2004–05 NBA ELO rankings
NBA team ratings for the 2004–05 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 1-30 of 30 filtered teams.
| Rank | Global rank | Team | ELO | Games | Peak ELO | Last games oldest → newest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | #1 | 1747 | 2575 | |||
| #2 | #2 | 1726 | 4791 | |||
| #3 | #3 | 1714 | 3224 | |||
| #4 | #4 | 1703 | 1441 | |||
| #5 | #5 | 1701 | 2122 | |||
| #6 | #6 | 1692 | 3295 | |||
| #7 | #7 | 1644 | 2454 | |||
| #8 | #8 | 1597 | 3301 | |||
| #9 | #9 | 1594 | 1327 | |||
| #10 | #10 | 1589 | 4802 | |||
| #11 | #11 | 1583 | 2501 | |||
| #12 | #13 | 1575 | 2440 | |||
| #13 | #14 | 1559 | 4665 | |||
| #14 | #16 | 1556 | 4810 | |||
| #15 | #17 | 1555 | 5091 | |||
| #16 | #18 | 1554 | 3424 | |||
| #17 | #19 | 1545 | 796 | |||
| #18 | #21 | 1531 | 3741 | |||
| #19 | #22 | 1507 | 2915 | |||
| #20 | #23 | 1506 | 2873 | |||
| #21 | #26 | 1450 | 4944 | |||
| #22 | #28 | 1439 | 808 | |||
| #23 | #31 | 1410 | 5115 | |||
| #24 | #32 | 1409 | 1340 | |||
| #25 | #33 | 1407 | 2703 | |||
| #26 | #36 | 1392 | 3208 | |||
| #27 | #37 | 1389 | 3032 | |||
| #28 | #40 | 1360 | 1246 | |||
| #29 | #41 | 1360 | 259 | |||
| #30 | #45 | 1261 | 4692 |
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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