2015–16 NBA ELO rankings
NBA team ratings for the 2015–16 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 | 1789 | 5763 | |||
| #2 | #2 | 1778 | 3913 | |||
| #3 | #3 | 1743 | 4278 | |||
| #4 | #4 | 1739 | 3607 | |||
| #5 | #5 | 1654 | 3963 | |||
| #6 | #6 | 1636 | 1736 | |||
| #7 | #7 | 1619 | 3821 | |||
| #8 | #8 | 1617 | 2467 | |||
| #9 | #9 | 1604 | 2147 | |||
| #10 | #10 | 1597 | 5664 | |||
| #11 | #11 | 1586 | 6085 | |||
| #12 | #12 | 1584 | 3453 | |||
| #13 | #14 | 1571 | 4241 | |||
| #14 | #16 | 1555 | 4664 | |||
| #15 | #17 | 1544 | 3637 | |||
| #16 | #18 | 1541 | 3100 | |||
| #17 | #19 | 1538 | 5736 | |||
| #18 | #21 | 1522 | 4389 | |||
| #19 | #23 | 1480 | 2213 | |||
| #20 | #25 | 1471 | 2289 | |||
| #21 | #26 | 1460 | 5557 | |||
| #22 | #27 | 1460 | 3394 | |||
| #23 | #28 | 1454 | 1743 | |||
| #24 | #31 | 1432 | 4116 | |||
| #25 | #32 | 1418 | 1172 | |||
| #26 | #34 | 1408 | 5851 | |||
| #27 | #37 | 1380 | 4162 | |||
| #28 | #41 | 1333 | 3374 | |||
| #29 | #42 | 1321 | 6106 | |||
| #30 | #45 | 1224 | 5726 |
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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