2016–17 NBA ELO rankings
NBA team ratings for the 2016–17 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 | 1874 | 5862 | |||
| #2 | #2 | 1698 | 4013 | |||
| #3 | #3 | 1651 | 3705 | |||
| #4 | #4 | 1629 | 3730 | |||
| #5 | #5 | 1625 | 3910 | |||
| #6 | #6 | 1621 | 4334 | |||
| #7 | #7 | 1607 | 6185 | |||
| #8 | #8 | 1603 | 2549 | |||
| #9 | #9 | 1602 | 4759 | |||
| #10 | #10 | 1586 | 3476 | |||
| #11 | #11 | 1583 | 1828 | |||
| #12 | #13 | 1575 | 4049 | |||
| #13 | #14 | 1563 | 4365 | |||
| #14 | #16 | 1543 | 4204 | |||
| #15 | #18 | 1528 | 4477 | |||
| #16 | #19 | 1520 | 5752 | |||
| #17 | #20 | 1517 | 1254 | |||
| #18 | #21 | 1513 | 3539 | |||
| #19 | #22 | 1500 | 1831 | |||
| #20 | #25 | 1475 | 2229 | |||
| #21 | #26 | 1475 | 3182 | |||
| #22 | #27 | 1471 | 2295 | |||
| #23 | #28 | 1462 | 5818 | |||
| #24 | #29 | 1453 | 5639 | |||
| #25 | #32 | 1420 | 6188 | |||
| #26 | #34 | 1415 | 5933 | |||
| #27 | #36 | 1398 | 3456 | |||
| #28 | #37 | 1396 | 2371 | |||
| #29 | #39 | 1384 | 5808 | |||
| #30 | #42 | 1369 | 4244 |
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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