NBA Power Rankings 2026-27: Squawka Signal Model

These are Squawka Signal’s NBA power rankings — every team ordered by our model’s Elo rating, the same team-strength measure that drives our Championship odds and daily game picks. It is a data-led ranking, not a writer’s opinion, and it updates every day as results land.

Next to each team you get its current record, our projected win total for the full season and its title odds, so the ranking comes with the model’s reasoning attached rather than just a number.

NBA Power Rankings

NBA Power Rankings

All 30 teams ranked by the Squawka Signal model’s Elo rating — our running measure of team strength — with each team’s record, our projected win total and title odds alongside. Updated November 12, 2026.

RankTeamRecSignalProj WTitle

1–

San Antonio SpursWEST

10–2

1720

60

22%

2–

New York KnicksEAST

6–5

1681

54

14%

3–

Boston CelticsEAST

10–2

1660

56

11%

4–

Detroit PistonsEAST

7–3

1641

54

9%

5–

Oklahoma City ThunderWEST

8–4

1640

53

8%

6–

Houston RocketsWEST

9–3

1625

53

6%

7–

Los Angeles LakersWEST

11–2

1619

53

6%

8–

Minnesota TimberwolvesWEST

8–3

1618

51

5%

9–

Denver NuggetsWEST

6–4

1578

47

3%

10–

Cleveland CavaliersEAST

6–6

1577

47

3%

11–

Portland Trail BlazersWEST

8–3

1575

48

3%

12–

Philadelphia 76ersEAST

9–3

1555

48

2%

13–

Atlanta HawksEAST

7–5

1538

44

2%

14–

Golden State WarriorsWEST

8–4

1533

44

1%

15–

Toronto RaptorsEAST

5–6

1520

40

1%

16–

Phoenix SunsWEST

4–6

1502

39

<1%

17–

Charlotte HornetsEAST

4–7

1500

38

<1%

18–

Miami HeatEAST

5–6

1493

39

<1%

19–

Orlando MagicEAST

4–7

1492

38

<1%

20–

LA ClippersWEST

2–8

1476

34

<1%

21–

Dallas MavericksWEST

7–4

1458

37

<1%

22–

Memphis GrizzliesWEST

7–4

1422

33

<1%

23–

New Orleans PelicansWEST

4–8

1381

27

<1%

24–

Indiana PacersEAST

4–8

1362

26

<1%

25–

Brooklyn NetsEAST

3–8

1353

25

<1%

26–

Chicago BullsEAST

1–9

1348

24

<1%

27–

Washington WizardsEAST

4–8

1331

25

<1%

28–

Milwaukee BucksEAST

1–11

1329

22

<1%

29–

Sacramento KingsWEST

1–10

1328

21

0%

30–

Utah JazzWEST

1–11

1294

18

0%

“Signal” is each team’s Elo rating; “Proj W” and “Title” come from ten thousand season simulations. Movement is since the last update. How the model works · NBA title odds.

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