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2025-26 Week 4 Rankings

Oklahoma City Thunder is No. 1 in the Week 4 NovaModel NBA rankings, ahead of Denver Nuggets and Detroit Pistons. The biggest climb: Denver Nuggets, up 8 spots. The biggest drop: Philadelphia 76ers, down 10 spots. Every team is rated the same way, on game results alone - no polls and no committee votes.

What happened in Week 3

53 games were played in Week 3. Top-10 teams lost 13 times. 4 games were upsets by the pre-game rankings.

Atlanta Hawks upset No. 3 Los Angeles Lakers, 122-102 at home. Mouhamed Gueye led Atlanta Hawks with 21 pts. In these rankings, Atlanta Hawks rises from No. 21 to No. 17 and Los Angeles Lakers falls from No. 3 to No. 8.
Cleveland Cavaliers upset No. 2 Chicago Bulls, 128-122 at home. Donovan Mitchell led Cleveland Cavaliers with 29 pts. In these rankings, Cleveland Cavaliers rises from No. 14 to No. 9 and Chicago Bulls falls from No. 2 to No. 6.
Cleveland Cavaliers upset No. 4 Philadelphia 76ers, 132-121 at home. Donovan Mitchell led Cleveland Cavaliers with 46 pts. In these rankings, Cleveland Cavaliers rises from No. 14 to No. 9 and Philadelphia 76ers falls from No. 4 to No. 14.
Toronto Raptors upset No. 9 Milwaukee Bucks, 128-100 at home. RJ Barrett led Toronto Raptors with 23 pts. In these rankings, Toronto Raptors rises from No. 19 to No. 15 and Milwaukee Bucks falls from No. 9 to No. 13.
No. 5 Portland Trail Blazers beat No. 1 Oklahoma City Thunder, 121-119 at home. Deni Avdija led Portland Trail Blazers with 26 pts. In these rankings, Portland Trail Blazers falls from No. 5 to No. 11 and Oklahoma City Thunder stays at No. 1.
No. 2 Chicago Bulls beat No. 4 Philadelphia 76ers, 113-111 at home. Josh Giddey led Chicago Bulls with 29 pts. In these rankings, Chicago Bulls falls from No. 2 to No. 6 and Philadelphia 76ers falls from No. 4 to No. 14.
No. 3 Los Angeles Lakers beat No. 8 San Antonio Spurs, 118-116 at home. Luka Doncic led Los Angeles Lakers with 35 pts. In these rankings, Los Angeles Lakers falls from No. 3 to No. 8 and San Antonio Spurs rises from No. 8 to No. 5.
No. 7 Detroit Pistons beat No. 4 Philadelphia 76ers, 111-108 on the road. Cade Cunningham led Detroit Pistons with 26 pts. In these rankings, Detroit Pistons rises from No. 7 to No. 3 and Philadelphia 76ers falls from No. 4 to No. 14.

Week 3 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 4 ranking uses only games played before Week 4, 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	10-1	W 114-100 @ MEM	vs #16 GS	67.2O 53.1 · D 55.0	–
2	Denver NuggetsWestern Conference	7-2	W 117-100 vs IND	@ #21 SAC	65.6O 55.2 · D 55.0	▲ 8Up 8 spots since last week
3	Detroit PistonsEastern Conference	8-2	W 111-108 @ PHI	vs WSH	63.3O 49.3 · D 54.6	▲ 4Up 4 spots since last week
4	Houston RocketsWestern Conference	6-3	W 122-115 @ MIL	vs WSH	62.1O 56.3 · D 51.9	▲ 2Up 2 spots since last week
5	San Antonio SpursWestern Conference	7-2	W 126-119 vs NO	@ #6 CHI	62.0O 50.7 · D 54.5	▲ 3Up 3 spots since last week
6	Chicago BullsEastern Conference	6-3	L 122-128 @ CLE	vs #5 SA	61.5O 53.2 · D 49.9	▼ 4Down 4 spots since last week
7	New York KnicksEastern Conference	6-3	W 134-98 vs BKN	vs #22 MEM	61.5O 52.2 · D 54.9	▲ 4Up 4 spots since last week
8	Los Angeles LakersWestern Conference	7-3	L 102-122 @ ATL	@ #25 CHA	61.5O 50.8 · D 51.4	▼ 5Down 5 spots since last week
9	Cleveland CavaliersEastern Conference	7-3	W 128-122 vs CHI	@ #10 MIA	61.0O 53.1 · D 51.1	▲ 5Up 5 spots since last week
10	Miami HeatEastern Conference	6-4	W 136-131 vs POR	vs #9 CLE	58.2O 57.0 · D 49.2	▲ 2Up 2 spots since last week
11	Portland Trail BlazersWestern Conference	5-4	L 131-136 @ MIA	@ #20 ORL	57.7O 55.3 · D 48.2	▼ 6Down 6 spots since last week
12	Minnesota TimberwolvesWestern Conference	6-4	W 144-117 @ SAC	@ #24 UTAH	55.5O 53.1 · D 50.4	▲ 3Up 3 spots since last week
13	Milwaukee BucksEastern Conference	6-4	L 115-122 vs HOU	@ DAL	55.0O 52.2 · D 49.3	▼ 4Down 4 spots since last week
14	Philadelphia 76ersEastern Conference	6-4	L 108-111 vs DET	vs #18 BOS	54.0O 54.6 · D 47.8	▼ 10Down 10 spots since last week
15	Toronto RaptorsEastern Conference	5-5	L 120-130 @ PHI	@ BKN	53.5O 52.8 · D 50.1	▲ 4Up 4 spots since last week
16	Golden State WarriorsWestern Conference	6-5	W 114-83 vs IND	@ #1 OKC	52.0O 49.2 · D 52.4	▼ 3Down 3 spots since last week
17	Atlanta HawksEastern Conference	5-5	W 122-102 vs LAL	@ #23 LAC	50.7O 48.7 · D 51.8	▲ 4Up 4 spots since last week
18	Boston CelticsEastern Conference	5-6	W 111-107 @ ORL	@ #14 PHI	49.0O 45.9 · D 56.1	▼ 2Down 2 spots since last week
19	Phoenix SunsWestern Conference	5-5	W 114-103 @ LAC	vs NO	46.9O 50.2 · D 47.9	▲ 3Up 3 spots since last week
20	Orlando MagicEastern Conference	4-6	L 107-111 vs BOS	vs #11 POR	45.8O 49.7 · D 50.4	▼ 2Down 2 spots since last week
21	Sacramento KingsWestern Conference	3-7	L 117-144 vs MIN	vs #2 DEN	43.5O 49.9 · D 45.3	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
22	Memphis GrizzliesWestern Conference	4-7	L 100-114 vs OKC	@ #7 NY	42.9O 48.0 · D 48.2	▲ 2Up 2 spots since last week
23	LA ClippersWestern Conference	3-6	L 103-114 vs PHX	vs #17 ATL	40.6O 43.3 · D 52.1	▼ 6Down 6 spots since last week
24	Utah JazzWestern Conference	3-6	L 97-137 @ MIN	vs #12 MIN	38.6O 46.2 · D 46.9	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
25	Charlotte HornetsEastern Conference	3-6	L 108-126 @ MIA	vs #8 LAL	37.7O 49.3 · D 47.0	▼ 2Down 2 spots since last week
26	Dallas MavericksWestern Conference	3-7	W 111-105 @ WSH	vs #13 MIL	35.5O 40.2 · D 52.3	–
27	New Orleans PelicansWestern Conference	2-7	L 119-126 @ SA	@ #19 PHX	34.1O 45.9 · D 44.9	▲ 3Up 3 spots since last week
28	Brooklyn NetsEastern Conference	1-9	L 98-134 @ NY	vs #15 TOR	29.0O 45.3 · D 43.5	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
29	Indiana PacersEastern Conference	1-9	L 83-114 @ GS	@ #24 UTAH	28.6O 43.2 · D 47.8	▼ 2Down 2 spots since last week
30	Washington WizardsEastern Conference	1-9	L 105-111 vs DAL	@ #3 DET	25.5O 47.0 · D 39.3	▼ 2Down 2 spots since last week

What happened in Week 3

All 30 teams

How these rankings work

What happened in Week 3

All 30 teams

How these rankings work

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