2020–21 NBA ELO rankings
NBA team ratings for the 2020–21 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 | 1761 | 4570 | |||
| #2 | #2 | 1718 | 4578 | |||
| #3 | #3 | 1670 | 4259 | |||
| #4 | #4 | 1654 | 3788 | |||
| #5 | #5 | 1651 | 6158 | |||
| #6 | #6 | 1650 | 6073 | |||
| #7 | #7 | 1637 | 4075 | |||
| #8 | #8 | 1627 | 3831 | |||
| #9 | #9 | 1607 | 4394 | |||
| #10 | #10 | 1586 | 6526 | |||
| #11 | #11 | 1586 | 6240 | |||
| #12 | #12 | 1584 | 3509 | |||
| #13 | #14 | 1574 | 6202 | |||
| #14 | #15 | 1573 | 2151 | |||
| #15 | #16 | 1572 | 2891 | |||
| #16 | #18 | 1549 | 5083 | |||
| #17 | #20 | 1509 | 4778 | |||
| #18 | #21 | 1508 | 6547 | |||
| #19 | #22 | 1503 | 3868 | |||
| #20 | #23 | 1502 | 1574 | |||
| #21 | #24 | 1500 | 4028 | |||
| #22 | #26 | 1494 | 5950 | |||
| #23 | #28 | 1467 | 2600 | |||
| #24 | #30 | 1444 | 2531 | |||
| #25 | #32 | 1417 | 2177 | |||
| #26 | #38 | 1352 | 6124 | |||
| #27 | #39 | 1352 | 2693 | |||
| #28 | #40 | 1340 | 4694 | |||
| #29 | #42 | 1338 | 4685 | |||
| #30 | #43 | 1332 | 4336 |
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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