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2025-26 Week 11 Rankings

Oklahoma City Thunder is No. 1 in the Week 11 NovaModel NBA rankings, ahead of San Antonio Spurs and Denver Nuggets. The biggest climb: LA Clippers, up 3 spots. The biggest drop: Detroit Pistons, down 4 spots. Every team is rated the same way, on game results alone - no polls and no committee votes.

What happened in Week 10

50 games were played in Week 10. Top-10 teams lost 16 times. 8 games were upsets by the pre-game rankings.

Utah Jazz upset No. 2 Detroit Pistons, 131-129 at home. Keyonte George led Utah Jazz with 31 pts. In these rankings, Utah Jazz rises from No. 22 to No. 21 and Detroit Pistons falls from No. 2 to No. 6.
Dallas Mavericks upset No. 4 Denver Nuggets, 131-130 at home. Cooper Flagg led Dallas Mavericks with 33 pts. In these rankings, Dallas Mavericks falls from No. 21 to No. 24 and Denver Nuggets rises from No. 4 to No. 3.
LA Clippers upset No. 2 Detroit Pistons, 112-99 at home. Kawhi Leonard led LA Clippers with 55 pts. In these rankings, LA Clippers rises from No. 25 to No. 22 and Detroit Pistons falls from No. 2 to No. 6.
Utah Jazz upset No. 3 San Antonio Spurs, 127-114 on the road. Lauri Markkanen led Utah Jazz with 29 pts. In these rankings, Utah Jazz rises from No. 22 to No. 21 and San Antonio Spurs rises from No. 3 to No. 2.
LA Clippers upset No. 6 Houston Rockets, 128-108 at home. Kawhi Leonard led LA Clippers with 41 pts. In these rankings, LA Clippers rises from No. 25 to No. 22 and Houston Rockets rises from No. 6 to No. 5.
Brooklyn Nets upset No. 9 Minnesota Timberwolves, 123-107 on the road. Michael Porter Jr. led Brooklyn Nets with 27 pts. In these rankings, Brooklyn Nets stays at No. 26 and Minnesota Timberwolves stays at No. 9.
Portland Trail Blazers upset No. 7 Boston Celtics, 114-108 at home. Shaedon Sharpe led Portland Trail Blazers with 26 pts. In these rankings, Portland Trail Blazers falls from No. 18 to No. 19 and Boston Celtics stays at No. 7.
Charlotte Hornets upset No. 10 Orlando Magic, 120-105 on the road. LaMelo Ball led Charlotte Hornets with 22 pts. In these rankings, Charlotte Hornets falls from No. 24 to No. 25 and Orlando Magic stays at No. 10.

Week 10 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 11 ranking uses only games played before Week 11, 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	27-5	W 129-104 vs PHI	vs #18 ATL	75.4O 53.6 · D 58.0	–
2	San Antonio SpursWestern Conference	23-8	L 114-127 vs UTAH	vs #16 CLE	67.6O 52.8 · D 53.1	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
3	Denver NuggetsWestern Conference	22-9	L 126-127 @ ORL	@ #12 MIA	64.4O 58.0 · D 48.6	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
4	New York KnicksEastern Conference	22-9	W 128-125 @ ATL	@ NO	64.3O 53.2 · D 52.5	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
5	Houston RocketsWestern Conference	19-10	W 117-100 vs CLE	vs IND	63.9O 53.1 · D 54.6	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
6	Detroit PistonsEastern Conference	24-8	L 99-112 @ LAC	@ #8 LAL	63.3O 51.0 · D 52.8	▼ 4Down 4 spots since last week
7	Boston CelticsEastern Conference	19-12	L 108-114 @ POR	@ #21 UTAH	59.3O 49.8 · D 55.1	–
8	Los Angeles LakersWestern Conference	20-10	W 125-101 vs SAC	vs #6 DET	58.8O 50.2 · D 49.8	–
9	Minnesota TimberwolvesWestern Conference	20-12	L 107-123 vs BKN	@ #20 CHI	58.4O 51.5 · D 51.7	–
10	Orlando MagicEastern Conference	18-14	W 127-126 vs DEN	@ #14 TOR	57.3O 50.5 · D 52.4	–
11	Phoenix SunsWestern Conference	18-13	W 123-114 @ NO	@ WSH	56.3O 48.6 · D 53.1	▲ 2Up 2 spots since last week
12	Miami HeatEastern Conference	17-15	W 142-116 vs IND	vs #3 DEN	54.1O 53.8 · D 49.0	–
13	Golden State WarriorsWestern Conference	16-16	L 127-141 @ TOR	@ BKN	52.2O 48.5 · D 53.4	▲ 2Up 2 spots since last week
14	Toronto RaptorsEastern Conference	19-14	W 141-127 vs GS	vs #10 ORL	52.1O 47.7 · D 52.6	–
15	Philadelphia 76ersEastern Conference	16-14	L 104-129 @ OKC	@ #17 MEM	50.7O 49.6 · D 50.0	▼ 4Down 4 spots since last week
16	Cleveland CavaliersEastern Conference	17-16	L 100-117 @ HOU	@ #2 SA	49.9O 52.4 · D 48.5	–
17	Memphis GrizzliesWestern Conference	15-17	L 112-116 @ WSH	vs #15 PHI	47.3O 48.5 · D 50.7	▲ 2Up 2 spots since last week
18	Atlanta HawksEastern Conference	15-18	L 125-128 vs NY	@ #1 OKC	46.6O 51.5 · D 47.0	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
19	Portland Trail BlazersWestern Conference	13-19	W 114-108 vs BOS	vs #24 DAL	45.6O 50.9 · D 47.2	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
20	Chicago BullsEastern Conference	15-16	L 103-112 vs MIL	vs #9 MIN	44.7O 51.0 · D 45.3	–
21	Utah JazzWestern Conference	12-19	W 127-114 @ SA	vs #7 BOS	43.0O 54.7 · D 40.6	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
22	LA ClippersWestern Conference	10-21	W 112-99 vs DET	vs SAC	41.3O 45.9 · D 52.5	▲ 3Up 3 spots since last week
23	Milwaukee BucksEastern Conference	13-19	W 112-103 @ CHI	@ #25 CHA	41.1O 46.4 · D 49.8	–
24	Dallas MavericksWestern Conference	12-21	L 107-113 @ SAC	@ #19 POR	40.4O 47.2 · D 49.5	▼ 3Down 3 spots since last week
25	Charlotte HornetsEastern Conference	11-20	W 120-105 @ ORL	vs #23 MIL	39.4O 48.5 · D 48.5	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
26	Brooklyn NetsEastern Conference	10-19	W 123-107 @ MIN	vs #13 GS	39.1O 43.8 · D 52.7	–
27	Sacramento KingsWestern Conference	8-24	L 101-125 @ LAL	@ #22 LAC	34.9O 45.9 · D 46.8	–
28	New Orleans PelicansWestern Conference	8-25	L 114-123 vs PHX	vs #4 NY	34.0O 49.7 · D 44.9	–
29	Washington WizardsEastern Conference	7-23	W 116-112 vs MEM	vs #11 PHX	28.0O 48.0 · D 41.6	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
30	Indiana PacersEastern Conference	6-26	L 116-142 @ MIA	@ #5 HOU	26.6O 43.5 · D 47.9	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week

What happened in Week 10

All 30 teams

How these rankings work

What happened in Week 10

All 30 teams

How these rankings work

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