Updated Saturday Apr. 15

2023 Composite NBA Power Rankings

Calculated by aggregating computer generated power rankings from around the web and determining each team’s average ranking.

RankingsSoSWinsPlayoffsChamps
TEAM AVERAGE
RANKINGAVG		 1-WEEK
MOVE		 SOS
PLAYED
RANK		 WINS LOSSES MAKE
PLAYOFFSMAKE
PLAY-
OFFS		 WIN
FINALS
1
CelticsBOS57-25
1.0 - 28 57.0 25.0 >99% 27%
2
76ersPHI54-28
3.0 ↑ 1 20 54.0 28.0 >99% 12%
3
BucksMIL58-24
3.6 ↑ 1 25 58.0 24.0 >99% 16%
4
CavaliersCLE51-31
4.0 ↓ 2 26 51.0 31.0 >99% 6%
5
GrizzliesMEM51-31
5.2 - 30 51.0 31.0 >99% 9%
6
NuggetsDEN53-29
6.2 ↑ 2 29 53.0 29.0 >99% 9%
7
KnicksNY47-35
8.0 ↓ 1 17 47.0 35.0 >99% 2%
8
WarriorsGS44-38
9.8 ↑ 1 24 44.0 38.0 >99% 5%
9
SunsPHX45-37
10.0 ↓ 2 15 45.0 37.0 >99% 6%
10
KingsSAC48-34
11.4 ↑ 1 27 48.0 34.0 >99% 1%
11
LakersLAL43-39
11.6 ↑ 2 23 43.0 39.0 >99% 3%
12
RaptorsTOR41-41
12.0 - 11 41.0 41.0 <1% <1%
13
ClippersLAC44-38
14.2 ↑ 2 22 44.0 38.0 >99% 4%
14
NetsBKN45-37
14.2 ↓ 4 8 45.0 37.0 >99% <1%
15
PelicansNO42-40
14.8 ↓ 1 18 42.0 40.0 <1% <1%
16
HawksATL41-41
16.4 ↑ 3 16 41.0 41.0 >99% <1%
17
TimberwolvesMIN42-40
16.6 ↑ 3 21 42.0 40.0 >99% <1%
18
MavericksDAL38-44
16.6 - 19 38.0 44.0 <1% <1%
19
BullsCHI40-42
16.6 ↓ 3 10 40.0 42.0 <1% <1%
20
HeatMIA44-38
18.6 ↓ 3 6 44.0 38.0 >99% <1%
21
ThunderOKC40-42
19.8 - 14 40.0 42.0 <1% <1%
22
WizardsWSH35-47
22.0 - 7 35.2 46.8 <1% <1%
23
JazzUTAH37-45
23.6 - 12 37.0 45.0 <1% <1%
24
Trail BlazersPOR33-49
23.6 ↑ 2 13 33.0 49.0 <1% <1%
25
PacersIND35-47
24.0 - 2 35.0 47.0 <1% <1%
26
MagicORL34-48
24.2 ↓ 2 5 34.0 48.0 <1% <1%
27
HornetsCHA27-55
27.6 - 4 27.0 55.0 <1% <1%
28
RocketsHOU22-60
28.2 - 3 22.0 60.0 <1% <1%
29
SpursSA22-60
29.0 ↑ 1 9 22.0 60.0 <1% <1%
30
PistonsDET17-65
29.2 ↓ 1 1 17.1 64.9 <1% <1%

How We Calculate: Our NBA Power Rankings are calculated by aggregating computer rankings from around the web and determining each team’s average ranking. Up or down movement within our rankings versus the previous week is provided for each team. Some of these sites also project teams’ future success. We collect this info and calculate each team’s average win/loss projection, playoff odds and NBA Finals odds.

Our heat chart below shows how each of the five sites we pull from ranks all 30 teams. We pull from FiveThirtyEight (538), numberFire (nF), Massey Ratings (MY), Team Rankings (TR) and ESPN.

SITES PULLED FROM
TEAM 538 numberFirenF MASSEY
RATINGSMY		 ESPN TEAM
RANKINGSTR		 AVERAGEAVG
CelticsBOS 1 1 1 1 1 1.0
76ersPHI 3 4 3 2 3 3.0
BucksMIL 2 6 2 4 4 3.6
CavaliersCLE 8 2 5 3 2 4.0
GrizzliesMEM 6 3 6 6 5 5.2
NuggetsDEN 4 7 4 10 6 6.2
KnicksNY 13 5 7 7 8 8.0
WarriorsGS 5 17 9 9 9 9.8
SunsPHX 10 10 10 13 7 10.0
KingsSAC 19 8 8 11 11 11.4
LakersLAL 9 13 11 8 17 11.6
RaptorsTOR 7 14 15 14 10 12.0
ClippersLAC 20 19 12 5 15 14.2
NetsBKN 18 12 13 16 12 14.2
PelicansNO 15 11 18 17 13 14.8
HawksATL 16 18 17 15 16 16.4
TimberwolvesMIN 11 20 16 18 18 16.6
MavericksDAL 14 16 21 12 20 16.6
BullsCHI 17 9 19 24 14 16.6
HeatMIA 12 22 14 26 19 18.6
ThunderOKC 23 15 20 20 21 19.8
WizardsWSH 22 21 23 22 22 22.0
JazzUTAH 25 23 22 25 23 23.6
Trail BlazersPOR 21 25 26 21 25 23.6
PacersIND 24 26 25 19 26 24.0
MagicORL 26 24 24 23 24 24.2
HornetsCHA 27 27 27 30 27 27.6
RocketsHOU 29 28 28 27 29 28.2
SpursSA 28 30 29 28 30 29.0
PistonsDET 30 29 30 29 28 29.2

Standard deviation is a statistical tool used to measure the variance within a set of numbers. In the table below, we use standard deviation to determine which teams are ranked the most and least consistently. A low number indicates that a team is ranked consistently across the five sites we pull from. A high number indicates an inconsistently ranked team.

SITES PULLED FROM
TEAM 538 numberFirenF MASSEY
RATINGSMY		 ESPN TEAM
RANKINGSTR		 STAN DEVSTDEV
CelticsBOS 1 1 1 1 1 0.000
76ersPHI 3 4 3 2 3 0.707
WizardsWSH 22 21 23 22 22 0.707
RocketsHOU 29 28 28 27 29 0.837
PistonsDET 30 29 30 29 28 0.837
SpursSA 28 30 29 28 30 1.000
MagicORL 26 24 24 23 24 1.095
HawksATL 16 18 17 15 16 1.140
GrizzliesMEM 6 3 6 6 5 1.304
HornetsCHA 27 27 27 30 27 1.342
JazzUTAH 25 23 22 25 23 1.342
BucksMIL 2 6 2 4 4 1.673
SunsPHX 10 10 10 13 7 2.121
Trail BlazersPOR 21 25 26 21 25 2.408
NuggetsDEN 4 7 4 10 6 2.490
CavaliersCLE 8 2 5 3 2 2.550
NetsBKN 18 12 13 16 12 2.683
PelicansNO 15 11 18 17 13 2.864
PacersIND 24 26 25 19 26 2.915
ThunderOKC 23 15 20 20 21 2.950
KnicksNY 13 5 7 7 8 3.000
RaptorsTOR 7 14 15 14 10 3.391
TimberwolvesMIN 11 20 16 18 18 3.435
LakersLAL 9 13 11 8 17 3.578
MavericksDAL 14 16 21 12 20 3.847
WarriorsGS 5 17 9 9 9 4.382
KingsSAC 19 8 8 11 11 4.506
BullsCHI 17 9 19 24 14 5.595
HeatMIA 12 22 14 26 19 5.727
ClippersLAC 20 19 12 5 15 6.058