Pete Ratings

NBA Power Rankings

Data-driven NBA team ratings calculated from historical game results and mathematical modeling.

2026-27 season, through games of Nov 7, 2026. Updated Nov 8, 2026.

It’s early in the season, so ratings still lean partly on last season’s results (counted as about 9 games per team). That share shrinks every day and is gone by spring.

1OKCOklahoma City ThunderOklahoma City
+9.2
West8-2+1.4+3.1
2SASSan Antonio SpursSan Antonio
+7.8
West8-2−1.0+1.1
3HOUHouston RocketsHouston
+7.8
West7-3+2.3−0.4
4DETDetroit PistonsDetroit
+7.4
East6-2−0.8+0.3
5MINMinnesota TimberwolvesMinnesota
+7.4
West7-3+0.8+0.2
6BOSBoston CelticsBoston
+6.4
East7-2−2.6+0.7
7NYKNew York KnicksNew York
+4.7
East5-4−1.0+1.6
8LALLos Angeles LakersLA Lakers
+4.1
West8-2−0.8+1.5
9CLECleveland CavaliersCleveland
+3.5
East5-5+1.2+0.5
10DENDenver NuggetsDenver
+3.4
West5-3+0.9+1.1
11TORToronto RaptorsToronto
+3.0
East5-4−2.0−1.3
12GSWGolden State WarriorsGolden State
+2.9
West7-3+1.0+1.4
13PORPortland Trail BlazersPortland
+2.9
West6-3−0.1+0.1
14ATLAtlanta HawksAtlanta
+1.6
East7-4−2.0−0.8
15PHIPhiladelphia 76ersPhiladelphia
+1.4
East8-2+0.10.0
16PHXPhoenix SunsPhoenix
−0.7
West3-5+3.6+1.1
17DALDallas MavericksDallas
−0.8
West5-4+1.6−0.7
18MEMMemphis GrizzliesMemphis
−1.0
West6-3−3.3−2.1
19LACLA ClippersLA Clippers
−1.5
West1-7+2.4−0.4
20MIAMiami HeatMiami
−1.8
East3-6+1.0−2.0
21NOPNew Orleans PelicansNew Orleans
−2.2
West4-5−1.9+0.6
22ORLOrlando MagicOrlando
−3.1
East2-7+2.3−2.1
23INDIndiana PacersIndiana
−6.0
East3-7−2.1−0.1
24CHACharlotte HornetsCharlotte
−6.1
East3-7−0.6−4.0
25BKNBrooklyn NetsBrooklyn
−6.8
East2-7−0.1+1.7
26WASWashington WizardsWashington
−7.5
East4-6−1.4−1.2
27UTAUtah JazzUtah
−8.1
West1-8+1.7−0.5
28MILMilwaukee BucksMilwaukee
−8.4
East1-8+0.7+0.5
29CHIChicago BullsChicago
−9.7
East1-7+1.4−1.5
30SACSacramento KingsSacramento
−9.9
West1-8+1.8+1.4

How to read this table

Rating
How many points better or worse than an average NBA team the model thinks a team is, on a neutral court. A +6.0 team would be expected to beat a +2.0 team by about 4 points at a neutral site. The bar shows the same number: right of the center line is above average, left is below.
W-L
Regular-season record. The rating can disagree with it, because it also counts margins and opponents.
SOS
Strength of schedule: the average rating of the opponents a team has played. Higher means a harder schedule so far.
7-day
How much the team’s rating moved over the past week. It measures rating change, not a win streak.

Home-court advantage is currently worth +1.4 points. Ratings come from 139 games this season. How Pete Ratings works