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2025-26 Week 20 Rankings

Oklahoma City Thunder is No. 1 in the Week 20 NovaModel NBA rankings, ahead of Detroit Pistons and San Antonio Spurs. The biggest climb: Philadelphia 76ers, 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 19

51 games were played in Week 19. Top-10 teams lost 12 times. 1 game was an upset by the pre-game rankings.

Milwaukee Bucks upset No. 6 Cleveland Cavaliers, 118-116 at home. Kevin Porter Jr. led Milwaukee Bucks with 20 pts. In these rankings, Milwaukee Bucks stays at No. 21 and Cleveland Cavaliers falls from No. 6 to No. 7.
No. 2 Detroit Pistons beat No. 6 Cleveland Cavaliers, 122-119 at home. Jalen Duren led Detroit Pistons with 33 pts. In these rankings, Detroit Pistons stays at No. 2 and Cleveland Cavaliers falls from No. 6 to No. 7.
No. 3 San Antonio Spurs beat No. 10 Toronto Raptors, 110-107 on the road. Devin Vassell led San Antonio Spurs with 21 pts. In these rankings, San Antonio Spurs stays at No. 3 and Toronto Raptors stays at No. 10.
No. 1 Oklahoma City Thunder beat No. 10 Toronto Raptors, 116-107 on the road. Cason Wallace led Oklahoma City Thunder with 27 pts. In these rankings, Oklahoma City Thunder stays at No. 1 and Toronto Raptors stays at No. 10.
No. 2 Detroit Pistons beat No. 1 Oklahoma City Thunder, 124-116 at home. Jalen Duren led Detroit Pistons with 29 pts. In these rankings, Detroit Pistons stays at No. 2 and Oklahoma City Thunder stays at No. 1.
No. 1 Oklahoma City Thunder beat No. 8 Denver Nuggets, 127-121 at home. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led Oklahoma City Thunder with 36 pts. In these rankings, Oklahoma City Thunder stays at No. 1 and Denver Nuggets falls from No. 8 to No. 9.
No. 1 Oklahoma City Thunder beat Dallas Mavericks, 100-87 on the road. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led Oklahoma City Thunder with 30 pts. In these rankings, Oklahoma City Thunder stays at No. 1 and Dallas Mavericks stays at No. 24.
No. 3 San Antonio Spurs beat No. 2 Detroit Pistons, 114-103 on the road. Devin Vassell led San Antonio Spurs with 28 pts. In these rankings, San Antonio Spurs stays at No. 3 and Detroit Pistons stays at No. 2.

Week 19 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 20 ranking uses only games played before Week 20, 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	47-15	W 100-87 @ DAL	@ #22 CHI	71.7O 53.1 · D 56.8	–
2	Detroit PistonsEastern Conference	45-14	W 106-92 @ ORL	@ #7 CLE	69.3O 51.6 · D 55.2	–
3	San Antonio SpursWestern Conference	43-17	L 89-114 @ NY	@ #14 PHI	66.5O 52.3 · D 53.3	–
4	Boston CelticsEastern Conference	40-20	W 114-98 vs PHI	@ #21 MIL	63.4O 49.2 · D 57.0	–
5	New York KnicksEastern Conference	39-22	W 114-89 vs SA	@ #10 TOR	61.8O 51.6 · D 53.7	–
6	Houston RocketsWestern Conference	37-22	L 105-115 @ MIA	@ WSH	60.0O 49.1 · D 55.4	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
7	Cleveland CavaliersEastern Conference	38-24	W 106-102 @ BKN	vs #2 DET	59.4O 53.9 · D 50.0	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
8	Minnesota TimberwolvesWestern Conference	38-23	W 117-108 @ DEN	vs #23 MEM	58.4O 52.8 · D 50.7	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
9	Denver NuggetsWestern Conference	37-24	L 108-117 vs MIN	@ UTAH	57.8O 54.5 · D 49.0	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
10	Toronto RaptorsEastern Conference	35-25	W 134-125 @ WSH	vs #5 NY	55.7O 48.7 · D 53.0	–
11	Los Angeles LakersWestern Conference	36-24	W 128-104 vs SAC	vs #25 NO	55.5O 50.5 · D 49.7	–
12	Phoenix SunsWestern Conference	34-26	W 113-110 vs LAL	@ SAC	55.3O 47.1 · D 53.9	–
13	Miami HeatEastern Conference	32-29	W 115-105 vs HOU	vs BKN	53.8O 54.2 · D 48.6	–
14	Philadelphia 76ersEastern Conference	33-27	L 98-114 @ BOS	vs #3 SA	53.0O 51.4 · D 49.0	▲ 2Up 2 spots since last week
15	Golden State WarriorsWestern Conference	31-29	L 101-129 vs LAL	vs #19 LAC	52.4O 50.1 · D 51.4	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
16	Orlando MagicEastern Conference	31-28	L 92-106 vs DET	vs WSH	52.3O 49.5 · D 51.0	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
17	Charlotte HornetsEastern Conference	30-31	W 109-93 vs POR	vs #24 DAL	50.7O 50.0 · D 52.2	▲ 2Up 2 spots since last week
18	Atlanta HawksEastern Conference	31-31	W 135-101 vs POR	@ #21 MIL	50.3O 51.9 · D 48.2	▲ 2Up 2 spots since last week
19	LA ClippersWestern Conference	28-31	W 137-117 vs NO	@ #15 GS	49.1O 47.0 · D 53.0	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
20	Portland Trail BlazersWestern Conference	29-33	L 101-135 @ ATL	@ #23 MEM	47.9O 50.3 · D 47.7	▼ 3Down 3 spots since last week
21	Milwaukee BucksEastern Conference	26-33	L 97-120 @ CHI	vs #4 BOS	44.2O 46.8 · D 49.8	–
22	Chicago BullsEastern Conference	25-36	W 120-97 vs MIL	vs #1 OKC	41.9O 50.5 · D 45.7	–
23	Memphis GrizzliesWestern Conference	23-36	W 125-106 @ IND	@ #8 MIN	41.5O 50.0 · D 47.9	–
24	Dallas MavericksWestern Conference	21-39	L 87-100 vs OKC	@ #17 CHA	38.4O 48.5 · D 47.9	–
25	New Orleans PelicansWestern Conference	19-43	L 117-137 @ LAC	@ #11 LAL	36.0O 49.8 · D 45.6	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
26	Utah JazzWestern Conference	18-42	L 105-115 vs NO	vs #9 DEN	33.9O 52.8 · D 40.4	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
27	Brooklyn NetsEastern Conference	15-45	L 102-106 vs CLE	@ #13 MIA	30.9O 42.5 · D 50.2	–
28	Indiana PacersEastern Conference	15-46	L 106-125 vs MEM	@ #19 LAC	30.4O 46.5 · D 46.3	–
29	Washington WizardsEastern Conference	16-43	L 125-134 vs TOR	vs #6 HOU	29.5O 47.5 · D 42.6	–
30	Sacramento KingsWestern Conference	14-48	L 104-128 @ LAL	vs #12 PHX	29.1O 45.7 · D 45.2	–

What happened in Week 19

All 30 teams

How these rankings work

What happened in Week 19

All 30 teams

How these rankings work

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