year. Their schedule features six games against Colorado and Salt Lake—including four straight road games to end the season—three interdivisional games against Minnesota (one) and San Diego (two), and just three games against teams with losing records in 2025.

  • Minnesota plays Boston, Salt Lake, and Oakland this year, one of the toughest out-of-division schedules in recent years.