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2025-26 Week 16 Rankings

Oklahoma City Thunder is No. 1 in the Week 16 NovaModel NBA rankings, ahead of Detroit Pistons and San Antonio Spurs. The biggest climb: LA Clippers, up 2 spots. The biggest drop: Portland Trail Blazers, down 3 spots. Every team is rated the same way, on game results alone - no polls and no committee votes.

What happened in Week 15

56 games were played in Week 15. Top-10 teams lost 10 times. 4 games were upsets by the pre-game rankings.

Charlotte Hornets upset No. 3 San Antonio Spurs, 111-106 at home. Brandon Miller led Charlotte Hornets with 26 pts. In these rankings, Charlotte Hornets rises from No. 22 to No. 20 and San Antonio Spurs stays at No. 3.
No. 9 Minnesota Timberwolves upset No. 1 Oklahoma City Thunder, 123-111 at home. Anthony Edwards led Minnesota Timberwolves with 26 pts. In these rankings, Minnesota Timberwolves rises from No. 9 to No. 8 and Oklahoma City Thunder stays at No. 1.
Atlanta Hawks upset No. 5 Boston Celtics, 117-106 on the road. Nickeil Alexander-Walker led Atlanta Hawks with 21 pts. In these rankings, Atlanta Hawks stays at No. 18 and Boston Celtics stays at No. 5.
LA Clippers upset No. 8 Phoenix Suns, 117-93 on the road. Kawhi Leonard led LA Clippers with 25 pts. In these rankings, LA Clippers rises from No. 19 to No. 17 and Phoenix Suns falls from No. 8 to No. 9.
No. 2 Detroit Pistons beat No. 6 Denver Nuggets, 109-107 on the road. Tobias Harris led Detroit Pistons with 22 pts. In these rankings, Detroit Pistons stays at No. 2 and Denver Nuggets falls from No. 6 to No. 7.
No. 1 Oklahoma City Thunder beat New Orleans Pelicans, 104-95 at home. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led Oklahoma City Thunder with 29 pts. In these rankings, Oklahoma City Thunder stays at No. 1 and New Orleans Pelicans stays at No. 26.
No. 1 Oklahoma City Thunder beat No. 6 Denver Nuggets, 121-111 on the road. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led Oklahoma City Thunder with 34 pts. In these rankings, Oklahoma City Thunder stays at No. 1 and Denver Nuggets falls from No. 6 to No. 7.
No. 3 San Antonio Spurs beat No. 4 Houston Rockets, 111-99 on the road. Victor Wembanyama led San Antonio Spurs with 28 pts. In these rankings, San Antonio Spurs stays at No. 3 and Houston Rockets stays at No. 4.

Week 15 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 16 ranking uses only games played before Week 16, 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	39-11	W 121-111 @ DEN	vs #16 ORL	73.8O 53.7 · D 56.9	–
2	Detroit PistonsEastern Conference	36-12	W 130-77 vs BKN	vs #7 DEN	68.0O 51.1 · D 54.9	–
3	San Antonio SpursWestern Conference	33-16	W 112-103 vs ORL	vs #1 OKC	63.9O 50.8 · D 53.8	–
4	Houston RocketsWestern Conference	30-17	W 111-107 vs DAL	@ IND	61.8O 50.3 · D 54.8	–
5	Boston CelticsEastern Conference	31-18	W 107-79 vs MIL	@ #23 DAL	61.0O 49.9 · D 55.4	–
6	New York KnicksEastern Conference	31-18	W 112-100 vs LAL	@ WSH	60.6O 51.6 · D 52.9	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
7	Denver NuggetsWestern Conference	33-17	L 111-121 vs OKC	@ #2 DET	60.0O 53.8 · D 49.2	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
8	Minnesota TimberwolvesWestern Conference	31-19	W 131-114 @ MEM	@ #22 MEM	59.5O 52.8 · D 51.4	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
9	Phoenix SunsWestern Conference	30-20	L 93-117 vs LAC	@ #19 POR	58.1O 48.3 · D 54.0	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
10	Cleveland CavaliersEastern Conference	30-21	W 130-111 @ POR	@ #17 LAC	58.0O 53.7 · D 49.3	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
11	Toronto RaptorsEastern Conference	30-21	W 107-100 vs UTAH	vs #8 MIN	55.2O 48.0 · D 52.9	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
12	Los Angeles LakersWestern Conference	29-19	L 100-112 @ NY	@ BKN	54.9O 50.2 · D 49.2	–
13	Miami HeatEastern Conference	27-24	W 134-91 vs CHI	vs #18 ATL	54.7O 54.5 · D 48.0	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
14	Golden State WarriorsWestern Conference	27-23	L 124-131 vs DET	vs #15 PHI	54.5O 50.9 · D 51.6	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
15	Philadelphia 76ersEastern Conference	27-21	W 124-114 vs NO	@ #17 LAC	53.5O 51.4 · D 49.1	–
16	Orlando MagicEastern Conference	25-23	L 103-112 @ SA	@ #1 OKC	52.0O 49.9 · D 50.4	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
17	LA ClippersWestern Conference	23-25	W 117-93 @ PHX	vs #15 PHI	49.4O 47.3 · D 53.0	▲ 2Up 2 spots since last week
18	Atlanta HawksEastern Conference	24-27	L 124-129 @ IND	@ #13 MIA	48.8O 52.0 · D 47.4	–
19	Portland Trail BlazersWestern Conference	23-27	L 111-130 vs CLE	vs #9 PHX	48.1O 50.1 · D 48.3	▼ 3Down 3 spots since last week
20	Charlotte HornetsEastern Conference	22-28	W 111-106 vs SA	vs NO	46.7O 50.1 · D 50.9	▲ 2Up 2 spots since last week
21	Chicago BullsEastern Conference	24-26	L 91-134 @ MIA	@ #24 MIL	45.7O 51.1 · D 46.1	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
22	Memphis GrizzliesWestern Conference	18-29	L 114-131 vs MIN	vs #8 MIN	41.7O 49.2 · D 49.0	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
23	Dallas MavericksWestern Conference	19-30	L 107-111 @ HOU	vs #5 BOS	40.8O 48.2 · D 49.3	–
24	Milwaukee BucksEastern Conference	18-29	L 79-107 @ BOS	vs #21 CHI	39.9O 46.0 · D 49.9	–
25	Utah JazzWestern Conference	15-35	L 100-107 @ TOR	@ IND	34.1O 53.5 · D 39.4	–
26	New Orleans PelicansWestern Conference	13-38	L 114-124 @ PHI	@ #20 CHA	32.8O 49.6 · D 45.3	–
27	Indiana PacersEastern Conference	13-36	W 129-124 vs ATL	vs #4 HOU	32.1O 45.8 · D 47.9	▲ 2Up 2 spots since last week
28	Brooklyn NetsEastern Conference	13-35	L 77-130 @ DET	vs #12 LAL	31.6O 42.4 · D 51.0	–
29	Sacramento KingsWestern Conference	12-39	L 112-116 @ WSH	vs #22 MEM	30.3O 45.6 · D 46.3	▼ 2Down 2 spots since last week
30	Washington WizardsEastern Conference	13-35	W 116-112 vs SAC	vs #6 NY	28.6O 47.6 · D 43.1	–

What happened in Week 15

All 30 teams

How these rankings work

What happened in Week 15

All 30 teams

How these rankings work

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