2012–13 NBA ELO rankings
NBA team ratings for the 2012–13 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 | 1781 | 2187 | |||
| #2 | #2 | 1744 | 3321 | |||
| #3 | #3 | 1691 | 1475 | |||
| #4 | #4 | 1680 | 3148 | |||
| #5 | #5 | 1661 | 3995 | |||
| #6 | #6 | 1659 | 3181 | |||
| #7 | #7 | 1632 | 3542 | |||
| #8 | #8 | 1619 | 5605 | |||
| #9 | #9 | 1612 | 5465 | |||
| #10 | #10 | 1592 | 2837 | |||
| #11 | #11 | 1581 | 3967 | |||
| #12 | #13 | 1576 | 3110 | |||
| #13 | #14 | 1574 | 4126 | |||
| #14 | #15 | 1572 | 5860 | |||
| #15 | #16 | 1570 | 3391 | |||
| #16 | #19 | 1521 | 1459 | |||
| #17 | #20 | 1517 | 5829 | |||
| #18 | #21 | 1504 | 5385 | |||
| #19 | #23 | 1489 | 5480 | |||
| #20 | #25 | 1469 | 4397 | |||
| #21 | #26 | 1461 | 1967 | |||
| #22 | #28 | 1443 | 3864 | |||
| #23 | #30 | 1432 | 5311 | |||
| #24 | #31 | 1431 | 5486 | |||
| #25 | #32 | 1421 | 922 | |||
| #26 | #35 | 1404 | 3690 | |||
| #27 | #37 | 1392 | 3916 | |||
| #28 | #40 | 1362 | 3626 | |||
| #29 | #41 | 1362 | 1890 | |||
| #30 | #44 | 1306 | 2043 |
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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