1990–91 NBA ELO rankings
NBA team ratings for the 1990–91 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 1-27 of 27 filtered teams.
| Rank | Global rank | Team | ELO | Games | Peak ELO | Last games oldest → newest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | #1 | 1820 | 2183 | |||
| #2 | #2 | 1727 | 1829 | |||
| #3 | #3 | 1710 | 3854 | |||
| #4 | #4 | 1648 | 1452 | |||
| #5 | #5 | 1627 | 2006 | |||
| #6 | #6 | 1620 | 2077 | |||
| #7 | #7 | 1620 | 1307 | |||
| #8 | #8 | 1598 | 3679 | |||
| #9 | #9 | 1593 | 2084 | |||
| #10 | #10 | 1578 | 3579 | |||
| #11 | #12 | 1566 | 3631 | |||
| #12 | #13 | 1562 | 3920 | |||
| #13 | #14 | 1560 | 1244 | |||
| #14 | #17 | 1533 | 3526 | |||
| #15 | #18 | 1519 | 2055 | |||
| #16 | #19 | 1518 | 3692 | |||
| #17 | #20 | 1518 | 1759 | |||
| #18 | #21 | 1512 | 164 | |||
| #19 | #24 | 1476 | 1744 | |||
| #20 | #25 | 1472 | 164 | |||
| #21 | #28 | 1429 | 3482 | |||
| #22 | #29 | 1427 | 246 | |||
| #23 | #31 | 1412 | 950 | |||
| #24 | #33 | 1405 | 2612 | |||
| #25 | #35 | 1393 | 1253 | |||
| #26 | #36 | 1381 | 246 | |||
| #27 | #40 | 1335 | 1313 |
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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