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2025-26 Week 26 Rankings

Oklahoma City Thunder is No. 1 in the Week 26 NovaModel NBA rankings, ahead of San Antonio Spurs and Detroit Pistons. The biggest climb: Toronto Raptors, up 3 spots. The biggest drop: New York Knicks, down 1 spot. Every team is rated the same way, on game results alone - no polls and no committee votes.

What happened in Week 25

58 games were played in Week 25. Top-10 teams lost 10 times. 2 games were upsets by the pre-game rankings.

Phoenix Suns upset No. 1 Oklahoma City Thunder, 135-103 on the road. Jamaree Bouyea led Phoenix Suns with 27 pts. In these rankings, Phoenix Suns falls from No. 13 to No. 14 and Oklahoma City Thunder stays at No. 1.
Orlando Magic upset No. 3 Detroit Pistons, 123-107 at home. Paolo Banchero led Orlando Magic with 31 pts. In these rankings, Orlando Magic rises from No. 17 to No. 15 and Detroit Pistons stays at No. 3.
No. 1 Oklahoma City Thunder beat No. 9 Los Angeles Lakers, 123-87 on the road. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led Oklahoma City Thunder with 25 pts. In these rankings, Oklahoma City Thunder stays at No. 1 and Los Angeles Lakers stays at No. 9.
No. 1 Oklahoma City Thunder beat LA Clippers, 128-110 on the road. Chet Holmgren led Oklahoma City Thunder with 30 pts. In these rankings, Oklahoma City Thunder stays at No. 1 and LA Clippers stays at No. 18.
No. 6 Denver Nuggets beat No. 1 Oklahoma City Thunder, 127-107 at home. Jonas Valanciunas led Denver Nuggets with 23 pts. In these rankings, Denver Nuggets rises from No. 6 to No. 5 and Oklahoma City Thunder stays at No. 1.
No. 6 Denver Nuggets beat No. 2 San Antonio Spurs, 128-118 on the road. Julian Strawther led Denver Nuggets with 25 pts. In these rankings, Denver Nuggets rises from No. 6 to No. 5 and San Antonio Spurs stays at No. 2.
No. 5 New York Knicks beat No. 4 Boston Celtics, 112-106 at home. Josh Hart led New York Knicks with 26 pts. In these rankings, New York Knicks falls from No. 5 to No. 6 and Boston Celtics stays at No. 4.
No. 10 Minnesota Timberwolves beat No. 7 Houston Rockets, 136-132 on the road. Terrence Shannon Jr. led Minnesota Timberwolves with 23 pts. In these rankings, Minnesota Timberwolves stays at No. 10 and Houston Rockets stays at No. 7.

Week 25 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 26 ranking uses only games played before Week 26, 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	64-18	L 103-135 vs PHX	–	71.4O 52.9 · D 57.1	–
2	San Antonio SpursWestern Conference	62-20	L 118-128 vs DEN	–	68.4O 53.8 · D 53.7	–
3	Detroit PistonsEastern Conference	60-22	W 133-121 @ IND	–	65.9O 51.7 · D 55.2	–
4	Boston CelticsEastern Conference	56-26	W 113-108 vs ORL	–	63.7O 49.1 · D 57.6	–
5	Denver NuggetsWestern Conference	54-28	W 128-118 @ SA	–	61.1O 55.8 · D 48.7	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
6	New York KnicksEastern Conference	53-29	L 96-110 vs CHA	–	60.9O 50.7 · D 54.8	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
7	Houston RocketsWestern Conference	52-30	W 132-101 vs MEM	–	59.5O 49.3 · D 55.2	–
8	Cleveland CavaliersEastern Conference	52-30	W 130-117 vs WSH	–	58.8O 53.4 · D 50.0	–
9	Los Angeles LakersWestern Conference	53-29	W 131-107 vs UTAH	–	58.4O 50.6 · D 50.9	–
10	Minnesota TimberwolvesWestern Conference	49-33	W 132-126 vs NO	–	56.5O 51.9 · D 50.9	–
11	Toronto RaptorsEastern Conference	46-36	W 136-101 vs BKN	–	54.7O 49.2 · D 53.3	▲ 3Up 3 spots since last week
12	Atlanta HawksEastern Conference	46-36	L 117-143 @ MIA	–	54.6O 52.7 · D 49.4	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
13	Charlotte HornetsEastern Conference	44-38	W 110-96 @ NY	–	54.3O 50.1 · D 54.0	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
14	Phoenix SunsWestern Conference	45-37	W 135-103 @ OKC	–	54.1O 47.3 · D 54.3	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
15	Orlando MagicEastern Conference	45-37	L 108-113 @ BOS	–	53.1O 50.1 · D 50.6	▲ 2Up 2 spots since last week
16	Miami HeatEastern Conference	43-39	W 143-117 vs ATL	–	52.8O 55.0 · D 47.2	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
17	Philadelphia 76ersEastern Conference	45-37	W 126-106 vs MIL	–	52.2O 50.4 · D 49.4	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
18	LA ClippersWestern Conference	42-40	W 115-110 vs GS	–	51.0O 48.2 · D 52.7	–
19	Portland Trail BlazersWestern Conference	42-40	W 122-110 vs SAC	–	50.4O 49.8 · D 50.0	–
20	Golden State WarriorsWestern Conference	37-45	L 110-115 @ LAC	–	47.7O 49.1 · D 50.6	–
21	Chicago BullsEastern Conference	31-51	L 128-149 @ DAL	–	40.5O 50.9 · D 44.5	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
22	Milwaukee BucksEastern Conference	32-50	L 106-126 @ PHI	–	40.5O 45.6 · D 48.9	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
23	New Orleans PelicansWestern Conference	26-56	L 126-132 @ MIN	–	38.3O 50.1 · D 46.0	–
24	Dallas MavericksWestern Conference	26-56	W 149-128 vs CHI	–	37.5O 48.7 · D 46.5	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
25	Memphis GrizzliesWestern Conference	25-57	L 101-132 @ HOU	–	36.5O 49.2 · D 45.5	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
26	Utah JazzWestern Conference	22-60	L 107-131 @ LAL	–	33.5O 52.1 · D 40.6	–
27	Sacramento KingsWestern Conference	22-60	L 110-122 @ POR	–	32.6O 46.0 · D 45.3	–
28	Indiana PacersEastern Conference	19-63	L 121-133 vs DET	–	31.9O 47.4 · D 45.7	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
29	Brooklyn NetsEastern Conference	20-62	L 101-136 @ TOR	–	31.1O 41.3 · D 49.9	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
30	Washington WizardsEastern Conference	17-65	L 117-130 @ CLE	–	28.0O 47.9 · D 41.6	–

What happened in Week 25

All 30 teams

How these rankings work

What happened in Week 25

All 30 teams

How these rankings work

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