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2025-26 Week 10 Rankings

Oklahoma City Thunder is No. 1 in the Week 10 NovaModel NBA rankings, ahead of Detroit Pistons and San Antonio Spurs. The biggest climb: Philadelphia 76ers, up 5 spots. The biggest drop: Houston Rockets, down 4 spots. Every team is rated the same way, on game results alone - no polls and no committee votes.

What happened in Week 9

40 games were played in Week 9. Top-10 teams lost 11 times. 7 games were upsets by the pre-game rankings.

Sacramento Kings upset No. 2 Houston Rockets, 125-124 at home. DeMar DeRozan led Sacramento Kings with 27 pts. In these rankings, Sacramento Kings stays at No. 27 and Houston Rockets falls from No. 2 to No. 6.
Dallas Mavericks upset No. 3 Detroit Pistons, 116-114 at home. Cooper Flagg led Dallas Mavericks with 23 pts. In these rankings, Dallas Mavericks falls from No. 20 to No. 21 and Detroit Pistons rises from No. 3 to No. 2.
New Orleans Pelicans upset No. 2 Houston Rockets, 133-128 at home. Saddiq Bey led New Orleans Pelicans with 29 pts. In these rankings, New Orleans Pelicans stays at No. 28 and Houston Rockets falls from No. 2 to No. 6.
No. 10 Minnesota Timberwolves upset No. 1 Oklahoma City Thunder, 112-107 at home. Anthony Edwards led Minnesota Timberwolves with 26 pts. In these rankings, Minnesota Timberwolves rises from No. 10 to No. 9 and Oklahoma City Thunder stays at No. 1.
Philadelphia 76ers upset No. 4 New York Knicks, 116-107 on the road. Tyrese Maxey led Philadelphia 76ers with 30 pts. In these rankings, Philadelphia 76ers rises from No. 16 to No. 11 and New York Knicks falls from No. 4 to No. 5.
LA Clippers upset No. 7 Los Angeles Lakers, 103-88 at home. Kawhi Leonard led LA Clippers with 32 pts. In these rankings, LA Clippers stays at No. 25 and Los Angeles Lakers falls from No. 7 to No. 8.
Memphis Grizzlies upset No. 10 Minnesota Timberwolves, 116-110 on the road. Jaylen Wells led Memphis Grizzlies with 17 pts. In these rankings, Memphis Grizzlies falls from No. 18 to No. 19 and Minnesota Timberwolves rises from No. 10 to No. 9.
No. 6 Denver Nuggets beat No. 2 Houston Rockets, 128-125 at home. Nikola Jokic led Denver Nuggets with 39 pts. In these rankings, Denver Nuggets rises from No. 6 to No. 4 and Houston Rockets falls from No. 2 to No. 6.

Week 9 recap reel

All 30 teams

How these rankings work

Every team is rated the same way, on game results alone - no polls and no committee votes. A Week 10 ranking uses only games played before Week 10, so it's the order the teams went into that week in. Movement is the change from the ranking before it.

Rank	Team	Record	Last	Next	Rating	Trend
1	Oklahoma City ThunderWestern Conference	25-3	L 107-112 @ MIN	vs #19 MEM	75.4O 54.0 · D 58.4	–
2	Detroit PistonsEastern Conference	22-6	W 112-86 vs CHA	@ #18 POR	65.7O 51.3 · D 53.6	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
3	San Antonio SpursWestern Conference	21-7	W 124-113 @ WSH	vs #1 OKC	65.3O 52.6 · D 52.5	▲ 2Up 2 spots since last week
4	Denver NuggetsWestern Conference	20-7	L 101-115 vs HOU	vs #22 UTAH	64.7O 57.1 · D 49.6	▲ 2Up 2 spots since last week
5	New York KnicksEastern Conference	20-8	W 132-125 vs MIA	@ #9 MIN	63.7O 53.4 · D 53.0	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
6	Houston RocketsWestern Conference	17-9	L 124-125 @ SAC	@ #25 LAC	62.8O 53.7 · D 54.0	▼ 4Down 4 spots since last week
7	Boston CelticsEastern Conference	17-11	W 112-96 @ TOR	vs IND	60.1O 50.1 · D 55.5	▲ 2Up 2 spots since last week
8	Los Angeles LakersWestern Conference	19-8	L 88-103 @ LAC	@ #13 PHX	59.9O 50.7 · D 49.8	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
9	Minnesota TimberwolvesWestern Conference	19-10	W 103-100 vs MIL	vs #5 NY	58.9O 51.3 · D 52.1	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
10	Orlando MagicEastern Conference	16-12	W 128-127 @ UTAH	@ #15 GS	58.7O 51.6 · D 52.7	▼ 2Down 2 spots since last week
11	Philadelphia 76ersEastern Conference	16-11	W 121-114 vs DAL	vs BKN	54.2O 50.7 · D 50.0	▲ 5Up 5 spots since last week
12	Miami HeatEastern Conference	15-14	L 125-132 @ NY	vs #14 TOR	53.6O 54.1 · D 48.8	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
13	Phoenix SunsWestern Conference	15-13	L 116-119 @ GS	vs #8 LAL	53.3O 48.3 · D 52.5	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
14	Toronto RaptorsEastern Conference	17-13	L 81-96 @ BKN	@ #12 MIA	51.4O 47.1 · D 53.0	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
15	Golden State WarriorsWestern Conference	14-15	W 119-116 vs PHX	vs #10 ORL	51.0O 47.4 · D 54.1	▲ 2Up 2 spots since last week
16	Cleveland CavaliersEastern Conference	15-14	L 125-136 vs CHI	vs #24 CHA	49.5O 51.5 · D 49.0	▼ 2Down 2 spots since last week
17	Atlanta HawksEastern Conference	15-15	L 150-152 vs CHI	vs #20 CHI	48.9O 51.6 · D 47.2	▼ 2Down 2 spots since last week
18	Portland Trail BlazersWestern Conference	12-16	W 98-93 @ SAC	vs #2 DET	47.0O 52.1 · D 46.1	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
19	Memphis GrizzliesWestern Conference	13-15	L 122-130 vs WSH	@ #1 OKC	47.0O 48.4 · D 50.5	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
20	Chicago BullsEastern Conference	13-15	W 152-150 @ ATL	@ #17 ATL	44.2O 51.8 · D 44.3	▲ 3Up 3 spots since last week
21	Dallas MavericksWestern Conference	11-18	L 114-121 @ PHI	@ NO	42.3O 47.0 · D 50.0	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
22	Utah JazzWestern Conference	10-17	L 127-128 vs ORL	@ #4 DEN	41.7O 54.2 · D 40.6	–
23	Milwaukee BucksEastern Conference	11-18	L 100-103 @ MIN	@ IND	41.0O 47.1 · D 49.1	▼ 2Down 2 spots since last week
24	Charlotte HornetsEastern Conference	9-19	L 86-112 @ DET	@ #16 CLE	38.1O 47.8 · D 48.4	–
25	LA ClippersWestern Conference	7-21	W 103-88 vs LAL	vs #6 HOU	36.8O 45.2 · D 51.2	–
26	Brooklyn NetsEastern Conference	8-19	W 96-81 vs TOR	@ #11 PHI	36.6O 43.3 · D 52.1	–
27	Sacramento KingsWestern Conference	7-22	W 125-124 vs HOU	vs #2 DET	35.8O 45.9 · D 47.0	–
28	New Orleans PelicansWestern Conference	7-22	W 128-109 vs IND	vs #21 DAL	35.4O 49.7 · D 45.0	–
29	Indiana PacersEastern Conference	6-22	L 109-128 @ NO	@ #7 BOS	29.8O 43.8 · D 48.3	–
30	Washington WizardsEastern Conference	5-22	L 113-124 vs SA	@ #24 CHA	27.0O 47.5 · D 41.2	–

What happened in Week 9

All 30 teams

How these rankings work

What happened in Week 9

All 30 teams

How these rankings work

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