2017–18 NBA ELO rankings
NBA team ratings for the 2017–18 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 | 1778 | 5965 | |||
| #2 | #2 | 1750 | 4433 | |||
| #3 | #3 | 1670 | 3823 | |||
| #4 | #4 | 1658 | 5900 | |||
| #5 | #5 | 1646 | 1345 | |||
| #6 | #6 | 1642 | 4117 | |||
| #7 | #7 | 1634 | 6286 | |||
| #8 | #8 | 1619 | 4453 | |||
| #9 | #9 | 1617 | 3558 | |||
| #10 | #10 | 1611 | 3628 | |||
| #11 | #11 | 1609 | 1920 | |||
| #12 | #12 | 1596 | 4135 | |||
| #13 | #14 | 1572 | 2382 | |||
| #14 | #15 | 1562 | 3792 | |||
| #15 | #16 | 1559 | 4293 | |||
| #16 | #18 | 1538 | 3992 | |||
| #17 | #20 | 1533 | 2636 | |||
| #18 | #21 | 1509 | 4847 | |||
| #19 | #22 | 1503 | 5900 | |||
| #20 | #23 | 1500 | 6270 | |||
| #21 | #25 | 1493 | 2311 | |||
| #22 | #28 | 1443 | 3538 | |||
| #23 | #30 | 1429 | 5721 | |||
| #24 | #32 | 1411 | 5834 | |||
| #25 | #35 | 1389 | 6015 | |||
| #26 | #36 | 1387 | 3264 | |||
| #27 | #38 | 1374 | 4559 | |||
| #28 | #40 | 1366 | 2453 | |||
| #29 | #41 | 1348 | 1913 | |||
| #30 | #44 | 1311 | 4326 |
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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