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2025-26 Week 7 Rankings

Oklahoma City Thunder is No. 1 in the Week 7 NovaModel NBA rankings, ahead of Houston Rockets and Detroit Pistons. The biggest climb: New York Knicks, up 3 spots. The biggest drop: Chicago Bulls, down 5 spots. Every team is rated the same way, on game results alone - no polls and no committee votes.

What happened in Week 6

49 games were played in Week 6. Top-10 teams lost 10 times. 5 games were upsets by the pre-game rankings.

Boston Celtics upset No. 2 Detroit Pistons, 117-114 at home. Jaylen Brown led Boston Celtics with 33 pts. In these rankings, Boston Celtics rises from No. 17 to No. 14 and Detroit Pistons falls from No. 2 to No. 3.
Orlando Magic upset No. 2 Detroit Pistons, 112-109 on the road. Desmond Bane led Orlando Magic with 37 pts. In these rankings, Orlando Magic rises from No. 12 to No. 9 and Detroit Pistons falls from No. 2 to No. 3.
Boston Celtics upset No. 7 Cleveland Cavaliers, 117-115 on the road. Payton Pritchard led Boston Celtics with 42 pts. In these rankings, Boston Celtics rises from No. 17 to No. 14 and Cleveland Cavaliers falls from No. 7 to No. 11.
Charlotte Hornets upset No. 9 Toronto Raptors, 118-111 at home. Miles Bridges led Charlotte Hornets with 35 pts. In these rankings, Charlotte Hornets rises from No. 25 to No. 23 and Toronto Raptors falls from No. 9 to No. 10.
Minnesota Timberwolves upset No. 8 San Antonio Spurs, 125-112 at home. Anthony Edwards led Minnesota Timberwolves with 32 pts. In these rankings, Minnesota Timberwolves rises from No. 16 to No. 13 and San Antonio Spurs stays at No. 8.
No. 2 Detroit Pistons beat No. 5 Miami Heat, 138-135 on the road. Cade Cunningham led Detroit Pistons with 29 pts. In these rankings, Detroit Pistons falls from No. 2 to No. 3 and Miami Heat falls from No. 5 to No. 6.
No. 8 San Antonio Spurs beat No. 4 Denver Nuggets, 139-136 on the road. Devin Vassell led San Antonio Spurs with 35 pts. In these rankings, San Antonio Spurs stays at No. 8 and Denver Nuggets stays at No. 4.
No. 1 Oklahoma City Thunder beat Minnesota Timberwolves, 113-105 at home. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led Oklahoma City Thunder with 40 pts. In these rankings, Oklahoma City Thunder stays at No. 1 and Minnesota Timberwolves rises from No. 16 to No. 13.

Week 6 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 7 ranking uses only games played before Week 7, 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	20-1	W 123-115 @ POR	@ #16 GS	72.5O 53.2 · D 58.0	–
2	Houston RocketsWestern Conference	13-4	W 129-101 @ UTAH	@ #22 UTAH	68.2O 54.7 · D 56.1	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
3	Detroit PistonsEastern Conference	16-4	W 138-135 @ MIA	vs #12 ATL	63.9O 52.0 · D 52.2	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
4	Denver NuggetsWestern Conference	14-5	W 130-112 @ PHX	vs DAL	62.9O 56.8 · D 50.8	–
5	Los Angeles LakersWestern Conference	15-4	W 133-121 vs NO	vs #15 PHX	61.9O 51.5 · D 51.0	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
6	Miami HeatEastern Conference	13-7	L 135-138 vs DET	vs #25 LAC	61.2O 56.5 · D 49.4	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
7	New York KnicksEastern Conference	13-6	W 116-94 vs TOR	@ #14 BOS	60.4O 52.7 · D 53.5	▲ 3Up 3 spots since last week
8	San Antonio SpursWestern Conference	13-6	L 112-125 @ MIN	vs #20 MEM	60.3O 51.9 · D 52.6	–
9	Orlando MagicEastern Conference	12-8	W 112-109 @ DET	vs #19 CHI	58.7O 52.6 · D 52.8	▲ 3Up 3 spots since last week
10	Toronto RaptorsEastern Conference	14-7	L 94-116 @ NY	vs #18 POR	56.4O 50.1 · D 52.6	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
11	Cleveland CavaliersEastern Conference	12-9	L 115-117 vs BOS	@ IND	55.5O 52.1 · D 51.1	▼ 4Down 4 spots since last week
12	Atlanta HawksEastern Conference	13-8	W 142-134 @ PHI	@ #3 DET	55.4O 51.4 · D 49.9	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
13	Minnesota TimberwolvesWestern Conference	12-8	W 125-112 vs SA	@ NO	55.1O 51.2 · D 52.1	▲ 3Up 3 spots since last week
14	Boston CelticsEastern Conference	11-9	W 117-115 @ CLE	vs #7 NY	54.1O 48.0 · D 55.5	▲ 3Up 3 spots since last week
15	Phoenix SunsWestern Conference	12-9	L 112-130 vs DEN	@ #5 LAL	52.8O 49.5 · D 52.3	–
16	Golden State WarriorsWestern Conference	11-10	W 104-96 vs NO	vs #1 OKC	51.7O 47.7 · D 53.4	▲ 2Up 2 spots since last week
17	Philadelphia 76ersEastern Conference	10-9	L 134-142 vs ATL	vs WSH	50.8O 51.7 · D 47.8	▼ 4Down 4 spots since last week
18	Portland Trail BlazersWestern Conference	8-12	L 115-123 vs OKC	@ #10 TOR	48.7O 52.7 · D 46.9	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
19	Chicago BullsEastern Conference	9-10	L 101-103 @ IND	@ #9 ORL	47.3O 51.9 · D 45.2	▼ 5Down 5 spots since last week
20	Memphis GrizzliesWestern Conference	9-12	W 115-107 @ SAC	@ #8 SA	45.7O 47.8 · D 49.7	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
21	Milwaukee BucksEastern Conference	9-12	W 116-99 vs BKN	@ WSH	45.3O 48.5 · D 49.2	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
22	Utah JazzWestern Conference	6-13	L 101-129 vs HOU	vs #2 HOU	39.6O 51.5 · D 42.1	–
23	Charlotte HornetsEastern Conference	6-14	W 118-111 vs TOR	@ BKN	38.4O 48.5 · D 47.2	▲ 2Up 2 spots since last week
24	Sacramento KingsWestern Conference	5-16	L 107-115 vs MEM	@ #2 HOU	37.8O 46.4 · D 45.9	–
25	LA ClippersWestern Conference	5-15	L 110-114 vs DAL	@ #6 MIA	36.9O 45.9 · D 49.4	▼ 2Down 2 spots since last week
26	Dallas MavericksWestern Conference	6-15	W 114-110 @ LAC	@ #4 DEN	36.3O 43.7 · D 50.5	–
27	Indiana PacersEastern Conference	4-16	W 103-101 vs CHI	vs #11 CLE	32.7O 43.8 · D 48.2	▲ 2Up 2 spots since last week
28	Brooklyn NetsEastern Conference	3-16	L 99-116 @ MIL	vs #23 CHA	32.0O 43.4 · D 48.2	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
29	New Orleans PelicansWestern Conference	3-18	L 121-133 @ LAL	vs #13 MIN	31.5O 46.2 · D 45.3	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
30	Washington WizardsEastern Conference	2-16	L 86-119 @ IND	vs #21 MIL	26.2O 47.2 · D 39.9	–

What happened in Week 6

All 30 teams

How these rankings work

What happened in Week 6

All 30 teams

How these rankings work

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