1997–98 NBA ELO rankings
NBA team ratings for the 1997–98 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 1-29 of 29 filtered teams.
| Rank | Global rank | Team | ELO | Games | Peak ELO | Last games oldest → newest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | #1 | 1815 | 2876 | |||
| #2 | #2 | 1790 | 2126 | |||
| #3 | #3 | 1727 | 4473 | |||
| #4 | #4 | 1724 | 1879 | |||
| #5 | #5 | 1688 | 1932 | |||
| #6 | #6 | 1659 | 2645 | |||
| #7 | #7 | 1647 | 2738 | |||
| #8 | #8 | 1636 | 845 | |||
| #9 | #9 | 1607 | 4141 | |||
| #10 | #10 | 1604 | 2373 | |||
| #11 | #11 | 1602 | 746 | |||
| #12 | #12 | 1594 | 853 | |||
| #13 | #14 | 1570 | 3189 | |||
| #14 | #15 | 1557 | 779 | |||
| #15 | #17 | 1553 | 4357 | |||
| #16 | #18 | 1541 | 2737 | |||
| #17 | #19 | 1541 | 4166 | |||
| #18 | #20 | 1538 | 2448 | |||
| #19 | #22 | 1535 | 1843 | |||
| #20 | #24 | 1493 | 4205 | |||
| #21 | #25 | 1489 | 4512 | |||
| #22 | #27 | 1471 | 2629 | |||
| #23 | #35 | 1355 | 1524 | |||
| #24 | #36 | 1350 | 4260 | |||
| #25 | #38 | 1314 | 4060 | |||
| #26 | #40 | 1312 | 246 | |||
| #27 | #41 | 1303 | 246 | |||
| #28 | #43 | 1284 | 2331 | |||
| #29 | #44 | 1260 | 1902 |
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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