Updated Monday Apr. 13

2026 Composite NBA Power Rankings

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

TEAM AVERAGE
RANKING
AVG
1-WEEK
MOVE
SOS
PLAYED
RANK
WINS LOSSES MAKE
PLAYOFFS
MAKE
PLAY-
OFFS
WIN
FINALS
1
ThunderOKC64-18
1.0 - 22 64.0 18.0 >99% 44%
2
SpursSA62-20
2.0 - 20 62.0 20.0 >99% 17%
3
PistonsDET60-22
3.0 - 28 60.0 22.0 >99% 11%
4
CelticsBOS56-26
4.0 - 23 56.0 26.0 >99% 12%
5
KnicksNY53-29
5.0 - 21 53.0 29.0 >99% 7%
6
NuggetsDEN54-28
6.3 - 27 54.0 28.0 >99% 4%
7
RocketsHOU52-30
7.5 ↑ 2 30 52.0 30.0 >99% 2%
8
CavaliersCLE52-30
9.0 ↓ 1 24 52.0 30.0 >99% <1%
9
HornetsCHA44-38
9.3 ↓ 1 19 44.0 38.0 37% <1%
10
HawksATL46-36
10.0 - 13 46.0 36.0 >99% <1%
11
LakersLAL53-29
10.8 ↑ 1 26 53.0 29.0 >99% <1%
12
TimberwolvesMIN49-33
11.0 ↓ 1 29 49.0 33.0 >99% <1%
13
RaptorsTOR46-36
12.3 - 16 46.0 36.0 >99% <1%
14
ClippersLAC42-40
15.5 - 25 42.0 40.0 29% <1%
15
MagicORL45-37
15.5 ↑ 3 3 45.0 37.0 72% <1%
16
HeatMIA43-39
16.0 ↓ 1 4 43.0 39.0 15% <1%
17
SunsPHX45-37
16.5 ↓ 1 6 45.0 37.0 84% <1%
18
76ersPHI45-37
17.5 ↓ 1 7 45.0 37.0 76% <1%
19
Trail BlazersPOR42-40
18.5 ↑ 1 18 42.0 40.0 73% <1%
20
WarriorsGS37-45
19.5 ↓ 1 11 37.0 45.0 14% <1%
21
PelicansNO26-56
21.5 - 15 26.0 56.0 <1% <1%
22
BullsCHI31-51
22.8 - 9 31.0 51.0 <1% <1%
23
MavericksDAL26-56
23.0 - 14 26.0 56.0 <1% <1%
24
BucksMIL32-50
23.5 - 5 32.0 50.0 <1% <1%
25
PacersIND19-63
25.8 ↑ 1 2 19.0 63.0 <1% <1%
26
GrizzliesMEM25-57
26.5 ↓ 1 12 25.0 57.0 <1% <1%
27
JazzUTAH22-60
26.8 ↑ 1 8 22.0 60.0 <1% <1%
28
KingsSAC22-60
27.3 ↓ 1 10 22.0 60.0 <1% <1%
29
NetsBKN20-62
28.8 - 1 20.0 62.0 <1% <1%
30
WizardsWSH17-65
29.3 - 17 17.0 65.0 <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 four sites we pull from ranks all 30 teams. We pull from Massey Ratings (MY), Team Rankings (TR), ESPN and Sagarin (SAG).

TEAM MASSEY
RATINGS
MY
TEAM
RANKINGS
TR
ESPN SAGARINSAG AVERAGEAVG
ThunderOKC 1 1 1 1 1.0
SpursSA 2 2 2 2 2.0
PistonsDET 3 3 3 3 3.0
CelticsBOS 4 4 4 4 4.0
KnicksNY 5 5 5 5 5.0
NuggetsDEN 6 6 7 6 6.3
RocketsHOU 7 7 8 8 7.5
CavaliersCLE 9 8 9 10 9.0
HornetsCHA 12 10 6 9 9.3
HawksATL 11 11 11 7 10.0
LakersLAL 8 12 12 11 10.8
TimberwolvesMIN 10 9 13 12 11.0
RaptorsTOR 13 13 10 13 12.3
ClippersLAC 18 15 14 15 15.5
MagicORL 15 17 16 14 15.5
HeatMIA 17 14 15 18 16.0
SunsPHX 14 16 17 19 16.5
76ersPHI 16 19 18 17 17.5
Trail BlazersPOR 19 20 19 16 18.5
WarriorsGS 20 18 20 20 19.5
PelicansNO 23 21 21 21 21.5
BullsCHI 22 23 23 23 22.8
MavericksDAL 24 22 22 24 23.0
BucksMIL 21 25 26 22 23.5
PacersIND 27 26 25 25 25.8
GrizzliesMEM 25 24 30 27 26.5
JazzUTAH 28 27 24 28 26.8
KingsSAC 26 28 29 26 27.3
NetsBKN 29 29 28 29 28.8
WizardsWSH 30 30 27 30 29.3

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 four sites we pull from. A high number indicates an inconsistently ranked team.

TEAM MASSEY
RATINGS
MY
TEAM
RANKINGS
TR
ESPN SAGARINSAG STAN DEVSTDEV
ThunderOKC 1 1 1 1 0.000
SpursSA 2 2 2 2 0.000
PistonsDET 3 3 3 3 0.000
CelticsBOS 4 4 4 4 0.000
KnicksNY 5 5 5 5 0.000
BullsCHI 22 23 23 23 0.500
NetsBKN 29 29 28 29 0.500
NuggetsDEN 6 6 7 6 0.500
RocketsHOU 7 7 8 8 0.577
CavaliersCLE 9 8 9 10 0.816
PacersIND 27 26 25 25 0.957
PelicansNO 23 21 21 21 1.000
WarriorsGS 20 18 20 20 1.000
MavericksDAL 24 22 22 24 1.155
MagicORL 15 17 16 14 1.291
76ersPHI 16 19 18 17 1.291
KingsSAC 26 28 29 26 1.500
WizardsWSH 30 30 27 30 1.500
RaptorsTOR 13 13 10 13 1.500
Trail BlazersPOR 19 20 19 16 1.732
ClippersLAC 18 15 14 15 1.732
HeatMIA 17 14 15 18 1.826
TimberwolvesMIN 10 9 13 12 1.826
LakersLAL 8 12 12 11 1.893
JazzUTAH 28 27 24 28 1.893
HawksATL 11 11 11 7 2.000
SunsPHX 14 16 17 19 2.082
BucksMIL 21 25 26 22 2.380
HornetsCHA 12 10 6 9 2.500
GrizzliesMEM 25 24 30 27 2.646