2002–03 NBA ELO rankings
NBA team ratings for the 2002–03 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 | 1780 | 2378 | |||
| #2 | #2 | 1710 | 4484 | |||
| #3 | #3 | 1709 | 4929 | |||
| #4 | #4 | 1680 | 1940 | |||
| #5 | #5 | 1650 | 2261 | |||
| #6 | #6 | 1630 | 1145 | |||
| #7 | #7 | 1614 | 2868 | |||
| #8 | #8 | 1590 | 3045 | |||
| #9 | #9 | 1577 | 3126 | |||
| #10 | #11 | 1576 | 2539 | |||
| #11 | #12 | 1576 | 4641 | |||
| #12 | #13 | 1573 | 88 | |||
| #13 | #15 | 1563 | 3119 | |||
| #14 | #17 | 1546 | 4579 | |||
| #15 | #19 | 1517 | 3039 | |||
| #16 | #20 | 1516 | 1176 | |||
| #17 | #21 | 1510 | 4528 | |||
| #18 | #22 | 1508 | 2308 | |||
| #19 | #23 | 1506 | 4776 | |||
| #20 | #24 | 1499 | 4638 | |||
| #21 | #26 | 1495 | 4916 | |||
| #22 | #28 | 1461 | 3254 | |||
| #23 | #29 | 1451 | 3567 | |||
| #24 | #31 | 1443 | 2709 | |||
| #25 | #32 | 1443 | 624 | |||
| #26 | #39 | 1365 | 1249 | |||
| #27 | #40 | 1348 | 644 | |||
| #28 | #42 | 1336 | 2751 | |||
| #29 | #43 | 1316 | 2280 |
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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