2009–10 NBA ELO rankings
NBA team ratings for the 2009–10 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 1-30 of 30 filtered teams.
| Rank | Global rank | Team | ELO | Games | Peak ELO | Last games oldest → newest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | #1 | 1749 | 1802 | |||
| #2 | #2 | 1736 | 5604 | |||
| #3 | #3 | 1724 | 3686 | |||
| #4 | #4 | 1695 | 5565 | |||
| #5 | #5 | 1643 | 2582 | |||
| #6 | #6 | 1637 | 3396 | |||
| #7 | #7 | 1634 | 3050 | |||
| #8 | #8 | 1622 | 3454 | |||
| #9 | #9 | 1616 | 3157 | |||
| #10 | #10 | 1614 | 2900 | |||
| #11 | #11 | 1606 | 3630 | |||
| #12 | #12 | 1605 | 3717 | |||
| #13 | #13 | 1605 | 5131 | |||
| #14 | #14 | 1579 | 1890 | |||
| #15 | #17 | 1547 | 3862 | |||
| #16 | #18 | 1542 | 1660 | |||
| #17 | #20 | 1528 | 3731 | |||
| #18 | #21 | 1524 | 2917 | |||
| #19 | #23 | 1489 | 1210 | |||
| #20 | #24 | 1483 | 1229 | |||
| #21 | #26 | 1465 | 5223 | |||
| #22 | #27 | 1460 | 686 | |||
| #23 | #30 | 1427 | 5354 | |||
| #24 | #33 | 1405 | 5232 | |||
| #25 | #34 | 1397 | 4167 | |||
| #26 | #36 | 1393 | 5256 | |||
| #27 | #37 | 1382 | 3295 | |||
| #28 | #40 | 1350 | 5081 | |||
| #29 | #42 | 1320 | 2873 | |||
| #30 | #45 | 1277 | 1737 |
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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