2021–22 NBA ELO rankings
NBA team ratings for the 2021–22 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 | 1739 | 6306 | |||
| #2 | #2 | 1694 | 6653 | |||
| #3 | #3 | 1679 | 2991 | |||
| #4 | #4 | 1674 | 4673 | |||
| #5 | #5 | 1668 | 3609 | |||
| #6 | #6 | 1652 | 2245 | |||
| #7 | #7 | 1651 | 4664 | |||
| #8 | #8 | 1633 | 6252 | |||
| #9 | #9 | 1617 | 2265 | |||
| #10 | #10 | 1599 | 2689 | |||
| #11 | #11 | 1585 | 6162 | |||
| #12 | #13 | 1570 | 4163 | |||
| #13 | #14 | 1566 | 1664 | |||
| #14 | #15 | 1559 | 2614 | |||
| #15 | #16 | 1557 | 3918 | |||
| #16 | #18 | 1550 | 4343 | |||
| #17 | #19 | 1539 | 3875 | |||
| #18 | #21 | 1523 | 6322 | |||
| #19 | #22 | 1504 | 4111 | |||
| #20 | #23 | 1503 | 4865 | |||
| #21 | #26 | 1470 | 4420 | |||
| #22 | #27 | 1454 | 6032 | |||
| #23 | #28 | 1446 | 6608 | |||
| #24 | #30 | 1437 | 5165 | |||
| #25 | #32 | 1422 | 6206 | |||
| #26 | #36 | 1393 | 2775 | |||
| #27 | #39 | 1368 | 4776 | |||
| #28 | #40 | 1360 | 3950 | |||
| #29 | #42 | 1326 | 4767 | |||
| #30 | #43 | 1321 | 4476 |
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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