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1968–69 NBA ELO rankings

NBA team ratings for the 1968–69 season, reconstructed through the latest rated game available and including every franchise active in the selected period.

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Rankings as of Jul 31, 1969 Using the latest rated game available before that date: May 5, 1969.

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Showing the latest 120 of 613 matching completed games, newest first. ELO is shown as pre-rating → post-rating (change).

Date Competition Match Score ELO pre → post
May 5, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Los Angeles Lakers vs Boston Celtics 106–108
H 1714 → 1698 -16
A 1711 → 1728 +16
May 3, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Boston Celtics vs Los Angeles Lakers 99–90
H 1699 → 1711 +13
A 1726 → 1714 -13
May 1, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Los Angeles Lakers vs Boston Celtics 117–104
H 1715 → 1726 +12
A 1711 → 1699 -12
Apr 29, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Boston Celtics vs Los Angeles Lakers 89–88
H 1703 → 1711 +8
A 1722 → 1715 -8
Apr 27, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Boston Celtics vs Los Angeles Lakers 111–105
H 1690 → 1703 +13
A 1735 → 1722 -13
Apr 25, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Los Angeles Lakers vs Boston Celtics 118–112
H 1726 → 1735 +9
A 1699 → 1690 -9
Apr 23, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Los Angeles Lakers vs Boston Celtics 120–118
H 1719 → 1726 +7
A 1706 → 1699 -7
Apr 20, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Los Angeles Lakers vs Atlanta Hawks 104–96
H 1712 → 1719 +7
A 1611 → 1605 -7
Apr 18, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Boston Celtics vs New York Knicks 106–105
H 1697 → 1706 +9
A 1739 → 1730 -9
Apr 17, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Atlanta Hawks vs Los Angeles Lakers 85–100
H 1626 → 1611 -15
A 1697 → 1712 +15
Apr 15, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Atlanta Hawks vs Los Angeles Lakers 99–86
H 1610 → 1626 +16
A 1714 → 1697 -16
Apr 14, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 New York Knicks vs Boston Celtics 112–104
H 1729 → 1739 +10
A 1707 → 1697 -10
Apr 13, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Boston Celtics vs New York Knicks 97–96
H 1698 → 1707 +9
A 1738 → 1729 -9
Apr 13, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Los Angeles Lakers vs Atlanta Hawks 104–102
H 1710 → 1714 +4
A 1614 → 1610 -4
Apr 11, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Los Angeles Lakers vs Atlanta Hawks 95–93
H 1705 → 1710 +4
A 1618 → 1614 -4
Apr 10, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 New York Knicks vs Boston Celtics 101–91
H 1727 → 1738 +11
A 1709 → 1698 -11
Apr 9, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Boston Celtics vs New York Knicks 112–97
H 1695 → 1709 +14
A 1741 → 1727 -14
Apr 7, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Houston Rockets vs Atlanta Hawks 106–108
H 1545 → 1532 -13
A 1606 → 1618 +13
Apr 6, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Atlanta Hawks vs Houston Rockets 112–101
H 1596 → 1606 +10
A 1555 → 1545 -10
Apr 6, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 New York Knicks vs Boston Celtics 100–108
H 1763 → 1741 -21
A 1673 → 1695 +21
Apr 5, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Golden State Warriors vs Los Angeles Lakers 78–118
H 1610 → 1595 -15
A 1691 → 1705 +15
Apr 4, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Houston Rockets vs Atlanta Hawks 114–112
H 1543 → 1555 +12
A 1608 → 1596 -12
Apr 4, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Philadelphia 76ers vs Boston Celtics 90–93
H 1659 → 1642 -17
A 1657 → 1673 +17
Apr 4, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Los Angeles Lakers vs Golden State Warriors 103–98
H 1684 → 1691 +6
A 1616 → 1610 -6
Apr 2, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Golden State Warriors vs Los Angeles Lakers 88–103
H 1632 → 1616 -16
A 1668 → 1684 +16
Apr 2, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 New York Knicks vs Washington Wizards 115–108
H 1758 → 1763 +5
A 1631 → 1626 -5
Apr 1, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Houston Rockets vs Atlanta Hawks 104–97
H 1527 → 1543 +15
A 1623 → 1608 -15
Apr 1, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Boston Celtics vs Philadelphia 76ers 116–119
H 1675 → 1657 -18
A 1641 → 1659 +18
Mar 31, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Golden State Warriors vs Los Angeles Lakers 98–115
H 1650 → 1632 -18
A 1650 → 1668 +18
Mar 30, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Washington Wizards vs New York Knicks 116–119
H 1642 → 1631 -11
A 1747 → 1758 +11
Mar 30, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Philadelphia 76ers vs Boston Celtics 118–125
H 1658 → 1641 -18
A 1657 → 1675 +18
Mar 29, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Atlanta Hawks vs Houston Rockets 116–114
H 1619 → 1623 +4
A 1532 → 1527 -4
Mar 29, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 New York Knicks vs Washington Wizards 107–91
H 1739 → 1747 +9
A 1650 → 1642 -9
Mar 28, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Los Angeles Lakers vs Golden State Warriors 101–107
H 1669 → 1650 -19
A 1631 → 1650 +19
Mar 28, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Boston Celtics vs Philadelphia 76ers 134–103
H 1644 → 1657 +13
A 1672 → 1658 -13
Mar 27, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Washington Wizards vs New York Knicks 101–113
H 1666 → 1650 -16
A 1723 → 1739 +16
Mar 27, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Atlanta Hawks vs Houston Rockets 107–98
H 1611 → 1619 +8
A 1540 → 1532 -8
Mar 26, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Los Angeles Lakers vs Golden State Warriors 94–99
H 1690 → 1669 -21
A 1610 → 1631 +21
Mar 26, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Philadelphia 76ers vs Boston Celtics 100–114
H 1692 → 1672 -21
A 1623 → 1644 +21
Mar 24, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Boston Celtics vs Houston Rockets 111–107
H 1618 → 1623 +5
A 1545 → 1540 -5
Mar 24, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Philadelphia 76ers vs Sacramento Kings 119–125
H 1716 → 1692 -24
A 1548 → 1572 +24
Mar 23, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Phoenix Suns vs Milwaukee Bucks 118–128
H 1334 → 1323 -11
A 1482 → 1493 +11
Mar 23, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Detroit Pistons vs Chicago Bulls 158–114
H 1489 → 1503 +13
A 1524 → 1510 -13
Mar 23, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Houston Rockets vs Atlanta Hawks 128–121
H 1530 → 1545 +15
A 1626 → 1611 -15
Mar 23, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Los Angeles Lakers vs New York Knicks 128–111
H 1675 → 1690 +15
A 1738 → 1723 -15
Mar 23, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Boston Celtics vs Washington Wizards 126–98
H 1603 → 1618 +15
A 1681 → 1666 -15
Mar 22, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Golden State Warriors vs New York Knicks 90–117
H 1624 → 1610 -14
A 1724 → 1738 +14
Mar 22, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Sacramento Kings vs Oklahoma City Thunder 134–127
H 1538 → 1548 +9
A 1510 → 1501 -9
Mar 22, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Washington Wizards vs Philadelphia 76ers 108–116
H 1699 → 1681 -18
A 1698 → 1716 +18
Mar 22, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Houston Rockets vs Milwaukee Bucks 106–120
H 1551 → 1530 -21
A 1461 → 1482 +21
Mar 21, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Golden State Warriors vs Milwaukee Bucks 103–100
H 1621 → 1624 +3
A 1464 → 1461 -3
Mar 21, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Chicago Bulls vs Washington Wizards 103–115
H 1535 → 1524 -11
A 1688 → 1699 +11
Mar 21, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Phoenix Suns vs New York Knicks 104–139
H 1338 → 1334 -4
A 1720 → 1724 +4
Mar 21, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Boston Celtics vs Sacramento Kings 145–119
H 1592 → 1603 +10
A 1548 → 1538 -10
Mar 21, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Los Angeles Lakers vs Atlanta Hawks 116–103
H 1665 → 1675 +11
A 1637 → 1626 -11
Mar 21, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Detroit Pistons vs Oklahoma City Thunder 110–104
H 1477 → 1489 +13
A 1523 → 1510 -13
Mar 20, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Houston Rockets vs Atlanta Hawks 115–97
H 1534 → 1551 +17
A 1654 → 1637 -17
Mar 19, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Philadelphia 76ers vs Oklahoma City Thunder 136–115
H 1692 → 1698 +6
A 1529 → 1523 -6
Mar 19, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Boston Celtics vs Chicago Bulls 104–92
H 1582 → 1592 +10
A 1545 → 1535 -10
Mar 19, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Sacramento Kings vs Los Angeles Lakers 136–128
H 1530 → 1548 +18
A 1683 → 1665 -18
Mar 19, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 New York Knicks vs Washington Wizards 104–100
H 1711 → 1720 +9
A 1696 → 1688 -9
Mar 19, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Phoenix Suns vs Milwaukee Bucks 110–117
H 1351 → 1338 -13
A 1451 → 1464 +13
Mar 18, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Houston Rockets vs Milwaukee Bucks 128–108
H 1525 → 1534 +10
A 1461 → 1451 -10
Mar 18, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Washington Wizards vs Oklahoma City Thunder 130–120
H 1691 → 1696 +5
A 1534 → 1529 -5
Mar 18, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Golden State Warriors vs Atlanta Hawks 115–128
H 1639 → 1621 -18
A 1636 → 1654 +18
Mar 18, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Chicago Bulls vs Los Angeles Lakers 92–93
H 1553 → 1545 -8
A 1676 → 1683 +8
Mar 17, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Phoenix Suns vs Detroit Pistons 95–119
H 1364 → 1351 -14
A 1463 → 1477 +14
Mar 16, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Boston Celtics vs Los Angeles Lakers 73–108
H 1598 → 1582 -15
A 1660 → 1676 +15
Mar 16, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Atlanta Hawks vs Oklahoma City Thunder 131–127
H 1631 → 1636 +5
A 1539 → 1534 -5
Mar 16, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Houston Rockets vs Detroit Pistons 120–111
H 1515 → 1525 +9
A 1472 → 1463 -9
Mar 15, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Philadelphia 76ers vs Atlanta Hawks 122–120
H 1687 → 1692 +5
A 1636 → 1631 -5
Mar 15, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Chicago Bulls vs Oklahoma City Thunder 101–83
H 1540 → 1553 +12
A 1552 → 1539 -12
Mar 15, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 New York Knicks vs Sacramento Kings 121–108
H 1706 → 1711 +5
A 1535 → 1530 -5
Mar 15, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Washington Wizards vs Boston Celtics 99–98
H 1687 → 1691 +4
A 1602 → 1598 -4
Mar 15, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Phoenix Suns vs Houston Rockets 124–141
H 1377 → 1364 -13
A 1503 → 1515 +13
Mar 14, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Washington Wizards vs Sacramento Kings 130–128
H 1684 → 1687 +3
A 1539 → 1535 -3
Mar 14, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Golden State Warriors vs Detroit Pistons 114–110
H 1636 → 1639 +3
A 1475 → 1472 -3
Mar 14, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Los Angeles Lakers vs Milwaukee Bucks 111–103
H 1657 → 1660 +3
A 1464 → 1461 -3
Mar 13, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Milwaukee Bucks vs Oklahoma City Thunder 118–141
H 1480 → 1464 -16
A 1536 → 1552 +16
Mar 13, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Chicago Bulls vs Philadelphia 76ers 106–113
H 1552 → 1540 -12
A 1675 → 1687 +12
Mar 13, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Houston Rockets vs Detroit Pistons 120–105
H 1491 → 1503 +12
A 1487 → 1475 -12
Mar 13, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Sacramento Kings vs Boston Celtics 120–110
H 1523 → 1539 +16
A 1618 → 1602 -16
Mar 12, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Atlanta Hawks vs Chicago Bulls 109–90
H 1627 → 1636 +9
A 1561 → 1552 -9
Mar 12, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Houston Rockets vs Oklahoma City Thunder 112–125
H 1508 → 1491 -18
A 1518 → 1536 +18
Mar 12, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Philadelphia 76ers vs Boston Celtics 117–126
H 1697 → 1675 -22
A 1596 → 1618 +22
Mar 12, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Golden State Warriors vs Los Angeles Lakers 97–85
H 1622 → 1636 +14
A 1671 → 1657 -14
Mar 12, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Washington Wizards vs New York Knicks 111–110
H 1675 → 1684 +9
A 1715 → 1706 -9
Mar 11, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Houston Rockets vs Phoenix Suns 116–106
H 1502 → 1508 +7
A 1384 → 1377 -7
Mar 11, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Los Angeles Lakers vs Detroit Pistons 137–101
H 1665 → 1671 +6
A 1493 → 1487 -6
Mar 11, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Chicago Bulls vs Atlanta Hawks 102–90
H 1545 → 1561 +16
A 1643 → 1627 -16
Mar 11, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 New York Knicks vs Philadelphia 76ers 121–101
H 1702 → 1715 +12
A 1709 → 1697 -12
Mar 10, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Milwaukee Bucks vs Golden State Warriors 106–123
H 1493 → 1480 -13
A 1609 → 1622 +13
Mar 10, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Phoenix Suns vs Washington Wizards 121–140
H 1391 → 1384 -7
A 1668 → 1675 +7
Mar 9, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Los Angeles Lakers vs Washington Wizards 120–109
H 1653 → 1665 +13
A 1681 → 1668 -13
Mar 9, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Philadelphia 76ers vs New York Knicks 110–101
H 1697 → 1709 +12
A 1714 → 1702 -12
Mar 9, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Phoenix Suns vs Houston Rockets 146–133
H 1372 → 1391 +18
A 1520 → 1502 -18
Mar 9, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Detroit Pistons vs Milwaukee Bucks 121–126
H 1512 → 1493 -19
A 1474 → 1493 +19
Mar 9, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Boston Celtics vs Golden State Warriors 138–89
H 1582 → 1596 +14
A 1622 → 1609 -14
Mar 9, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Atlanta Hawks vs Sacramento Kings 134–107
H 1635 → 1643 +8
A 1531 → 1523 -8
Mar 8, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Oklahoma City Thunder vs Washington Wizards 138–117
H 1498 → 1518 +20
A 1701 → 1681 -20
Mar 7, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Golden State Warriors vs Washington Wizards 135–130
H 1607 → 1622 +16
A 1717 → 1701 -16
Mar 7, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Los Angeles Lakers vs Boston Celtics 105–99
H 1645 → 1653 +8
A 1590 → 1582 -8
Mar 7, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Philadelphia 76ers vs Chicago Bulls 131–113
H 1690 → 1697 +7
A 1552 → 1545 -7
Mar 7, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 New York Knicks vs Phoenix Suns 119–87
H 1712 → 1714 +3
A 1375 → 1372 -3
Mar 7, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Detroit Pistons vs Sacramento Kings 114–105
H 1499 → 1512 +13
A 1544 → 1531 -13
Mar 6, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Houston Rockets vs Boston Celtics 110–97
H 1504 → 1520 +16
A 1607 → 1590 -16
Mar 6, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Atlanta Hawks vs Philadelphia 76ers 138–99
H 1620 → 1635 +16
A 1706 → 1690 -16
Mar 6, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Chicago Bulls vs Phoenix Suns 125–117
H 1548 → 1552 +4
A 1379 → 1375 -4
Mar 6, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Milwaukee Bucks vs Sacramento Kings 110–112
H 1487 → 1474 -14
A 1530 → 1544 +14
Mar 5, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Milwaukee Bucks vs Chicago Bulls 108–124
H 1504 → 1487 -17
A 1531 → 1548 +17
Mar 5, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Golden State Warriors vs Washington Wizards 114–107
H 1589 → 1607 +18
A 1735 → 1717 -18
Mar 5, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Detroit Pistons vs New York Knicks 128–120
H 1477 → 1499 +22
A 1734 → 1712 -22
Mar 4, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Los Angeles Lakers vs Washington Wizards 108–116
H 1660 → 1645 -15
A 1720 → 1735 +15
Mar 4, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Golden State Warriors vs Boston Celtics 99–95
H 1577 → 1589 +12
A 1618 → 1607 -12
Mar 4, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Phoenix Suns vs Sacramento Kings 122–141
H 1391 → 1379 -13
A 1518 → 1530 +13
Mar 4, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Oklahoma City Thunder vs Houston Rockets 130–116
H 1485 → 1498 +13
A 1517 → 1504 -13
Mar 4, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Chicago Bulls vs Philadelphia 76ers 114–113
H 1512 → 1531 +19
A 1725 → 1706 -19
Mar 4, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 New York Knicks vs Detroit Pistons 102–99
H 1732 → 1734 +2
A 1478 → 1477 -2
Mar 3, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Oklahoma City Thunder vs Sacramento Kings 107–113
H 1502 → 1485 -17
A 1500 → 1518 +17
Mar 3, 1969 NBAUnited States · 1968-1969 Milwaukee Bucks vs Philadelphia 76ers 132–143
H 1513 → 1504 -9
A 1717 → 1725 +9

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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