Aggregated NBA Computer Rankings

Updated on Monday Jan. 21

Our NBA Power Rankings are calculated by aggregating computer rankings from around the web and determining each team’s average ranking. 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 championship odds. Our own opinions and biases are checked at the door. We simply work with what other sites have put out.

Power Rankings

Our NBA Power Rankings table is straightforward. Each team’s ranking reflects an averaging of rankings from across the five sites that we pull from. Up or down movement versus the previous week is provided for each team. Averaged win/loss projections, playoff odds and championship odds round out the table.

NBA Computer Power Rankings NBA Strength of Schedule Rankings College Basketball Power Rankings

RK	TEAM	TEAM	REC	AVG	1-WK MOVE	W	L	PLAYOFFS	CHAMPS
1	Bucks	MIL	33-12	1.4	-	58.9	23.1	>99%	20.13%
2	Warriors	GS	32-14	2.0	-	56.5	25.5	>99%	32.57%
3	Raptors	TOR	35-13	3.4	-	58.4	23.7	>99%	12.77%
4	Celtics	BOS	28-18	4.6	-	51.8	30.2	>99%	7.07%
5	Pacers	IND	31-15	6.2	↑ 3	52.2	29.8	>99%	6.00%
6	Nuggets	DEN	31-14	6.4	-	52.3	29.7	>99%	3.90%
7	Jazz	UTAH	26-21	6.6	-	48.9	33.1	94.03%	3.90%
8	76ers	PHI	30-17	7.6	↑ 2	50.7	31.3	>99%	2.83%
9	Thunder	OKC	27-18	7.8	↓ 4	48.8	33.2	95.23%	4.93%
10	Rockets	HOU	26-19	9.6	↓ 1	47.9	34.2	90.47%	3.00%
11	Spurs	SA	27-21	11.4	-	45.8	36.2	78.07%	2.40%
12	Trail Blazers	POR	28-19	11.6	↑ 1	46.8	35.2	86.60%	1.75%
13	Clippers	LAC	25-21	15.0	↑ 1	43.2	38.9	50.93%	<1%
14	Pelicans	NO	21-25	15.6	↓ 2	41.1	40.9	27.50%	<1%
15	Lakers	LAL	25-22	15.6	↑ 1	42.3	39.7	41.17%	<1%
16	Heat	MIA	22-22	16.6	↑ 1	39.7	42.3	71.97%	<1%
17	Timberwolves	MIN	22-24	17.6	↓ 2	39.4	42.6	14.40%	<1%
18	Mavericks	DAL	20-25	18.6	↑ 1	37.3	44.7	4.50%	<1%
19	Nets	BKN	24-23	19.2	↑ 2	39.9	42.1	80.57%	<1%
20	Hornets	CHA	22-24	19.4	↑ 2	38.1	43.9	61.30%	<1%
21	Kings	SAC	24-22	19.4	↓ 1	39.4	42.6	13.60%	<1%
22	Wizards	WSH	19-26	21.2	↑ 1	36.3	45.7	36.50%	<1%
23	Grizzlies	MEM	19-27	21.8	↓ 5	35.9	46.1	4.17%	<1%
24	Pistons	DET	20-25	21.8	-	36.6	45.5	39.57%	<1%
25	Magic	ORL	19-27	24.6	-	33.4	48.6	9.77%	<1%
26	Suns	PHX	11-37	27.0	-	21.4	60.6	<1%	<1%
27	Knicks	NY	10-34	27.0	-	22.6	59.4	<1%	<1%
28	Hawks	ATL	14-31	27.2	-	26.0	56.0	<1%	<1%
29	Bulls	CHI	10-36	29.0	-	20.5	61.6	<1%	<1%
30	Cavaliers	CLE	9-38	29.8	-	19.1	63.0	<1%	<1%

Heat Chart

This chart reflects how our five source sites power-rank each team. The five sites are FiveThirtyEight (538), numberFire (nF), Massey Ratings (MY), ESPN and Team Rankings (TR).

TEAM	TEAM	538	nF	MY	ESPN	TR	AVG
Bucks	MIL	3	1	1	1	1	1.4
Warriors	GS	1	2	3	2	2	2.0
Raptors	TOR	2	5	2	4	4	3.4
Celtics	BOS	5	3	9	3	3	4.6
Pacers	IND	9	4	5	6	7	6.2
Nuggets	DEN	7	8	4	7	6	6.4
Jazz	UTAH	8	9	6	5	5	6.6
76ers	PHI	4	7	7	10	10	7.6
Thunder	OKC	6	6	10	9	8	7.8
Rockets	HOU	11	12	8	8	9	9.6
Spurs	SA	13	10	12	11	11	11.4
Trail Blazers	POR	10	13	11	12	12	11.6
Clippers	LAC	14	18	13	15	15	15.0
Pelicans	NO	20	14	18	13	13	15.6
Lakers	LAL	25	11	14	14	14	15.6
Heat	MIA	16	15	17	17	18	16.6
Timberwolves	MIN	17	20	19	16	16	17.6
Mavericks	DAL	19	19	20	18	17	18.6
Nets	BKN	18	21	16	20	21	19.2
Hornets	CHA	21	16	22	19	19	19.4
Kings	SAC	22	17	15	21	22	19.4
Wizards	WSH	12	22	25	23	24	21.2
Grizzlies	MEM	23	23	21	22	20	21.8
Pistons	DET	15	24	23	24	23	21.8
Magic	ORL	24	25	24	25	25	24.6
Suns	PHX	26	28	27	27	27	27.0
Knicks	NY	29	26	28	26	26	27.0
Hawks	ATL	27	27	26	28	28	27.2
Bulls	CHI	28	30	29	29	29	29.0
Cavaliers	CLE	30	29	30	30	30	29.8