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2025-26 Week 15 Rankings

Oklahoma City Thunder is No. 1 in the Week 15 NovaModel NBA rankings, ahead of Detroit Pistons and San Antonio Spurs. The biggest climb: Toronto Raptors, up 6 spots. The biggest drop: Golden State Warriors, down 3 spots. Every team is rated the same way, on game results alone - no polls and no committee votes.

What happened in Week 14

51 games were played in Week 14. Top-10 teams lost 17 times. 10 games were upsets by the pre-game rankings.

Indiana Pacers upset No. 1 Oklahoma City Thunder, 117-114 on the road. Andrew Nembhard led Indiana Pacers with 27 pts. In these rankings, Indiana Pacers stays at No. 29 and Oklahoma City Thunder stays at No. 1.
Toronto Raptors upset No. 1 Oklahoma City Thunder, 103-101 on the road. Immanuel Quickley led Toronto Raptors with 23 pts. In these rankings, Toronto Raptors rises from No. 16 to No. 10 and Oklahoma City Thunder stays at No. 1.
Chicago Bulls upset No. 4 Boston Celtics, 114-111 at home. Anfernee Simons led Chicago Bulls with 21 pts. In these rankings, Chicago Bulls rises from No. 21 to No. 20 and Boston Celtics falls from No. 4 to No. 5.
New Orleans Pelicans upset No. 3 San Antonio Spurs, 104-95 on the road. Zion Williamson led New Orleans Pelicans with 24 pts. In these rankings, New Orleans Pelicans rises from No. 28 to No. 26 and San Antonio Spurs stays at No. 3.
Utah Jazz upset No. 7 Minnesota Timberwolves, 127-122 at home. Keyonte George led Utah Jazz with 43 pts. In these rankings, Utah Jazz stays at No. 25 and Minnesota Timberwolves falls from No. 7 to No. 9.
Philadelphia 76ers upset No. 5 Houston Rockets, 128-122 at home. Tyrese Maxey led Philadelphia 76ers with 36 pts. In these rankings, Philadelphia 76ers stays at No. 15 and Houston Rockets rises from No. 5 to No. 4.
Chicago Bulls upset No. 7 Minnesota Timberwolves, 120-115 on the road. Josh Giddey led Chicago Bulls with 21 pts. In these rankings, Chicago Bulls rises from No. 21 to No. 20 and Minnesota Timberwolves falls from No. 7 to No. 9.
Dallas Mavericks upset No. 9 New York Knicks, 114-97 on the road. Max Christie led Dallas Mavericks with 26 pts. In these rankings, Dallas Mavericks rises from No. 24 to No. 23 and New York Knicks rises from No. 9 to No. 7.

Week 14 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 15 ranking uses only games played before Week 15, 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	37-10	L 101-103 vs TOR	vs NO	75.1O 54.0 · D 57.3	–
2	Detroit PistonsEastern Conference	33-11	W 139-116 vs SAC	@ #6 DEN	67.6O 50.7 · D 55.0	–
3	San Antonio SpursWestern Conference	31-15	L 95-104 vs NO	@ #4 HOU	64.0O 50.8 · D 53.8	–
4	Houston RocketsWestern Conference	27-16	W 111-104 @ DET	vs #21 MEM	61.8O 50.9 · D 54.4	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
5	Boston CelticsEastern Conference	28-17	L 111-114 @ CHI	vs #16 POR	60.5O 50.6 · D 54.7	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
6	Denver NuggetsWestern Conference	31-15	W 102-100 @ MIL	vs #2 DET	60.3O 53.8 · D 49.1	–
7	New York KnicksEastern Conference	27-18	W 112-109 @ PHI	vs SAC	57.7O 51.6 · D 51.8	▲ 2Up 2 spots since last week
8	Phoenix SunsWestern Conference	27-19	L 102-111 vs MIA	vs BKN	57.3O 48.1 · D 54.2	–
9	Minnesota TimberwolvesWestern Conference	27-19	L 85-111 vs GS	vs #13 GS	56.7O 52.2 · D 50.9	▼ 2Down 2 spots since last week
10	Toronto RaptorsEastern Conference	29-19	W 103-101 @ OKC	vs #7 NY	56.3O 48.3 · D 53.3	▲ 6Up 6 spots since last week
11	Cleveland CavaliersEastern Conference	27-20	W 119-105 @ ORL	vs #17 ORL	56.1O 53.2 · D 49.0	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
12	Los Angeles LakersWestern Conference	27-17	W 116-110 @ DAL	@ #20 CHI	56.0O 49.9 · D 49.6	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
13	Golden State WarriorsWestern Conference	26-21	W 111-85 @ MIN	@ #9 MIN	55.7O 50.8 · D 52.2	▼ 3Down 3 spots since last week
14	Miami HeatEastern Conference	25-22	W 111-102 @ PHX	vs #17 ORL	54.7O 54.3 · D 48.0	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
15	Philadelphia 76ersEastern Conference	24-20	L 109-112 vs NY	@ #22 CHA	53.3O 51.2 · D 49.8	–
16	Portland Trail BlazersWestern Conference	23-23	L 98-110 vs TOR	@ #5 BOS	51.7O 50.8 · D 48.7	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
17	Orlando MagicEastern Conference	23-21	L 105-119 vs CLE	@ #11 CLE	51.2O 49.3 · D 50.8	▼ 3Down 3 spots since last week
18	Atlanta HawksEastern Conference	22-25	W 110-103 vs PHX	vs IND	48.7O 51.8 · D 47.4	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
19	LA ClippersWestern Conference	21-24	W 126-89 vs BKN	@ #25 UTAH	48.5O 47.1 · D 52.9	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
20	Chicago BullsEastern Conference	23-22	W 114-111 vs BOS	vs #12 LAL	47.4O 51.4 · D 46.3	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
21	Memphis GrizzliesWestern Conference	18-25	L 127-133 vs NO	@ #4 HOU	44.5O 49.8 · D 49.2	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
22	Charlotte HornetsEastern Conference	18-28	W 119-115 vs WSH	vs #15 PHI	42.8O 49.6 · D 50.3	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
23	Dallas MavericksWestern Conference	19-27	L 110-116 vs LAL	vs #9 MIN	42.4O 47.8 · D 49.7	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
24	Milwaukee BucksEastern Conference	18-26	L 100-102 vs DEN	@ #15 PHI	41.8O 46.4 · D 50.3	▼ 2Down 2 spots since last week
25	Utah JazzWestern Conference	15-31	L 116-147 vs MIA	vs #19 LAC	36.3O 54.1 · D 39.1	–
26	New Orleans PelicansWestern Conference	12-36	W 104-95 @ SA	@ #1 OKC	32.3O 49.7 · D 44.9	▲ 2Up 2 spots since last week
27	Sacramento KingsWestern Conference	12-35	L 116-139 @ DET	@ #7 NY	31.9O 46.1 · D 45.9	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
28	Brooklyn NetsEastern Conference	12-32	L 89-126 @ LAC	@ #8 PHX	31.2O 42.8 · D 50.8	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
29	Indiana PacersEastern Conference	11-35	W 117-114 @ OKC	@ #18 ATL	30.3O 45.1 · D 48.3	–
30	Washington WizardsEastern Conference	10-34	L 115-119 @ CHA	vs #16 POR	25.7O 47.4 · D 42.9	–

What happened in Week 14

All 30 teams

How these rankings work

What happened in Week 14

All 30 teams

How these rankings work

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