1977–78 NBA ELO rankings
NBA team ratings for the 1977–78 season, reconstructed through the latest rated game available and including every franchise active in the selected period.
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Seasons
Ranking table
Showing 1-22 of 22 filtered teams.
| Rank | Global rank | Team | ELO | Games | Peak ELO | Last games oldest → newest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | #1 | 1682 | 1497 | |||
| #2 | #2 | 1644 | 2432 | |||
| #3 | #3 | 1639 | 939 | |||
| #4 | #4 | 1621 | 172 | |||
| #5 | #5 | 1614 | 2586 | |||
| #6 | #6 | 1604 | 2593 | |||
| #7 | #7 | 1600 | 889 | |||
| #8 | #8 | 1582 | 681 | |||
| #9 | #9 | 1580 | 674 | |||
| #10 | #11 | 1572 | 183 | |||
| #11 | #12 | 1561 | 2396 | |||
| #12 | #14 | 1549 | 848 | |||
| #13 | #15 | 1545 | 2580 | |||
| #14 | #17 | 1532 | 328 | |||
| #15 | #18 | 1525 | 2405 | |||
| #16 | #19 | 1497 | 1041 | |||
| #17 | #21 | 1482 | 2387 | |||
| #18 | #23 | 1470 | 2688 | |||
| #19 | #24 | 1469 | 164 | |||
| #20 | #25 | 1466 | 164 | |||
| #21 | #28 | 1429 | 928 | |||
| #22 | #31 | 1395 | 678 |
ELO ratings guide
How the NBA ELO rankings are calculated
NBA teams gain or lose ELO points after each rated game according to the result, opponent strength, home-court advantage, and score margin. The live ranking reflects current franchise strength; switch to historical franchises or the graph to explore the longer record.
Ratings start at 1,500 and update after every rated result using a versioned, published model. Read the basketball ELO formula and assumptions.
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