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Washington Wizards· 1682 Showing 1-22 of 22 filtered teams. Rank Global rank Team ELO Games Peak ELO Last games
oldest → newest #1 #1 1682 1497 1735
Mar 4, 1969 -15 +18 -10 +13 +17
#2 #2 1644 2432 1886
Jan 23, 1967 +10 -13 -12 +13 -8
#3 #3 1639 939 1690
Mar 3, 1972 +15 -18 +10 -13 -17
#4 #4 1621 172 1688
Apr 6, 1978 -20 -13 -9 +12 -10
#5 #5 1614 2586 1803
Nov 11, 1960 -11 +9 +11 +13 -10
#6 #6 1604 2593 1854
Oct 11, 1972 +5 -14 -10 +13 -10
#7 #7 1600 889 1867
Mar 8, 1971 +12 -19 +18 +11 -13
#8 #8 1582 681 1778
Jan 10, 1978 +14 -9 -5 +16 -9
#9 #9 1580 674 1689
Dec 1, 1976 +12 +17 +11 -20 -8
#10 #10 1572 183 1662
Jan 17, 1978 -16 -9 -6 +16 -9
#11 #11 1561 2396 1793
Feb 1, 1959 +10 -17 +9 -12 -17
#12 #12 1549 848 1707
Feb 20, 1972 -19 -9 +8 -17 -6
#13 #13 1545 2580 1836
Nov 28, 1969 +8 -11 -10 -15 -12
#14 #14 1532 328 1595
Nov 5, 1976 -16 -10 +18 +12 +19
#15 #15 1525 2405 1727
Jan 29, 1956 -15 -6 -8 +16 +12
#16 #16 1497 1041 1730
Nov 11, 1973 +15 +15 +12 -23 -9
#17 #17 1482 2387 1780
Feb 17, 1964 -6 -9 -3 -17 -11
#18 #18 1470 2688 1877
Jan 22, 1965 -12 -16 -16 -13 +10
#19 #19 1469 164 1530
Nov 30, 1976 -8 +18 -8 -5 -8
#20 #20 1466 164 1564
Jan 12, 1977 -12 +20 -18 +25 -19
#21 #21 1429 928 1657
Mar 17, 1977 -6 +25 -4 -12 +19
#22 #22 1395 678 1692
Nov 23, 1974 -6 -10 +23 -12 -10
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