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NBA
power rankings
Every team rated by who they beat and by how much. A rating of +5 means the team has
played about five points better than an average opponent; 0 is dead-average.
Strength of schedule is built in — beating good teams counts for more.
As of 2026-11-03, Memphis Grizzlies sit first in the results-only NBA ratings at
+13.5 points per game against an average opponent, ahead of Houston Rockets (+13.3).
30 teams rated. This is our own rating from results, not a promise.
In the week to 3 November: Toronto Raptors moved up 7 places to 11th; Sacramento Kings dropped 15 places to 27th.
Scope: 2027 season · latest result 2026-11-03 · recomputed daily
| # | Team | Rating |
Record | For | Against |
| 1 |
Memphis Grizzlies |
+13.5 |
6-0 |
121.2 |
106.0 |
| 2 |
Houston Rockets |
+13.3 |
6-1 |
120.7 |
108.3 |
| 3 |
Minnesota Timberwolves |
+12.7 |
4-3 |
120.0 |
108.7 |
| 4 |
San Antonio Spurs |
+11.4 |
4-2 |
117.3 |
110.2 |
| 5 |
Portland Trail Blazers |
+9.9 |
4-1 |
120.6 |
109.2 |
| 6 |
Los Angeles Lakers |
+8.7 |
5-2 |
120.3 |
115.0 |
| 7 |
Golden State Warriors |
+8.5 |
4-3 |
117.7 |
114.9 |
| 8 |
Dallas Mavericks |
+7.8 |
4-2 |
114.3 |
111.8 |
| 9 |
Detroit Pistons |
+5.2 |
6-1 |
111.9 |
100.3 |
| 10 |
Oklahoma City Thunder |
+4.5 |
5-2 |
108.0 |
107.7 |
| 11 |
Toronto Raptors |
+1.5 |
3-3 |
118.2 |
110.3 |
| 12 |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
+1.2 |
4-3 |
119.7 |
116.1 |
| 13 |
Denver Nuggets |
+0.2 |
3-2 |
114.0 |
115.2 |
| 14 |
Boston Celtics |
-0.2 |
5-1 |
118.7 |
109.2 |
| 15 |
Philadelphia 76ers |
-0.3 |
7-1 |
110.9 |
105.1 |
| 16 |
Utah Jazz |
-1.0 |
1-5 |
108.7 |
118.8 |
| 17 |
LA Clippers |
-1.7 |
1-5 |
106.5 |
113.8 |
| 18 |
New Orleans Pelicans |
-1.7 |
2-4 |
119.7 |
117.8 |
| 19 |
Atlanta Hawks |
-1.7 |
4-4 |
115.3 |
114.0 |
| 20 |
Miami Heat |
-2.2 |
2-4 |
118.3 |
121.5 |
| 21 |
Phoenix Suns |
-2.8 |
1-3 |
112.0 |
124.5 |
| 22 |
New York Knicks |
-3.0 |
3-4 |
106.4 |
105.1 |
| 23 |
Washington Wizards |
-5.8 |
4-3 |
109.4 |
107.4 |
| 24 |
Orlando Magic |
-7.6 |
2-5 |
105.7 |
114.7 |
| 25 |
Indiana Pacers |
-8.6 |
2-6 |
111.8 |
115.6 |
| 26 |
Charlotte Hornets |
-9.6 |
3-5 |
97.4 |
108.6 |
| 27 |
Sacramento Kings |
-10.2 |
0-6 |
109.3 |
128.3 |
| 28 |
Brooklyn Nets |
-11.7 |
1-6 |
105.6 |
114.1 |
| 29 |
Milwaukee Bucks |
-14.6 |
1-5 |
113.0 |
126.2 |
| 30 |
Chicago Bulls |
-15.5 |
1-6 |
112.6 |
128.9 |
How it works: we take every completed game, cap blowout margins so one
rout can't own a rating, and solve for the set of ratings where each team's number equals
its average margin plus the average rating of the teams it faced. That is the classic
Simple Rating System. Anyone can check it from public scores, and no one votes.
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