2025-2026 NBA Basketball Rankings

Week 22: Wednesday March 18, 2026


RankTeamRatingWLPrevChngPwrOffDef
1
Oklahoma City
Northwest
Oklahoma City 54-14
Pwr: 1 | Off: 5 | Def: 2
1.5854141152
2
San Antonio
Southwest
San Antonio 51-19
Pwr: 2 | Off: 4 | Def: 8
1.3051192248
3
Detroit
Central
Detroit 49-19
Pwr: 3 | Off: 9 | Def: 4
1.0749193394
4
Boston
Atlantic
Boston 45-23
Pwr: 4 | Off: 25 | Def: 1
0.83452344251
5
New York
Atlantic
New York 46-25
Pwr: 5 | Off: 10 | Def: 5
0.80462555105
6
2
LA Lakers
Pacific
LA Lakers 42-25
Pwr: 16 | Off: 12 | Def: 13
0.70422582161213
7
1
Cleveland
Central
Cleveland 42-27
Pwr: 6 | Off: 3 | Def: 16
0.624227616316
8
1
Denver
Northwest
Denver 42-27
Pwr: 8 | Off: 2 | Def: 20
0.584227918220
9
2
Houston
Southwest
Houston 41-26
Pwr: 7 | Off: 22 | Def: 3
0.584126727223
10
Minnesota
Northwest
Minnesota 42-27
Pwr: 10 | Off: 6 | Def: 14
0.5642271010614
11
Phoenix
Pacific
Phoenix 39-30
Pwr: 14 | Off: 26 | Def: 6
0.4239301114266
12
Orlando
Southeast
Orlando 38-30
Pwr: 13 | Off: 14 | Def: 11
0.39383012131411
13
1
Toronto
Atlantic
Toronto 38-29
Pwr: 12 | Off: 20 | Def: 9
0.39382914112209
14
1
Miami
Southeast
Miami 38-31
Pwr: 9 | Off: 1 | Def: 22
0.3238311319122
15
1
Atlanta
Southeast
Atlanta 37-31
Pwr: 15 | Off: 7 | Def: 21
0.31373116115721
16
1
Philadelphia
Atlantic
Philadelphia 37-32
Pwr: 19 | Off: 15 | Def: 17
0.233732171191517
17
2
LA Clippers
Pacific
LA Clippers 34-34
Pwr: 17 | Off: 21 | Def: 10
0.163434152172110
18
Charlotte
Southeast
Charlotte 35-34
Pwr: 11 | Off: 19 | Def: 7
0.1335341811197
19
Golden State
Pacific
Golden State 33-35
Pwr: 18 | Off: 17 | Def: 12
0.03333519181712
20
Portland
Northwest
Portland 32-36
Pwr: 20 | Off: 18 | Def: 18
0.01323620201818
21
1
Chicago
Central
Chicago 28-40
Pwr: 23 | Off: 11 | Def: 27
-0.372840221231127
22
1
Milwaukee
Central
Milwaukee 27-40
Pwr: 25 | Off: 28 | Def: 19
-0.422740211252819
23
New Orleans
Southwest
New Orleans 23-46
Pwr: 22 | Off: 13 | Def: 25
-0.67234623221325
24
1
Dallas
Southwest
Dallas 23-45
Pwr: 24 | Off: 24 | Def: 23
-0.752345251242423
25
1
Memphis
Southwest
Memphis 23-44
Pwr: 21 | Off: 16 | Def: 24
-0.772344241211624
26
Utah
Northwest
Utah 20-47
Pwr: 26 | Off: 8 | Def: 30
-0.9120472626830
27
1
Sacramento
Pacific
Sacramento 18-52
Pwr: 29 | Off: 29 | Def: 26
-1.031852281292926
28
1
Brooklyn
Atlantic
Brooklyn 17-51
Pwr: 27 | Off: 30 | Def: 15
-1.101751271273015
29
Washington
Southeast
Washington 16-52
Pwr: 30 | Off: 23 | Def: 29
-1.26165229302329
30
Indiana
Central
Indiana 15-54
Pwr: 28 | Off: 27 | Def: 28
-1.35155430282728

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