Updated Sunday Feb. 1

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
ThunderOKC38-11
1.0 - 27 63.6 18.5 >99% 57%
2
PistonsDET35-12
3.0 - 30 56.9 25.1 >99% 5%
3
RocketsHOU30-17
3.8 - 24 52.9 29.1 >99% 6%
4
KnicksNY30-18
4.5 ↑ 3 28 51.2 30.9 >99% 7%
5
SpursSA32-16
5.3 ↓ 1 13 52.4 29.7 >99% 3%
6
TimberwolvesMIN31-19
5.5 - 23 50.4 31.6 98% 4%
7
NuggetsDEN33-16
6.8 ↑ 4 29 52.0 30.0 >99% 6%
8
CelticsBOS30-18
7.0 ↓ 3 25 50.3 31.8 >99% 6%
9
CavaliersCLE29-21
9.0 ↓ 1 15 49.0 33.0 99% 2%
10
WarriorsGS27-23
10.3 - 21 44.9 37.1 76% 1%
11
SunsPHX30-19
10.5 ↓ 2 6 48.5 33.6 93% <1%
12
ClippersLAC22-25
14.0 ↑ 4 14 40.9 41.2 37% <1%
13
LakersLAL29-18
14.0 ↑ 1 26 46.5 35.5 80% <1%
14
RaptorsTOR29-21
14.8 ↓ 1 19 45.6 36.5 89% <1%
15
HeatMIA26-24
14.8 - 8 44.0 38.1 76% <1%
16
76ersPHI27-21
15.8 ↓ 4 17 43.9 38.1 77% <1%
17
MagicORL25-22
16.0 - 12 43.9 38.1 78% <1%
18
HawksATL24-27
16.8 - 7 41.3 40.8 53% <1%
19
HornetsCHA22-28
18.0 ↑ 2 20 37.8 44.3 18% <1%
20
Trail BlazersPOR23-26
20.5 ↓ 1 2 38.3 43.7 13% <1%
21
GrizzliesMEM18-29
21.5 ↓ 1 10 34.7 47.3 5% <1%
22
BullsCHI24-25
21.5 - 22 36.7 45.4 9% <1%
23
MavericksDAL19-30
22.3 - 16 32.6 49.4 1% <1%
24
BucksMIL18-28
24.3 - 9 32.7 49.4 2% <1%
25
PelicansNO13-38
25.5 - 4 24.6 57.5 <1% <1%
26
PacersIND13-36
25.5 - 5 24.6 57.5 <1% <1%
27
NetsBKN13-34
27.0 ↑ 1 11 23.9 58.2 <1% <1%
28
KingsSAC12-38
28.0 ↓ 1 1 22.8 59.3 <1% <1%
29
JazzUTAH15-34
28.5 - 3 24.0 58.0 <1% <1%
30
WizardsWSH12-35
30.0 - 18 19.9 62.1 <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
PistonsDET 2 3 5 2 3.0
RocketsHOU 6 2 2 5 3.8
KnicksNY 5 6 3 4 4.5
SpursSA 3 4 8 6 5.3
TimberwolvesMIN 7 5 7 3 5.5
NuggetsDEN 4 8 4 11 6.8
CelticsBOS 8 7 6 7 7.0
CavaliersCLE 10 9 9 8 9.0
WarriorsGS 12 10 10 9 10.3
SunsPHX 9 11 12 10 10.5
ClippersLAC 17 16 11 12 14.0
LakersLAL 11 14 15 16 14.0
RaptorsTOR 13 13 18 15 14.8
HeatMIA 14 12 16 17 14.8
76ersPHI 15 17 17 14 15.8
MagicORL 16 15 14 19 16.0
HawksATL 18 18 13 18 16.8
HornetsCHA 21 19 19 13 18.0
Trail BlazersPOR 19 20 21 22 20.5
GrizzliesMEM 22 21 20 23 21.5
BullsCHI 20 23 23 20 21.5
MavericksDAL 24 22 22 21 22.3
BucksMIL 23 24 26 24 24.3
PelicansNO 28 25 24 25 25.5
PacersIND 25 26 25 26 25.5
NetsBKN 26 27 27 28 27.0
KingsSAC 29 28 28 27 28.0
JazzUTAH 27 29 29 29 28.5
WizardsWSH 30 30 30 30 30.0

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 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
WizardsWSH 30 30 30 30 0.000
PacersIND 25 26 25 26 0.577
CavaliersCLE 10 9 9 8 0.816
CelticsBOS 8 7 6 7 0.816
KingsSAC 29 28 28 27 0.816
NetsBKN 26 27 27 28 0.816
JazzUTAH 27 29 29 29 1.000
MavericksDAL 24 22 22 21 1.258
WarriorsGS 12 10 10 9 1.258
BucksMIL 23 24 26 24 1.258
GrizzliesMEM 22 21 20 23 1.291
Trail BlazersPOR 19 20 21 22 1.291
SunsPHX 9 11 12 10 1.291
KnicksNY 5 6 3 4 1.291
PistonsDET 2 3 5 2 1.414
76ersPHI 15 17 17 14 1.500
PelicansNO 28 25 24 25 1.732
BullsCHI 20 23 23 20 1.732
TimberwolvesMIN 7 5 7 3 1.915
RocketsHOU 6 2 2 5 2.062
MagicORL 16 15 14 19 2.160
LakersLAL 11 14 15 16 2.160
HeatMIA 14 12 16 17 2.217
SpursSA 3 4 8 6 2.217
RaptorsTOR 13 13 18 15 2.363
HawksATL 18 18 13 18 2.500
ClippersLAC 17 16 11 12 2.944
NuggetsDEN 4 8 4 11 3.403
HornetsCHA 21 19 19 13 3.464