Updated Saturday Apr. 18
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 RANKINGAVG |
1-WEEK MOVE |
SOS PLAYED RANK |
WINS | LOSSES | MAKE PLAYOFFSMAKE PLAY- OFFS |
WIN FINALS |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ThunderOKC64-18
|
1.0 | - | 22 | 64.0 | 18.0 | >99% | 47% |
| 2 |
SpursSA62-20
|
2.0 | - | 20 | 62.0 | 20.0 | >99% | 16% |
| 3 |
PistonsDET60-22
|
3.0 | - | 28 | 60.0 | 22.0 | >99% | 11% |
| 4 |
CelticsBOS56-26
|
4.0 | - | 24 | 56.0 | 26.0 | >99% | 11% |
| 5 |
KnicksNY53-29
|
5.3 | - | 21 | 53.0 | 29.0 | >99% | 5% |
| 6 |
NuggetsDEN54-28
|
5.8 | - | 27 | 54.0 | 28.0 | >99% | 5% |
| 7 |
RocketsHOU52-30
|
7.3 | - | 30 | 52.0 | 30.0 | >99% | <1% |
| 8 |
CavaliersCLE52-30
|
8.8 | - | 25 | 52.0 | 30.0 | >99% | 4% |
| 9 |
HornetsCHA44-38
|
9.5 | - | 19 | 44.0 | 38.0 | <1% | <1% |
| 10 |
LakersLAL53-29
|
10.8 | ↑ 2 | 26 | 53.0 | 29.0 | >99% | <1% |
| 11 |
HawksATL46-36
|
10.8 | ↓ 1 | 13 | 46.0 | 36.0 | >99% | <1% |
| 12 |
TimberwolvesMIN49-33
|
11.3 | ↓ 1 | 29 | 49.0 | 33.0 | >99% | <1% |
| 13 |
RaptorsTOR46-36
|
11.8 | - | 16 | 46.0 | 36.0 | >99% | <1% |
| 14 |
MagicORL45-37
|
15.3 | ↑ 1 | 3 | 45.0 | 37.0 | >99% | <1% |
| 15 |
HeatMIA43-39
|
16.0 | ↑ 2 | 4 | 43.0 | 39.0 | <1% | <1% |
| 16 |
SunsPHX45-37
|
16.0 | - | 7 | 45.0 | 37.0 | >99% | <1% |
| 17 |
ClippersLAC42-40
|
16.5 | ↓ 3 | 23 | 42.0 | 40.0 | <1% | <1% |
| 18 |
Trail BlazersPOR42-40
|
17.8 | ↑ 1 | 18 | 42.0 | 40.0 | >99% | <1% |
| 19 |
76ersPHI45-37
|
17.8 | ↓ 1 | 8 | 45.0 | 37.0 | >99% | <1% |
| 20 |
WarriorsGS37-45
|
19.8 | - | 10 | 37.0 | 45.0 | <1% | <1% |
| 21 |
PelicansNO26-56
|
21.5 | - | 14 | 26.0 | 56.0 | <1% | <1% |
| 22 |
MavericksDAL26-56
|
22.5 | ↑ 1 | 15 | 26.0 | 56.0 | <1% | <1% |
| 23 |
BullsCHI31-51
|
23.0 | ↓ 1 | 9 | 31.0 | 51.0 | <1% | <1% |
| 24 |
BucksMIL32-50
|
23.8 | - | 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 | 6 | 22.0 | 60.0 | <1% | <1% |
| 28 |
KingsSAC22-60
|
27.3 | ↓ 1 | 11 | 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).
| SITES PULLED FROM | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | MASSEY RATINGSMY |
TEAM RANKINGSTR |
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 | 6 | 5.3 |
| NuggetsDEN | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5.8 |
| RocketsHOU | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7.3 |
| CavaliersCLE | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8.8 |
| HornetsCHA | 13 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 9.5 |
| LakersLAL | 8 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10.8 |
| HawksATL | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10.8 |
| TimberwolvesMIN | 10 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 11.3 |
| RaptorsTOR | 12 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 11.8 |
| MagicORL | 15 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 15.3 |
| HeatMIA | 17 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16.0 |
| SunsPHX | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16.0 |
| ClippersLAC | 19 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16.5 |
| Trail BlazersPOR | 18 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 17.8 |
| 76ersPHI | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17.8 |
| WarriorsGS | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19.8 |
| PelicansNO | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21.5 |
| MavericksDAL | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22.5 |
| BullsCHI | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23.0 |
| BucksMIL | 21 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 23.8 |
| 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.
| SITES PULLED FROM | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | MASSEY RATINGSMY |
TEAM RANKINGSTR |
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 |
| HawksATL | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 0.500 |
| NetsBKN | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 0.500 |
| CavaliersCLE | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 0.500 |
| RocketsHOU | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 0.500 |
| WarriorsGS | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 0.500 |
| KnicksNY | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 0.500 |
| NuggetsDEN | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0.500 |
| BullsCHI | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 0.816 |
| PacersIND | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 0.957 |
| PelicansNO | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 1.000 |
| MavericksDAL | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 1.000 |
| 76ersPHI | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 1.258 |
| MagicORL | 15 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 1.258 |
| RaptorsTOR | 12 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 1.258 |
| HeatMIA | 17 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 1.414 |
| KingsSAC | 26 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 1.500 |
| WizardsWSH | 30 | 30 | 27 | 30 | 1.500 |
| ClippersLAC | 19 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 1.732 |
| SunsPHX | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 1.826 |
| LakersLAL | 8 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 1.893 |
| JazzUTAH | 28 | 27 | 24 | 28 | 1.893 |
| TimberwolvesMIN | 10 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 2.062 |
| BucksMIL | 21 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 2.217 |
| Trail BlazersPOR | 18 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 2.630 |
| HornetsCHA | 13 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 2.646 |
| GrizzliesMEM | 25 | 24 | 30 | 27 | 2.646 |
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