Basketball ELO rankings

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Min games

Rankings as of Jul 31, 1969 Using the latest rated game available before that date: May 5, 1969.

Ranking table

Rated through: May 5, 1969
Rated teams: 14
Strongest as of: New York Knicks· 1730

Showing 1-14 of 14 filtered teams.

Rank	Global rank	Team	ELO	Games	Peak ELO
#1	#1	New York Knicks	1730	1757	1771 Feb 15, 1969
#2	#2	Boston Celtics	1728	1870	1877 Jan 22, 1965
#3	#3	Los Angeles Lakers	1698	1774	1833 Feb 2, 1963
#4	#4	Philadelphia 76ers	1642	1650	1886 Jan 23, 1967
#5	#5	Washington Wizards	1626	662	1735 Mar 4, 1969
#6	#6	Atlanta Hawks	1605	1630	1793 Feb 1, 1959
#7	#7	Golden State Warriors	1595	1787	1803 Nov 11, 1960
#8	#8	Sacramento Kings	1572	1643	1780 Feb 17, 1964
#9	#9	Houston Rockets	1532	170	1555 Apr 4, 1969
#10	#10	Chicago Bulls	1510	253	1567 Mar 19, 1967
#11	#11	Detroit Pistons	1503	1645	1727 Jan 29, 1956
#12	#12	Oklahoma City Thunder	1501	164	1552 Mar 13, 1969
#13	#13	Milwaukee Bucks	1493	82	1528 Feb 27, 1969
#14	#14	Phoenix Suns	1323	82	1517 Oct 31, 1968

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