2019–20 NBA ELO rankings
NBA team ratings for the 2019–20 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 | 1725 | 4458 | |||
| #2 | #2 | 1712 | 6419 | |||
| #3 | #3 | 1697 | 4607 | |||
| #4 | #4 | 1680 | 2086 | |||
| #5 | #5 | 1657 | 4148 | |||
| #6 | #6 | 1627 | 3978 | |||
| #7 | #7 | 1621 | 4593 | |||
| #8 | #8 | 1609 | 6445 | |||
| #9 | #9 | 1601 | 1495 | |||
| #10 | #10 | 1595 | 3416 | |||
| #11 | #11 | 1595 | 3782 | |||
| #12 | #12 | 1580 | 3722 | |||
| #13 | #14 | 1575 | 6062 | |||
| #14 | #15 | 1564 | 2609 | |||
| #15 | #17 | 1548 | 5870 | |||
| #16 | #18 | 1538 | 2064 | |||
| #17 | #20 | 1535 | 2786 | |||
| #18 | #21 | 1517 | 3947 | |||
| #19 | #22 | 1509 | 4477 | |||
| #20 | #23 | 1503 | 4303 | |||
| #21 | #24 | 1498 | 3693 | |||
| #22 | #27 | 1451 | 2458 | |||
| #23 | #30 | 1418 | 5983 | |||
| #24 | #31 | 1418 | 6163 | |||
| #25 | #33 | 1411 | 4997 | |||
| #26 | #36 | 1392 | 6128 | |||
| #27 | #37 | 1383 | 4264 | |||
| #28 | #39 | 1379 | 4706 | |||
| #29 | #41 | 1368 | 2528 | |||
| #30 | #42 | 1349 | 6052 |
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.
Rankings by season
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