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 RankingsNBA Power Rankings
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.