| Rank | Overall | Change | SOS (Rank) | Standard (Rank) | Inference (Rank) | Vegas (Rank) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Milwaukee Bucks (52-20) | 0.5238 | - | 0.0210 (7) | 0.6182 (1) | 0.5309 (4) | 0.4195 (2) |
| 2. Philadelphia 76ers (49-23) | 0.5172 | +1 | 0.0106 (11) | 0.5391 (2) | 0.7059 (1) | 0.3061 (6) |
| 3. Boston Celtics (50-23) | 0.5080 | -1 | -0.0106 (18) | 0.4550 (3) | 0.5512 (2) | 0.5193 (1) |
| 4. Cleveland Cavaliers (46-28) | 0.4122 | - | -0.0276 (26) | 0.3453 (5) | 0.5355 (3) | 0.3579 (4) |
| 5. Denver Nuggets (49-24) | 0.4030 | - | -0.0184 (22) | 0.4172 (4) | 0.4156 (5) | 0.3757 (3) |
| 6. Memphis Grizzlies (45-27) | 0.3522 | - | -0.0355 (29) | 0.3138 (6) | 0.4106 (6) | 0.3334 (5) |
| 7. Sacramento Kings (43-29) | 0.2410 | +1 | 0.0130 (9) | 0.2752 (7) | 0.2984 (8) | 0.1484 (11) |
| 8. New York Knicks (42-32) | 0.2243 | -1 | -0.0253 (25) | 0.2346 (8) | 0.3625 (7) | 0.0755 (15) |
| 9. Miami Heat (40-34) | 0.1629 | - | 0.0260 (4) | 0.1605 (9) | 0.1132 (10) | 0.2151 (7) |
| 10. Golden State Warriors (38-36) | 0.0924 | +3 | 0.0102 (12) | 0.0413 (14) | 0.0497 (15) | 0.1878 (9) |
| 11. Los Angeles Clippers (38-35) | 0.0842 | +1 | 0.0095 (13) | 0.0456 (12) | 0.0266 (16) | 0.1816 (10) |
| 12. Phoenix Suns (38-34) | 0.0836 | -2 | -0.0205 (24) | 0.0528 (11) | 0.0873 (12) | 0.1116 (13) |
| 13. Toronto Raptors (35-38) | 0.0723 | -2 | 0.0043 (14) | -0.0216 (17) | 0.0526 (14) | 0.1887 (8) |
| 14. Brooklyn Nets (39-33) | 0.0598 | - | -0.0309 (28) | 0.1121 (10) | 0.0263 (17) | 0.0394 (16) |
| 15. Atlanta Hawks (36-37) | 0.0197 | - | -0.0289 (27) | -0.0454 (19) | -0.0231 (19) | 0.1294 (12) |
| 16. Chicago Bulls (34-38) | 0.0126 | - | 0.0158 (8) | -0.0244 (18) | 0.0929 (11) | -0.0295 (18) |
| 17. Oklahoma City Thunder (36-36) | 0.0030 | +1 | -0.0125 (20) | 0.0377 (15) | 0.1432 (9) | -0.1729 (24) |
| 18. Minnesota Timberwolves (37-37) | 0.0015 | +1 | 0.0310 (3) | 0.0044 (16) | 0.0241 (18) | -0.0240 (17) |
| 19. Dallas Mavericks (36-37) | 0.0002 | -2 | -0.0088 (17) | -0.0624 (20) | -0.0423 (20) | 0.1072 (14) |
| 20. Los Angeles Lakers (36-37) | -0.0130 | - | -0.0484 (30) | 0.0423 (13) | 0.0734 (13) | -0.1564 (23) |
| 21. New Orleans Pelicans (35-37) | -0.0893 | +1 | -0.0154 (21) | -0.1350 (22) | -0.0875 (21) | -0.0441 (20) |
| 22. Utah Jazz (35-37) | -0.0969 | -1 | -0.0106 (19) | -0.1017 (21) | -0.1531 (23) | -0.0358 (19) |
| 23. Washington Wizards (32-41) | -0.1450 | - | 0.0114 (10) | -0.1570 (24) | -0.1397 (22) | -0.1379 (22) |
| 24. Portland Trail Blazers (32-40) | -0.2064 | +1 | 0.0584 (1) | -0.2190 (26) | -0.3201 (26) | -0.0797 (21) |
| 25. Indiana Pacers (33-40) | -0.2064 | -1 | -0.0037 (15) | -0.1355 (23) | -0.2623 (25) | -0.2236 (25) |
| 26. Orlando Magic (30-43) | -0.2466 | - | -0.0070 (16) | -0.1726 (25) | -0.2471 (24) | -0.3223 (26) |
| 27. Charlotte Hornets (23-50) | -0.4598 | - | 0.0231 (5) | -0.4305 (27) | -0.5227 (27) | -0.4271 (27) |
| 28. Houston Rockets (18-55) | -0.7286 | - | -0.0188 (23) | -0.6864 (28) | -0.8360 (28) | -0.6646 (28) |
| 29. Detroit Pistons (16-57) | -0.7951 | - | 0.0342 (2) | -0.8186 (30) | -0.9009 (29) | -0.6652 (29) |
| 30. San Antonio Spurs (19-54) | -0.8124 | - | 0.0218 (6) | -0.7042 (29) | -1.0068 (30) | -0.7294 (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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