Aggregated NBA Computer Rankings

Updated on Saturday Feb. 16

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	43-14	1.2	-	61.4	20.6	>99%	23.23%
2	Warriors	GS	41-16	1.8	-	58.8	23.2	>99%	34.97%
3	Raptors	TOR	43-16	3.6	-	58.9	23.1	>99%	11.73%
4	Thunder	OKC	37-20	5.0	-	52.0	30.0	>99%	7.30%
5	Celtics	BOS	37-21	5.6	-	52.4	29.7	>99%	6.10%
6	Nuggets	DEN	39-18	6.6	-	53.2	28.9	>99%	5.50%
7	76ers	PHI	37-21	7.2	-	52.1	29.9	>99%	2.83%
8	Jazz	UTAH	32-25	7.6	↑ 1	48.3	33.7	97.43%	3.60%
9	Pacers	IND	38-20	8.0	↓ 1	51.1	30.9	>99%	3.90%
10	Rockets	HOU	33-24	9.4	-	47.7	34.3	96.50%	1.90%
11	Trail Blazers	POR	34-23	10.4	-	47.9	34.1	97.30%	1.75%
12	Spurs	SA	33-26	12.2	-	45.6	36.4	89.67%	1.05%
13	Clippers	LAC	32-27	14.6	-	43.8	38.2	69.13%	<1%
14	Pelicans	NO	26-33	14.6	↑ 1	38.5	43.5	4.87%	<1%
15	Timberwolves	MIN	27-30	16.2	↑ 2	39.0	43.0	8.07%	<1%
16	Lakers	LAL	28-29	16.4	↓ 2	39.7	42.4	15.80%	<1%
17	Heat	MIA	26-30	18.8	↑ 2	37.6	44.4	43.37%	<1%
18	Mavericks	DAL	26-31	18.8	↓ 2	37.5	44.5	2.33%	<1%
19	Magic	ORL	27-32	19.4	↑ 5	38.0	44.0	52.83%	<1%
20	Hornets	CHA	27-30	19.8	↓ 2	37.6	44.4	52.90%	<1%
21	Nets	BKN	30-29	19.8	↓ 1	39.8	42.3	81.03%	<1%
22	Kings	SAC	30-27	19.8	↓ 1	40.4	41.6	18.87%	<1%
23	Pistons	DET	26-30	20.2	↓ 1	38.3	43.7	56.43%	<1%
24	Wizards	WSH	24-34	23.4	↓ 1	35.1	46.9	13.47%	<1%
25	Grizzlies	MEM	23-36	24.6	-	33.4	48.7	<1%	<1%
26	Hawks	ATL	19-39	26.6	-	26.4	55.6	<1%	<1%
27	Bulls	CHI	14-44	27.2	-	21.4	60.6	<1%	<1%
28	Knicks	NY	11-47	27.8	-	18.4	63.6	<1%	<1%
29	Suns	PHX	11-48	29.0	-	18.1	63.9	<1%	<1%
30	Cavaliers	CLE	12-46	29.4	-	18.4	63.7	<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	2	1	1	1	1	1.2
Warriors	GS	1	2	2	2	2	1.8
Raptors	TOR	3	5	3	4	3	3.6
Thunder	OKC	6	4	5	5	5	5.0
Celtics	BOS	10	3	8	3	4	5.6
Nuggets	DEN	8	8	4	6	7	6.6
76ers	PHI	4	7	7	9	9	7.2
Jazz	UTAH	7	9	9	7	6	7.6
Pacers	IND	12	6	6	8	8	8.0
Rockets	HOU	5	12	10	10	10	9.4
Trail Blazers	POR	9	10	11	11	11	10.4
Spurs	SA	14	11	12	12	12	12.2
Clippers	LAC	19	13	13	14	14	14.6
Pelicans	NO	11	14	22	13	13	14.6
Timberwolves	MIN	16	16	19	15	15	16.2
Lakers	LAL	13	19	17	16	17	16.4
Heat	MIA	20	20	18	18	18	18.8
Mavericks	DAL	23	17	21	17	16	18.8
Magic	ORL	15	22	16	23	21	19.4
Hornets	CHA	18	18	23	21	19	19.8
Nets	BKN	22	21	15	19	22	19.8
Kings	SAC	25	15	14	22	23	19.8
Pistons	DET	17	24	20	20	20	20.2
Wizards	WSH	21	23	24	24	25	23.4
Grizzlies	MEM	24	25	25	25	24	24.6
Hawks	ATL	26	27	26	28	26	26.6
Bulls	CHI	27	28	27	27	27	27.2
Knicks	NY	29	26	30	26	28	27.8
Suns	PHX	28	30	29	29	29	29.0
Cavaliers	CLE	30	29	28	30	30	29.4