2001–02 NBA ELO rankings
NBA team ratings for the 2001–02 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 | 1810 | 4835 | |||
| #2 | #2 | 1744 | 4390 | |||
| #3 | #3 | 1692 | 2272 | |||
| #4 | #4 | 1684 | 1838 | |||
| #5 | #5 | 1641 | 2159 | |||
| #6 | #6 | 1625 | 4824 | |||
| #7 | #7 | 1605 | 2779 | |||
| #8 | #8 | 1591 | 3044 | |||
| #9 | #10 | 1575 | 4480 | |||
| #10 | #11 | 1569 | 1164 | |||
| #11 | #12 | 1566 | 2452 | |||
| #12 | #13 | 1558 | 562 | |||
| #13 | #15 | 1548 | 2220 | |||
| #14 | #16 | 1542 | 4547 | |||
| #15 | #17 | 1539 | 1057 | |||
| #16 | #19 | 1513 | 1087 | |||
| #17 | #20 | 1503 | 1167 | |||
| #18 | #22 | 1494 | 2627 | |||
| #19 | #23 | 1483 | 2957 | |||
| #20 | #24 | 1478 | 4446 | |||
| #21 | #26 | 1464 | 2951 | |||
| #22 | #27 | 1462 | 3485 | |||
| #23 | #29 | 1439 | 2198 | |||
| #24 | #30 | 1438 | 4694 | |||
| #25 | #32 | 1428 | 2669 | |||
| #26 | #33 | 1423 | 3037 | |||
| #27 | #35 | 1409 | 542 | |||
| #28 | #38 | 1393 | 3172 | |||
| #29 | #41 | 1340 | 4556 |
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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