Basketball ELO rankings

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Min games

Rankings as of Jul 31, 1968 Using the latest rated game available before that date: May 2, 1968.

Ranking table

Rated through: May 2, 1968
Rated teams: 12
Strongest as of: Boston Celtics· 1745

Showing 1-12 of 12 filtered teams.

Rank	Global rank	Team	ELO	Games	Peak ELO
#1	#1	Boston Celtics	1745	1770	1877 Jan 22, 1965
#2	#2	Philadelphia 76ers	1740	1563	1886 Jan 23, 1967
#3	#3	Los Angeles Lakers	1707	1674	1833 Feb 2, 1963
#4	#4	New York Knicks	1667	1665	1757 Feb 17, 1953
#5	#5	Atlanta Hawks	1631	1537	1793 Feb 1, 1959
#6	#6	Sacramento Kings	1620	1561	1780 Feb 17, 1964
#7	#7	Detroit Pistons	1585	1563	1727 Jan 29, 1956
#8	#8	Washington Wizards	1571	576	1646 Apr 9, 1965
#9	#9	Golden State Warriors	1540	1699	1803 Nov 11, 1960
#10	#10	Chicago Bulls	1494	171	1567 Mar 19, 1967
#11	#11	Oklahoma City Thunder	1455	82	1549 Feb 11, 1968
#12	#12	Houston Rockets	1303	82	1503 Jan 3, 1968

ELO ratings guide

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