2018–19 NBA ELO rankings
NBA team ratings for the 2018–19 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 | 1765 | 6063 | |||
| #2 | #2 | 1712 | 2019 | |||
| #3 | #3 | 1705 | 4389 | |||
| #4 | #4 | 1690 | 4526 | |||
| #5 | #5 | 1658 | 4233 | |||
| #6 | #6 | 1638 | 3654 | |||
| #7 | #7 | 1633 | 5994 | |||
| #8 | #8 | 1629 | 3910 | |||
| #9 | #9 | 1612 | 6377 | |||
| #10 | #10 | 1607 | 3881 | |||
| #11 | #11 | 1593 | 4540 | |||
| #12 | #12 | 1589 | 4080 | |||
| #13 | #13 | 1583 | 2540 | |||
| #14 | #16 | 1547 | 2393 | |||
| #15 | #17 | 1538 | 3625 | |||
| #16 | #19 | 1523 | 2718 | |||
| #17 | #20 | 1505 | 3714 | |||
| #18 | #21 | 1505 | 5986 | |||
| #19 | #23 | 1486 | 6352 | |||
| #20 | #24 | 1478 | 5803 | |||
| #21 | #26 | 1475 | 2464 | |||
| #22 | #27 | 1475 | 5916 | |||
| #23 | #28 | 1468 | 1995 | |||
| #24 | #29 | 1446 | 3346 | |||
| #25 | #32 | 1421 | 1427 | |||
| #26 | #34 | 1413 | 4929 | |||
| #27 | #39 | 1358 | 4641 | |||
| #28 | #40 | 1353 | 4199 | |||
| #29 | #41 | 1343 | 4408 | |||
| #30 | #44 | 1311 | 6097 |
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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