1989–90 NBA ELO rankings
NBA team ratings for the 1989–90 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 1-27 of 27 filtered teams.
| Rank | Global rank | Team | ELO | Games | Peak ELO | Last games oldest → newest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | #1 | 1771 | 3482 | |||
| #2 | #2 | 1704 | 1221 | |||
| #3 | #3 | 1703 | 2084 | |||
| #4 | #4 | 1703 | 1731 | |||
| #5 | #5 | 1702 | 1920 | |||
| #6 | #6 | 1690 | 3753 | |||
| #7 | #7 | 1633 | 3541 | |||
| #8 | #8 | 1619 | 3827 | |||
| #9 | #9 | 1613 | 1677 | |||
| #10 | #10 | 1613 | 1361 | |||
| #11 | #11 | 1602 | 868 | |||
| #12 | #12 | 1587 | 3439 | |||
| #13 | #13 | 1582 | 1992 | |||
| #14 | #16 | 1543 | 1970 | |||
| #15 | #17 | 1540 | 1997 | |||
| #16 | #19 | 1533 | 3607 | |||
| #17 | #20 | 1519 | 1231 | |||
| #18 | #21 | 1513 | 1157 | |||
| #19 | #23 | 1494 | 3588 | |||
| #20 | #26 | 1440 | 2530 | |||
| #21 | #29 | 1411 | 82 | |||
| #22 | #31 | 1405 | 1662 | |||
| #23 | #32 | 1396 | 164 | |||
| #24 | #36 | 1363 | 3400 | |||
| #25 | #38 | 1331 | 164 | |||
| #26 | #41 | 1284 | 82 | |||
| #27 | #42 | 1265 | 1171 |
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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