2025-2026 NBA Basketball Rankings

Week 9: Thursday December 18, 2025


RankTeamRatingWLPrevChngPwrOffDef
1
Oklahoma City
Northwest
Oklahoma City 24-2
Pwr: 1 | Off: 2 | Def: 1
2.032421121
2
Detroit
Central
Detroit 21-5
Pwr: 6 | Off: 9 | Def: 8
1.472152698
3
4
New York
Atlantic
New York 19-7
Pwr: 3 | Off: 3 | Def: 5
1.1519774335
4
1
LA Lakers
Pacific
LA Lakers 18-7
Pwr: 14 | Off: 13 | Def: 16
1.1018751141316
5
1
San Antonio
Southwest
San Antonio 18-8
Pwr: 7 | Off: 7 | Def: 12
1.10188417712
6
Denver
Northwest
Denver 19-6
Pwr: 4 | Off: 1 | Def: 21
1.0919664121
7
4
Houston
Southwest
Houston 16-7
Pwr: 2 | Off: 6 | Def: 3
1.0716734263
8
Orlando
Southeast
Orlando 15-11
Pwr: 5 | Off: 10 | Def: 6
0.69151185106
9
Boston
Atlantic
Boston 15-11
Pwr: 9 | Off: 22 | Def: 2
0.58151199222
10
Minnesota
Northwest
Minnesota 17-10
Pwr: 10 | Off: 11 | Def: 11
0.54171010101111
11
Phoenix
Pacific
Phoenix 14-12
Pwr: 15 | Off: 19 | Def: 9
0.4014121115199
12
3
Toronto
Atlantic
Toronto 16-11
Pwr: 12 | Off: 18 | Def: 7
0.32161115312187
13
3
Atlanta
Southeast
Atlanta 15-12
Pwr: 17 | Off: 14 | Def: 20
0.311512163171420
14
2
Miami
Southeast
Miami 14-12
Pwr: 8 | Off: 4 | Def: 19
0.2914121228419
15
2
Philadelphia
Atlantic
Philadelphia 14-11
Pwr: 16 | Off: 15 | Def: 17
0.231411132161517
16
2
Cleveland
Central
Cleveland 15-13
Pwr: 13 | Off: 12 | Def: 18
0.031513142131218
17
Golden State
Pacific
Golden State 13-14
Pwr: 11 | Off: 25 | Def: 4
0.0213141711254
18
Memphis
Southwest
Memphis 13-14
Pwr: 18 | Off: 20 | Def: 10
0.01131418182010
19
Utah
Northwest
Utah 10-15
Pwr: 26 | Off: 5 | Def: 30
-0.2110151926530
20
Portland
Northwest
Portland 10-16
Pwr: 19 | Off: 8 | Def: 26
-0.2210162019826
21
Milwaukee
Central
Milwaukee 11-16
Pwr: 22 | Off: 23 | Def: 24
-0.47111621222324
22
1
Chicago
Central
Chicago 11-15
Pwr: 24 | Off: 16 | Def: 27
-0.511115231241627
23
1
Dallas
Southwest
Dallas 10-17
Pwr: 20 | Off: 26 | Def: 15
-0.531017221202615
24
Sacramento
Pacific
Sacramento 6-20
Pwr: 29 | Off: 28 | Def: 25
-0.8262024292825
25
1
Charlotte
Southeast
Charlotte 8-18
Pwr: 21 | Off: 21 | Def: 22
-0.94818261212122
26
2
Brooklyn
Atlantic
Brooklyn 7-18
Pwr: 25 | Off: 29 | Def: 13
-1.00718282252913
27
2
LA Clippers
Pacific
LA Clippers 6-20
Pwr: 23 | Off: 27 | Def: 14
-1.14620252232714
28
1
New Orleans
Southwest
New Orleans 5-22
Pwr: 27 | Off: 17 | Def: 28
-1.30522291271728
29
2
Indiana
Central
Indiana 6-20
Pwr: 28 | Off: 30 | Def: 23
-1.32620272283023
30
Washington
Southeast
Washington 4-20
Pwr: 30 | Off: 24 | Def: 29
-1.6342030302429

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