2025–26 NBA ELO rankings
NBA team ratings for the 2025–26 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 | 1812 | 6707 | |||
| #2 | #2 | 1792 | 5150 | |||
| #3 | #3 | 1766 | 4460 | |||
| #4 | #4 | 1669 | 7037 | |||
| #5 | #5 | 1665 | 6554 | |||
| #6 | #6 | 1658 | 4298 | |||
| #7 | #7 | 1641 | 3067 | |||
| #8 | #8 | 1635 | 6971 | |||
| #9 | #9 | 1627 | 4792 | |||
| #10 | #10 | 1627 | 2944 | |||
| #11 | #11 | 1612 | 5106 | |||
| #12 | #12 | 1597 | 3122 | |||
| #13 | #13 | 1595 | 6504 | |||
| #14 | #14 | 1589 | 6610 | |||
| #15 | #15 | 1580 | 4810 | |||
| #16 | #17 | 1574 | 2600 | |||
| #17 | #19 | 1548 | 4690 | |||
| #18 | #20 | 1540 | 3357 | |||
| #19 | #22 | 1518 | 5020 | |||
| #20 | #25 | 1452 | 6662 | |||
| #21 | #27 | 1439 | 1997 | |||
| #22 | #30 | 1414 | 5004 | |||
| #23 | #32 | 1394 | 3960 | |||
| #24 | #34 | 1390 | 6369 | |||
| #25 | #35 | 1381 | 5198 | |||
| #26 | #38 | 1363 | 4316 | |||
| #27 | #40 | 1313 | 4207 | |||
| #28 | #42 | 1311 | 4491 | |||
| #29 | #43 | 1308 | 2585 | |||
| #30 | #45 | 1247 | 5493 |
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.
Rankings by season
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