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2025-26 Week 17 Rankings

Oklahoma City Thunder is No. 1 in the Week 17 NovaModel NBA rankings, ahead of Detroit Pistons and San Antonio Spurs. The biggest climb: Cleveland Cavaliers, up 2 spots. The biggest drop: Houston Rockets, down 2 spots. Every team is rated the same way, on game results alone - no polls and no committee votes.

What happened in Week 16

49 games were played in Week 16. Top-10 teams lost 14 times. 5 games were upsets by the pre-game rankings.

Washington Wizards upset No. 2 Detroit Pistons, 126-117 on the road. Will Riley led Washington Wizards with 20 pts. In these rankings, Washington Wizards stays at No. 30 and Detroit Pistons stays at No. 2.
Charlotte Hornets upset No. 4 Houston Rockets, 109-99 on the road. Kon Knueppel led Charlotte Hornets with 24 pts. In these rankings, Charlotte Hornets rises from No. 20 to No. 19 and Houston Rockets falls from No. 4 to No. 6.
New Orleans Pelicans upset No. 8 Minnesota Timberwolves, 119-115 on the road. Saddiq Bey led New Orleans Pelicans with 30 pts. In these rankings, New Orleans Pelicans stays at No. 26 and Minnesota Timberwolves falls from No. 8 to No. 10.
Memphis Grizzlies upset No. 8 Minnesota Timberwolves, 137-128 at home. Ty Jerome led Memphis Grizzlies with 19 pts. In these rankings, Memphis Grizzlies falls from No. 22 to No. 23 and Minnesota Timberwolves falls from No. 8 to No. 10.
LA Clippers upset No. 8 Minnesota Timberwolves, 115-96 on the road. Kawhi Leonard led LA Clippers with 41 pts. In these rankings, LA Clippers falls from No. 17 to No. 18 and Minnesota Timberwolves falls from No. 8 to No. 10.
No. 2 Detroit Pistons beat No. 7 Denver Nuggets, 124-121 at home. Cade Cunningham led Detroit Pistons with 29 pts. In these rankings, Detroit Pistons stays at No. 2 and Denver Nuggets stays at No. 7.
No. 1 Oklahoma City Thunder beat Orlando Magic, 128-92 at home. Isaiah Joe led Oklahoma City Thunder with 22 pts. In these rankings, Oklahoma City Thunder stays at No. 1 and Orlando Magic stays at No. 16.
No. 3 San Antonio Spurs beat No. 1 Oklahoma City Thunder, 116-106 at home. Keldon Johnson led San Antonio Spurs with 25 pts. In these rankings, San Antonio Spurs stays at No. 3 and Oklahoma City Thunder stays at No. 1.

Week 16 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 17 ranking uses only games played before Week 17, 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	40-13	L 106-112 vs HOU	@ #11 LAL	72.4O 53.4 · D 57.1	–
2	Detroit PistonsEastern Conference	38-13	W 118-80 vs NY	@ #19 CHA	67.8O 51.2 · D 55.0	–
3	San Antonio SpursWestern Conference	36-16	W 138-125 vs DAL	@ #11 LAL	65.0O 51.6 · D 53.5	–
4	Boston CelticsEastern Conference	34-19	L 89-111 vs NY	vs #21 CHI	61.8O 49.1 · D 56.3	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
5	New York KnicksEastern Conference	34-19	W 111-89 @ BOS	vs IND	61.6O 51.4 · D 53.2	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
6	Houston RocketsWestern Conference	32-19	W 112-106 @ OKC	vs #18 LAC	60.7O 49.6 · D 54.9	▼ 2Down 2 spots since last week
7	Denver NuggetsWestern Conference	34-19	W 136-120 @ CHI	vs #8 CLE	59.1O 54.2 · D 48.8	–
8	Cleveland CavaliersEastern Conference	32-21	W 132-126 @ SAC	@ #7 DEN	59.0O 53.9 · D 49.4	▲ 2Up 2 spots since last week
9	Phoenix SunsWestern Conference	31-22	L 103-109 vs PHI	vs #24 DAL	56.9O 48.1 · D 54.0	–
10	Minnesota TimberwolvesWestern Conference	32-22	L 96-115 vs LAC	vs #17 ATL	56.8O 52.7 · D 50.6	▼ 2Down 2 spots since last week
11	Los Angeles LakersWestern Conference	32-19	W 105-99 vs GS	vs #1 OKC	56.6O 50.2 · D 49.7	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
12	Toronto RaptorsEastern Conference	32-22	W 122-104 vs IND	vs #2 DET	56.0O 48.5 · D 52.9	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
13	Philadelphia 76ersEastern Conference	30-22	W 109-103 @ PHX	@ #20 POR	55.3O 51.5 · D 49.7	▲ 2Up 2 spots since last week
14	Miami HeatEastern Conference	28-26	W 132-101 @ WSH	vs #25 UTAH	53.9O 54.1 · D 48.4	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
15	Golden State WarriorsWestern Conference	28-25	L 99-105 @ LAL	vs #23 MEM	53.6O 50.0 · D 52.1	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
16	Orlando MagicEastern Conference	27-24	W 120-117 vs UTAH	vs #22 MIL	52.2O 49.6 · D 50.4	–
17	Atlanta HawksEastern Conference	26-28	L 119-126 vs CHA	@ #10 MIN	49.3O 52.0 · D 47.5	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
18	LA ClippersWestern Conference	25-27	W 115-96 @ MIN	@ #6 HOU	49.1O 46.9 · D 52.9	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
19	Charlotte HornetsEastern Conference	25-28	W 126-119 @ ATL	vs #2 DET	48.9O 49.9 · D 51.5	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
20	Portland Trail BlazersWestern Conference	25-28	W 122-115 vs MEM	vs #13 PHI	48.7O 50.8 · D 48.1	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
21	Chicago BullsEastern Conference	24-29	L 120-136 vs DEN	@ BKN	43.9O 51.1 · D 45.5	–
22	Milwaukee BucksEastern Conference	21-29	W 105-99 vs IND	@ #16 ORL	42.1O 46.6 · D 49.7	▲ 2Up 2 spots since last week
23	Memphis GrizzliesWestern Conference	20-31	L 115-122 @ POR	@ #15 GS	41.8O 49.7 · D 48.2	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
24	Dallas MavericksWestern Conference	19-33	L 125-138 @ SA	@ #9 PHX	39.8O 48.5 · D 48.7	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
25	Utah JazzWestern Conference	16-37	L 117-120 @ ORL	@ #14 MIA	34.0O 53.5 · D 39.7	–
26	New Orleans PelicansWestern Conference	14-40	W 119-115 @ MIN	vs SAC	33.0O 49.6 · D 45.4	–
27	Brooklyn NetsEastern Conference	14-37	W 127-113 vs WSH	vs #21 CHI	31.7O 42.5 · D 50.7	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
28	Indiana PacersEastern Conference	13-40	L 104-122 @ TOR	@ #5 NY	30.7O 45.7 · D 47.7	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
29	Sacramento KingsWestern Conference	12-42	L 126-132 vs CLE	@ NO	29.4O 46.1 · D 46.0	–
30	Washington WizardsEastern Conference	14-38	L 101-132 vs MIA	@ #8 CLE	28.8O 47.5 · D 42.9	–

What happened in Week 16

All 30 teams

How these rankings work

What happened in Week 16

All 30 teams

How these rankings work

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