Updated Saturday Apr. 20

2024 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
CelticsBOS64-18
1.0 - 28 64.0 18.0 >99% 45%
2
ThunderOKC57-25
2.0 - 15 57.0 25.0 >99% 12%
3
TimberwolvesMIN56-26
3.6 - 11 56.0 26.0 >99% 6%
4
NuggetsDEN57-25
3.6 - 16 57.0 25.0 >99% 14%
5
PelicansNO49-33
6.8 - 12 49.0 33.0 >99% 1%
6
ClippersLAC51-31
7.2 - 9 51.0 31.0 >99% 3%
7
KnicksNY50-32
7.6 - 25 50.0 32.0 >99% 2%
8
SunsPHX49-33
8.6 ↑ 2 13 49.0 33.0 >99% 2%
9
MavericksDAL50-32
9.2 ↓ 1 10 50.0 32.0 >99% 4%
10
76ersPHI47-35
11.2 ↑ 5 29 47.0 35.0 >99% 3%
11
BucksMIL49-33
11.6 ↓ 2 22 49.0 33.0 >99% 2%
12
PacersIND47-35
12.4 ↑ 1 24 47.0 35.0 >99% 1%
13
WarriorsGS46-36
12.8 ↓ 2 8 46.0 36.0 <1% <1%
14
CavaliersCLE48-34
13.0 ↓ 2 27 48.0 34.0 >99% 2%
15
KingsSAC46-36
14.2 ↑ 1 4 46.0 36.0 <1% <1%
16
LakersLAL47-35
14.6 ↓ 2 5 47.0 35.0 >99% 1%
17
HeatMIA46-36
15.0 ↑ 1 30 46.0 36.0 >99% 1%
18
MagicORL47-35
16.6 ↓ 1 26 47.0 35.0 >99% <1%
19
RocketsHOU41-41
19.2 - 7 41.0 41.0 <1% <1%
20
BullsCHI39-43
20.2 - 23 39.0 43.0 <1% <1%
21
HawksATL36-46
21.4 - 21 36.0 46.0 <1% <1%
22
NetsBKN32-50
22.4 - 20 32.0 50.0 <1% <1%
23
JazzUTAH31-51
23.4 - 2 31.0 51.0 <1% <1%
24
GrizzliesMEM27-55
23.6 - 6 27.0 55.0 <1% <1%
25
SpursSA22-60
24.4 ↑ 1 3 22.0 60.0 <1% <1%
26
RaptorsTOR25-57
25.4 ↓ 1 18 25.0 57.0 <1% <1%
27
Trail BlazersPOR21-61
27.6 - 1 21.0 61.0 <1% <1%
28
PistonsDET14-68
28.6 - 17 14.0 68.0 <1% <1%
29
WizardsWSH15-67
28.8 - 19 15.0 67.0 <1% <1%
30
HornetsCHA21-61
29.0 - 14 21.0 61.0 <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 five sites we pull from ranks all 30 teams. We pull from numberFire (nF), Massey Ratings (MY), Team Rankings (TR), ESPN and Sagarin (SAG).

SITES PULLED FROM
TEAM numberFirenF MASSEY
RATINGSMY		 TEAM
RANKINGSTR		 ESPN SAGARINSAG AVERAGEAVG
CelticsBOS 1 1 1 1 1 1.0
ThunderOKC 2 2 2 2 2 2.0
TimberwolvesMIN 3 4 3 5 3 3.6
NuggetsDEN 4 3 4 3 4 3.6
PelicansNO 5 6 5 13 5 6.8
ClippersLAC 6 8 7 7 8 7.2
KnicksNY 7 9 6 10 6 7.6
SunsPHX 9 7 8 12 7 8.6
MavericksDAL 12 5 15 4 10 9.2
76ersPHI 10 15 11 6 14 11.2
BucksMIL 8 13 9 15 13 11.6
PacersIND 14 14 14 11 9 12.4
WarriorsGS 15 12 10 16 11 12.8
CavaliersCLE 11 17 13 9 15 13.0
KingsSAC 18 11 12 18 12 14.2
LakersLAL 17 10 16 14 16 14.6
HeatMIA 16 16 18 8 17 15.0
MagicORL 13 18 17 17 18 16.6
RocketsHOU 19 19 19 20 19 19.2
BullsCHI 20 20 20 21 20 20.2
HawksATL 22 21 21 22 21 21.4
NetsBKN 21 22 22 25 22 22.4
JazzUTAH 24 23 23 24 23 23.4
GrizzliesMEM 26 24 24 19 25 23.6
SpursSA 25 25 25 23 24 24.4
RaptorsTOR 23 26 26 26 26 25.4
Trail BlazersPOR 30 27 27 27 27 27.6
PistonsDET 28 30 28 29 28 28.6
WizardsWSH 27 29 29 30 29 28.8
HornetsCHA 29 28 30 28 30 29.0

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 numberFirenF MASSEY
RATINGSMY		 TEAM
RANKINGSTR		 ESPN SAGARINSAG STAN DEVSTDEV
CelticsBOS 1 1 1 1 1 0.000
ThunderOKC 2 2 2 2 2 0.000
RocketsHOU 19 19 19 20 19 0.500
BullsCHI 20 20 20 21 20 0.500
NuggetsDEN 4 3 4 3 4 0.577
JazzUTAH 24 23 23 24 23 0.577
HawksATL 22 21 21 22 21 0.577
ClippersLAC 6 8 7 7 8 0.816
PistonsDET 28 30 28 29 28 0.957
HornetsCHA 29 28 30 28 30 0.957
TimberwolvesMIN 3 4 3 5 3 0.957
SpursSA 25 25 25 23 24 1.000
WizardsWSH 27 29 29 30 29 1.258
RaptorsTOR 23 26 26 26 26 1.500
PacersIND 14 14 14 11 9 1.500
Trail BlazersPOR 30 27 27 27 27 1.500
NetsBKN 21 22 22 25 22 1.732
KnicksNY 7 9 6 10 6 1.826
SunsPHX 9 7 8 12 7 2.160
MagicORL 13 18 17 17 18 2.217
WarriorsGS 15 12 10 16 11 2.754
GrizzliesMEM 26 24 24 19 25 2.986
LakersLAL 17 10 16 14 16 3.096
BucksMIL 8 13 9 15 13 3.304
CavaliersCLE 11 17 13 9 15 3.416
76ersPHI 10 15 11 6 14 3.697
KingsSAC 18 11 12 18 12 3.775
PelicansNO 5 6 5 13 5 3.862
HeatMIA 16 16 18 8 17 4.435
MavericksDAL 12 5 15 4 10 5.354