2000–01 NBA ELO rankings
NBA team ratings for the 2000–01 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 | 1834 | 4734 | |||
| #2 | #2 | 1710 | 2180 | |||
| #3 | #3 | 1666 | 1748 | |||
| #4 | #4 | 1654 | 4292 | |||
| #5 | #5 | 1644 | 2869 | |||
| #6 | #6 | 1634 | 2875 | |||
| #7 | #7 | 1631 | 4460 | |||
| #8 | #8 | 1615 | 1073 | |||
| #9 | #9 | 1612 | 2366 | |||
| #10 | #10 | 1609 | 475 | |||
| #11 | #11 | 1598 | 2955 | |||
| #12 | #12 | 1594 | 2957 | |||
| #13 | #13 | 1592 | 972 | |||
| #14 | #15 | 1569 | 1085 | |||
| #15 | #17 | 1548 | 4612 | |||
| #16 | #18 | 1545 | 2694 | |||
| #17 | #19 | 1541 | 2133 | |||
| #18 | #21 | 1530 | 1001 | |||
| #19 | #22 | 1522 | 2545 | |||
| #20 | #23 | 1513 | 2116 | |||
| #21 | #24 | 1496 | 4726 | |||
| #22 | #27 | 1470 | 4388 | |||
| #23 | #31 | 1414 | 2587 | |||
| #24 | #35 | 1378 | 460 | |||
| #25 | #36 | 1374 | 4364 | |||
| #26 | #38 | 1370 | 2057 | |||
| #27 | #40 | 1327 | 3403 | |||
| #28 | #41 | 1326 | 3090 | |||
| #29 | #44 | 1241 | 4474 |
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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