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2025-26 Week 6 Rankings

Oklahoma City Thunder is No. 1 in the Week 6 NovaModel NBA rankings, ahead of Detroit Pistons and Houston Rockets. The biggest climb: Miami Heat, up 6 spots. The biggest drop: New York Knicks, down 4 spots. Every team is rated the same way, on game results alone - no polls and no committee votes.

What happened in Week 5

51 games were played in Week 5. Top-10 teams lost 9 times. 4 games were upsets by the pre-game rankings.

Chicago Bulls upset No. 2 Denver Nuggets, 130-127 on the road. Josh Giddey led Chicago Bulls with 21 pts. In these rankings, Chicago Bulls stays at No. 14 and Denver Nuggets falls from No. 2 to No. 4.
Sacramento Kings upset No. 2 Denver Nuggets, 128-123 on the road. Russell Westbrook led Sacramento Kings with 21 pts. In these rankings, Sacramento Kings rises from No. 25 to No. 24 and Denver Nuggets falls from No. 2 to No. 4.
Orlando Magic upset No. 6 New York Knicks, 133-121 at home. Franz Wagner led Orlando Magic with 37 pts. In these rankings, Orlando Magic rises from No. 17 to No. 12 and New York Knicks falls from No. 6 to No. 10.
Phoenix Suns upset No. 7 San Antonio Spurs, 111-102 at home. Dillon Brooks led Phoenix Suns with 25 pts. In these rankings, Phoenix Suns rises from No. 20 to No. 15 and San Antonio Spurs falls from No. 7 to No. 8.
No. 2 Denver Nuggets beat No. 4 Houston Rockets, 112-109 on the road. Nikola Jokic led Denver Nuggets with 34 pts. In these rankings, Denver Nuggets falls from No. 2 to No. 4 and Houston Rockets rises from No. 4 to No. 3.
No. 1 Oklahoma City Thunder beat New Orleans Pelicans, 126-109 on the road. Chet Holmgren led Oklahoma City Thunder with 26 pts. In these rankings, Oklahoma City Thunder stays at No. 1 and New Orleans Pelicans stays at No. 28.
No. 1 Oklahoma City Thunder beat Sacramento Kings, 113-99 at home. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led Oklahoma City Thunder with 33 pts. In these rankings, Oklahoma City Thunder stays at No. 1 and Sacramento Kings rises from No. 25 to No. 24.
No. 1 Oklahoma City Thunder beat Utah Jazz, 144-112 on the road. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led Oklahoma City Thunder with 31 pts. In these rankings, Oklahoma City Thunder stays at No. 1 and Utah Jazz falls from No. 21 to No. 22.

Week 5 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 6 ranking uses only games played before Week 6, 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	17-1	W 122-95 vs POR	vs #16 MIN	69.9O 52.6 · D 58.7	–
2	Detroit PistonsEastern Conference	14-2	W 129-116 @ MIL	@ IND	66.8O 51.2 · D 53.9	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
3	Houston RocketsWestern Conference	10-4	L 109-112 vs DEN	@ #15 PHX	65.1O 55.8 · D 53.9	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
4	Denver NuggetsWestern Conference	12-4	L 123-128 vs SAC	@ #21 MEM	61.8O 54.6 · D 52.3	▼ 2Down 2 spots since last week
5	Miami HeatEastern Conference	11-6	W 127-117 @ PHI	vs DAL	61.2O 57.6 · D 49.1	▲ 6Up 6 spots since last week
6	Los Angeles LakersWestern Conference	12-4	W 108-106 @ UTAH	vs #23 LAC	60.2O 49.2 · D 52.6	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
7	Cleveland CavaliersEastern Conference	12-6	W 120-105 vs LAC	@ #9 TOR	60.1O 52.2 · D 52.4	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
8	San Antonio SpursWestern Conference	11-5	L 102-111 @ PHX	@ #19 POR	59.5O 51.0 · D 53.5	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
9	Toronto RaptorsEastern Conference	12-5	W 119-109 vs BKN	vs #7 CLE	59.2O 53.0 · D 51.6	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
10	New York KnicksEastern Conference	9-6	L 121-133 @ ORL	@ BKN	56.8O 52.8 · D 51.6	▼ 4Down 4 spots since last week
11	Atlanta HawksEastern Conference	11-7	W 113-110 vs CHA	@ WSH	56.2O 50.3 · D 52.2	▼ 2Down 2 spots since last week
12	Orlando MagicEastern Conference	10-8	L 129-138 @ BOS	@ #13 PHI	55.0O 51.7 · D 52.2	▲ 5Up 5 spots since last week
13	Philadelphia 76ersEastern Conference	9-7	L 117-127 vs MIA	vs #12 ORL	54.6O 51.8 · D 50.3	–
14	Chicago BullsEastern Conference	9-7	W 121-120 vs WSH	@ NO	54.4O 52.9 · D 46.1	–
15	Phoenix SunsWestern Conference	11-6	W 111-102 vs SA	vs #3 HOU	54.4O 50.4 · D 52.1	▲ 5Up 5 spots since last week
16	Minnesota TimberwolvesWestern Conference	10-6	L 113-114 @ PHX	@ #24 SAC	53.9O 50.7 · D 52.1	▼ 4Down 4 spots since last week
17	Boston CelticsEastern Conference	9-8	W 138-129 vs ORL	vs #2 DET	52.4O 47.5 · D 56.2	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
18	Golden State WarriorsWestern Conference	9-9	L 123-127 vs POR	vs #22 UTAH	49.9O 47.8 · D 52.1	▼ 3Down 3 spots since last week
19	Portland Trail BlazersWestern Conference	7-10	L 95-122 @ OKC	@ #20 MIL	48.1O 53.5 · D 45.5	–
20	Milwaukee BucksEastern Conference	8-9	L 116-129 vs DET	vs #19 POR	47.4O 49.8 · D 47.8	▼ 2Down 2 spots since last week
21	Memphis GrizzliesWestern Conference	6-11	W 102-96 @ DAL	vs #4 DEN	43.5O 46.8 · D 50.2	▲ 2Up 2 spots since last week
22	Utah JazzWestern Conference	5-11	L 106-108 vs LAL	@ #18 GS	40.4O 51.7 · D 42.6	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
23	LA ClippersWestern Conference	5-12	L 105-120 @ CLE	@ #6 LAL	40.0O 46.0 · D 50.3	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
24	Sacramento KingsWestern Conference	4-13	W 128-123 @ DEN	vs #16 MIN	39.0O 47.4 · D 44.6	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
25	Charlotte HornetsEastern Conference	4-13	L 110-113 @ ATL	vs #10 NY	35.7O 48.4 · D 47.1	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
26	Dallas MavericksWestern Conference	5-13	L 96-102 vs MEM	@ #5 MIA	35.1O 42.9 · D 50.4	–
27	Brooklyn NetsEastern Conference	3-13	L 109-119 @ TOR	vs #10 NY	34.3O 44.6 · D 47.7	–
28	New Orleans PelicansWestern Conference	2-15	L 98-115 vs ATL	vs #14 CHI	30.0O 44.5 · D 45.7	–
29	Indiana PacersEastern Conference	2-14	L 109-120 @ CLE	vs #2 DET	29.2O 44.7 · D 44.5	–
30	Washington WizardsEastern Conference	1-15	L 120-121 @ CHI	vs #11 ATL	25.8O 47.6 · D 39.3	–

What happened in Week 5

All 30 teams

How these rankings work

What happened in Week 5

All 30 teams

How these rankings work

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