| Rank | Overall | Change | SOS (Rank) | Standard (Rank) | Inference (Rank) | Vegas (Rank) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Oklahoma City Thunder (23-1) | 1.2956 | - | -0.0499 (20) | 1.2520 (1) | 1.4946 (1) | 1.1416 (1) |
| 2. Houston Rockets (15-6) | 0.7776 | - | 0.0850 (6) | 0.6452 (3) | 0.9092 (2) | 0.7825 (3) |
| 3. Denver Nuggets (17-6) | 0.6723 | +1 | 0.0427 (11) | 0.5273 (5) | 0.7105 (4) | 0.7836 (2) |
| 4. Detroit Pistons (19-5) | 0.6459 | -1 | -0.0094 (16) | 0.7364 (2) | 0.7486 (3) | 0.4500 (8) |
| 5. New York Knicks (16-7) | 0.5161 | +1 | -0.0876 (24) | 0.3832 (9) | 0.6177 (5) | 0.5514 (6) |
| 6. Minnesota Timberwolves (15-8) | 0.4750 | +1 | -0.1764 (29) | 0.3870 (8) | 0.4807 (9) | 0.5600 (5) |
| 7. Orlando Magic (14-10) | 0.4525 | -2 | 0.0504 (10) | 0.3381 (10) | 0.5421 (8) | 0.4808 (7) |
| 8. Boston Celtics (15-9) | 0.4399 | +1 | 0.0923 (5) | 0.3872 (7) | 0.5724 (7) | 0.3617 (9) |
| 9. San Antonio Spurs (15-7) | 0.4184 | -1 | 0.0528 (9) | 0.5122 (6) | 0.5795 (6) | 0.1608 (11) |
| 10. Los Angeles Lakers (17-6) | 0.4125 | - | -0.1223 (26) | 0.6393 (4) | 0.4317 (10) | 0.1597 (12) |
| 11. Cleveland Cavaliers (14-11) | 0.3483 | - | -0.0530 (21) | 0.1036 (16) | 0.2224 (12) | 0.7264 (4) |
| 12. Miami Heat (14-10) | 0.2252 | - | -0.2804 (30) | 0.2051 (12) | 0.3374 (11) | 0.1337 (13) |
| 13. Golden State Warriors (13-12) | 0.1851 | +1 | -0.0703 (23) | 0.1197 (13) | 0.1646 (14) | 0.2731 (10) |
| 14. Toronto Raptors (15-10) | 0.1102 | -1 | -0.0238 (17) | 0.1189 (14) | 0.0870 (15) | 0.1244 (14) |
| 15. Phoenix Suns (13-10) | 0.0619 | +1 | 0.0694 (7) | 0.2227 (11) | 0.2150 (13) | -0.2569 (21) |
| 16. Philadelphia 76ers (13-10) | 0.0561 | -1 | -0.0354 (18) | 0.1178 (15) | 0.0293 (16) | 0.0194 (16) |
| 17. Atlanta Hawks (14-11) | 0.0286 | - | -0.1658 (28) | 0.0925 (17) | -0.0153 (17) | 0.0068 (17) |
| 18. Portland Trail Blazers (9-15) | -0.1080 | - | 0.0411 (12) | -0.1076 (19) | -0.1268 (19) | -0.0897 (18) |
| 19. Memphis Grizzlies (11-13) | -0.1384 | - | 0.0556 (8) | -0.0701 (18) | -0.0580 (18) | -0.2892 (22) |
| 20. Milwaukee Bucks (10-15) | -0.2964 | - | -0.1092 (25) | -0.3495 (21) | -0.4449 (21) | -0.0933 (19) |
| 21. Los Angeles Clippers (6-18) | -0.3644 | +1 | 0.0272 (13) | -0.6573 (26) | -0.5056 (23) | 0.0785 (15) |
| 22. Chicago Bulls (9-14) | -0.3836 | -1 | 0.2635 (2) | -0.3901 (23) | -0.6596 (26) | -0.1008 (20) |
| 23. Dallas Mavericks (9-16) | -0.4053 | - | 0.3029 (1) | -0.3941 (24) | -0.3714 (20) | -0.4507 (23) |
| 24. Utah Jazz (8-15) | -0.4860 | - | 0.1750 (3) | -0.2676 (20) | -0.4754 (22) | -0.7216 (27) |
| 25. Sacramento Kings (6-17) | -0.5050 | - | -0.0422 (19) | -0.3588 (22) | -0.6593 (25) | -0.5012 (24) |
| 26. Charlotte Hornets (7-17) | -0.6180 | - | 0.1623 (4) | -0.6816 (27) | -0.5728 (24) | -0.5978 (26) |
| 27. Indiana Pacers (5-18) | -0.6186 | - | 0.0005 (15) | -0.5397 (25) | -0.7847 (27) | -0.5337 (25) |
| 28. Brooklyn Nets (6-17) | -0.8630 | - | -0.0570 (22) | -0.7001 (28) | -0.7981 (28) | -1.0957 (29) |
| 29. New Orleans Pelicans (3-21) | -1.1347 | - | -0.1462 (27) | -1.1632 (30) | -1.2931 (29) | -0.9469 (28) |
| 30. Washington Wizards (3-19) | -1.2251 | - | 0.0010 (14) | -1.1355 (29) | -1.4113 (30) | -1.1312 (30) |
Ratings Over Time
Ratings Methodology
This table represents the current NBA Basketball computer ratings as computed by the Donchess Inference Index. More information on how these NBA Basketball ratings are computed can be found on the Methodology page.
- Overall Rating: This ratings system that is a combination of the Standard Rating, the Inference Rating and Vegas Rating. This is the final rating that is used to rank the teams.
- Standard Rating: Looks at game outcome and score differential only. Record is the most important factor in this rating system.
- Inference Rating: Heavily weights the outcomes of opponents’ games. This system is a much better predictor of future game outcomes.
- Vegas Rating: This is our newest rating that only takes into account the Vegas line on each game.
Please see our NBA predictions page to see our projections for each game and outright season predictions.
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