2003–04 NBA ELO rankings
NBA team ratings for the 2003–04 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 | 1743 | 4684 | |||
| #2 | #2 | 1737 | 2470 | |||
| #3 | #3 | 1709 | 5033 | |||
| #4 | #4 | 1695 | 1245 | |||
| #5 | #5 | 1672 | 2406 | |||
| #6 | #6 | 1655 | 4578 | |||
| #7 | #7 | 1618 | 2027 | |||
| #8 | #8 | 1591 | 2354 | |||
| #9 | #9 | 1584 | 1344 | |||
| #10 | #10 | 1578 | 710 | |||
| #11 | #13 | 1566 | 2367 | |||
| #12 | #14 | 1566 | 2950 | |||
| #13 | #16 | 1551 | 4720 | |||
| #14 | #17 | 1550 | 2621 | |||
| #15 | #18 | 1543 | 3206 | |||
| #16 | #20 | 1519 | 3208 | |||
| #17 | #21 | 1509 | 177 | |||
| #18 | #22 | 1501 | 2833 | |||
| #19 | #24 | 1481 | 3127 | |||
| #20 | #25 | 1479 | 3126 | |||
| #21 | #27 | 1472 | 4862 | |||
| #22 | #28 | 1446 | 5002 | |||
| #23 | #30 | 1439 | 4610 | |||
| #24 | #32 | 1425 | 4723 | |||
| #25 | #33 | 1421 | 726 | |||
| #26 | #38 | 1373 | 3649 | |||
| #27 | #40 | 1367 | 2791 | |||
| #28 | #41 | 1351 | 3336 | |||
| #29 | #42 | 1344 | 1258 |
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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