| Rank | Overall | Change | SOS (Rank) | Standard (Rank) | Inference (Rank) | Vegas (Rank) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Milwaukee Bucks (61-22) | 0.8132 | - | -0.0340 (26) | 0.8108 (1) | 1.0798 (1) | 0.5490 (6) |
| 2. Los Angeles Lakers (68-24) | 0.7282 | - | 0.1084 (5) | 0.7438 (2) | 0.8220 (2) | 0.6184 (4) |
| 3. Toronto Raptors (60-23) | 0.6759 | - | 0.0178 (20) | 0.5703 (3) | 0.8120 (3) | 0.6485 (2) |
| 4. Los Angeles Clippers (56-29) | 0.6124 | - | 0.0840 (6) | 0.5561 (4) | 0.6537 (4) | 0.6290 (3) |
| 5. Boston Celtics (58-31) | 0.5458 | - | 0.0614 (13) | 0.3528 (6) | 0.6089 (5) | 0.6814 (1) |
| 6. Oklahoma City Thunder (47-32) | 0.3869 | - | 0.0680 (11) | 0.5370 (5) | 0.5092 (6) | 0.1101 (13) |
| 7. Miami Heat (58-36) | 0.2817 | - | 0.1196 (2) | 0.1467 (13) | 0.2296 (13) | 0.4728 (7) |
| 8. Denver Nuggets (55-37) | 0.2746 | - | 0.1398 (1) | 0.3410 (7) | 0.3189 (8) | 0.1620 (10) |
| 9. Houston Rockets (49-35) | 0.2610 | - | 0.1133 (4) | 0.2736 (9) | 0.2517 (12) | 0.2574 (8) |
| 10. Dallas Mavericks (45-36) | 0.2409 | - | 0.0745 (10) | 0.1734 (12) | 0.4486 (7) | 0.1028 (15) |
| 11. Utah Jazz (47-32) | 0.2323 | - | 0.0554 (17) | 0.3146 (8) | 0.3025 (9) | 0.0772 (16) |
| 12. Indiana Pacers (45-32) | 0.1730 | - | -0.0128 (24) | 0.2311 (10) | 0.1810 (14) | 0.1051 (14) |
| 13. Philadelphia 76ers (43-34) | 0.1677 | - | 0.0295 (18) | 0.2139 (11) | 0.1537 (15) | 0.1341 (12) |
| 14. Memphis Grizzlies (34-40) | 0.1260 | - | 0.0284 (19) | 0.1242 (14) | 0.2667 (10) | -0.0129 (17) |
| 15. New Orleans Pelicans (30-42) | 0.0933 | - | 0.0792 (7) | 0.0546 (15) | 0.2646 (11) | -0.0383 (18) |
| 16. Phoenix Suns (34-39) | 0.0808 | - | 0.0606 (14) | -0.2638 (21) | -0.0719 (20) | 0.5885 (5) |
| 17. San Antonio Spurs (32-39) | 0.0201 | - | 0.0662 (12) | -0.0718 (19) | -0.0430 (17) | 0.1779 (9) |
| 18. Sacramento Kings (31-41) | 0.0076 | - | 0.0554 (16) | 0.0114 (16) | 0.0596 (16) | -0.0483 (19) |
| 19. Portland Trail Blazers (37-43) | 0.0008 | - | 0.1152 (3) | -0.0857 (20) | -0.0591 (19) | 0.1498 (11) |
| 20. Orlando Magic (34-44) | -0.0663 | - | 0.0768 (8) | 0.0071 (17) | -0.0507 (18) | -0.1576 (20) |
| 21. Brooklyn Nets (35-41) | -0.1497 | - | 0.0151 (22) | -0.0559 (18) | -0.1703 (21) | -0.2257 (21) |
| 22. Charlotte Hornets (23-42) | -0.4950 | - | -0.0405 (27) | -0.3540 (22) | -0.7032 (26) | -0.4322 (23) |
| 23. New York Knicks (21-45) | -0.5287 | - | -0.0234 (25) | -0.4136 (23) | -0.6612 (25) | -0.5147 (24) |
| 24. Washington Wizards (25-47) | -0.5340 | - | -0.0517 (28) | -0.4319 (24) | -0.6211 (22) | -0.5522 (25) |
| 25. Atlanta Hawks (20-47) | -0.5992 | - | 0.0177 (21) | -0.4999 (25) | -0.8816 (29) | -0.4191 (22) |
| 26. Minnesota Timberwolves (19-45) | -0.6354 | - | 0.0565 (15) | -0.6735 (29) | -0.6336 (23) | -0.5980 (27) |
| 27. Chicago Bulls (22-43) | -0.6520 | - | -0.0703 (30) | -0.6258 (26) | -0.7254 (27) | -0.6054 (28) |
| 28. Detroit Pistons (20-46) | -0.6677 | - | -0.0535 (29) | -0.7059 (30) | -0.6458 (24) | -0.6501 (30) |
| 29. Golden State Warriors (15-50) | -0.6930 | - | 0.0754 (9) | -0.6545 (28) | -0.7981 (28) | -0.6276 (29) |
| 30. Cleveland Cavaliers (19-46) | -0.7086 | - | 0.0031 (23) | -0.6308 (27) | -0.9139 (30) | -0.5834 (26) |
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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