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2025-26 Week 5 Rankings

Oklahoma City Thunder is No. 1 in the Week 5 NovaModel NBA rankings, ahead of Denver Nuggets and Detroit Pistons. The biggest climb: Atlanta Hawks, up 8 spots. The biggest drop: Chicago Bulls, down 8 spots. Every team is rated the same way, on game results alone - no polls and no committee votes.

What happened in Week 4

52 games were played in Week 4. Top-10 teams lost 11 times. 4 games were upsets by the pre-game rankings.

Utah Jazz upset No. 6 Chicago Bulls, 150-147 at home. Lauri Markkanen led Utah Jazz with 47 pts. In these rankings, Utah Jazz rises from No. 24 to No. 21 and Chicago Bulls falls from No. 6 to No. 14.
Golden State Warriors upset No. 5 San Antonio Spurs, 109-108 on the road. Stephen Curry led Golden State Warriors with 49 pts. In these rankings, Golden State Warriors rises from No. 16 to No. 15 and San Antonio Spurs falls from No. 5 to No. 7.
Golden State Warriors upset No. 5 San Antonio Spurs, 125-120 on the road. Stephen Curry led Golden State Warriors with 46 pts. In these rankings, Golden State Warriors rises from No. 16 to No. 15 and San Antonio Spurs falls from No. 5 to No. 7.
Orlando Magic upset No. 7 New York Knicks, 124-107 on the road. Franz Wagner led Orlando Magic with 28 pts. In these rankings, Orlando Magic rises from No. 20 to No. 17 and New York Knicks rises from No. 7 to No. 6.
No. 10 Miami Heat beat No. 9 Cleveland Cavaliers, 140-138 at home. Norman Powell led Miami Heat with 33 pts. In these rankings, Miami Heat falls from No. 10 to No. 11 and Cleveland Cavaliers rises from No. 9 to No. 8.
No. 1 Oklahoma City Thunder beat Golden State Warriors, 126-102 at home. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led Oklahoma City Thunder with 28 pts. In these rankings, Oklahoma City Thunder stays at No. 1 and Golden State Warriors rises from No. 16 to No. 15.
No. 1 Oklahoma City Thunder beat No. 8 Los Angeles Lakers, 121-92 at home. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led Oklahoma City Thunder with 30 pts. In these rankings, Oklahoma City Thunder stays at No. 1 and Los Angeles Lakers rises from No. 8 to No. 5.
No. 1 Oklahoma City Thunder beat Charlotte Hornets, 109-96 on the road. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led Oklahoma City Thunder with 33 pts. In these rankings, Oklahoma City Thunder stays at No. 1 and Charlotte Hornets rises from No. 25 to No. 24.

Week 4 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 5 ranking uses only games played before Week 5, 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	13-1	W 109-96 @ CHA	@ NO	69.5O 52.0 · D 58.0	–
2	Denver NuggetsWestern Conference	10-2	W 123-112 @ MIN	vs #14 CHI	66.6O 54.7 · D 54.6	–
3	Detroit PistonsEastern Conference	11-2	W 114-105 vs PHI	vs IND	65.2O 49.9 · D 54.5	–
4	Houston RocketsWestern Conference	9-3	W 117-113 vs ORL	@ #8 CLE	65.1O 56.8 · D 52.5	–
5	Los Angeles LakersWestern Conference	10-4	W 119-95 @ MIL	vs #21 UTAH	60.2O 48.7 · D 53.0	▲ 3Up 3 spots since last week
6	New York KnicksEastern Conference	8-4	W 140-132 vs MIA	@ #11 MIA	59.2O 52.8 · D 52.6	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
7	San Antonio SpursWestern Conference	9-4	W 123-110 vs SAC	vs #23 MEM	59.1O 50.5 · D 53.9	▼ 2Down 2 spots since last week
8	Cleveland CavaliersEastern Conference	9-5	W 108-100 vs MEM	vs #18 MIL	59.0O 52.8 · D 51.3	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
9	Atlanta HawksEastern Conference	9-5	W 124-122 @ PHX	vs #3 DET	57.1O 50.4 · D 52.4	▲ 8Up 8 spots since last week
10	Toronto RaptorsEastern Conference	8-5	W 129-111 @ IND	vs #24 CHA	57.0O 52.8 · D 51.0	▲ 5Up 5 spots since last week
11	Miami HeatEastern Conference	7-6	L 132-140 @ NY	vs #6 NY	55.5O 57.7 · D 46.4	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
12	Minnesota TimberwolvesWestern Conference	8-5	L 112-123 vs DEN	vs DAL	55.4O 51.7 · D 51.2	–
13	Philadelphia 76ersEastern Conference	7-5	L 105-114 @ DET	vs #22 LAC	55.1O 52.9 · D 49.8	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
14	Chicago BullsEastern Conference	6-6	L 147-150 @ UTAH	@ #2 DEN	54.3O 54.1 · D 47.1	▼ 8Down 8 spots since last week
15	Golden State WarriorsWestern Conference	9-6	W 124-106 @ NO	@ #17 ORL	54.2O 48.8 · D 52.1	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
16	Boston CelticsEastern Conference	7-7	W 121-118 vs LAC	@ BKN	52.2O 46.8 · D 57.1	▲ 2Up 2 spots since last week
17	Orlando MagicEastern Conference	7-7	L 113-117 @ HOU	vs #15 GS	52.1O 48.6 · D 53.7	▲ 3Up 3 spots since last week
18	Milwaukee BucksEastern Conference	8-6	L 95-119 vs LAL	@ #8 CLE	51.0O 50.1 · D 48.7	▼ 5Down 5 spots since last week
19	Portland Trail BlazersWestern Conference	6-7	L 133-138 @ DAL	vs #20 PHX	50.7O 54.7 · D 46.0	▼ 8Down 8 spots since last week
20	Phoenix SunsWestern Conference	8-6	L 122-124 vs ATL	@ #19 POR	49.9O 50.5 · D 50.7	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
21	Utah JazzWestern Conference	5-8	W 150-147 vs CHI	@ #5 LAL	42.0O 51.4 · D 44.3	▲ 3Up 3 spots since last week
22	LA ClippersWestern Conference	4-9	L 118-121 @ BOS	@ #13 PHI	40.7O 46.1 · D 50.8	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
23	Memphis GrizzliesWestern Conference	4-10	L 100-108 @ CLE	@ #7 SA	39.6O 46.6 · D 47.8	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
24	Charlotte HornetsEastern Conference	4-9	L 96-109 vs OKC	@ #10 TOR	39.6O 48.7 · D 47.7	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
25	Sacramento KingsWestern Conference	3-11	L 110-123 @ SA	@ #1 OKC	39.3O 48.2 · D 45.2	▼ 4Down 4 spots since last week
26	Dallas MavericksWestern Conference	4-10	W 138-133 vs POR	@ #12 MIN	35.6O 43.8 · D 49.8	–
27	Brooklyn NetsEastern Conference	2-11	W 129-106 @ WSH	vs #16 BOS	31.9O 44.5 · D 46.6	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
28	New Orleans PelicansWestern Conference	2-11	L 106-124 vs GS	vs #1 OKC	31.0O 44.0 · D 45.8	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
29	Indiana PacersEastern Conference	1-12	L 111-129 vs TOR	@ #3 DET	26.4O 43.4 · D 44.7	–
30	Washington WizardsEastern Conference	1-12	L 106-129 vs BKN	@ #12 MIN	25.7O 47.8 · D 39.0	–

What happened in Week 4

All 30 teams

How these rankings work

What happened in Week 4

All 30 teams

How these rankings work

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