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2025-26 Week 9 Rankings

Oklahoma City Thunder is No. 1 in the Week 9 NovaModel NBA rankings, ahead of Houston Rockets and Detroit Pistons. The biggest climb: San Antonio Spurs, up 2 spots. The biggest drop: Sacramento Kings, down 3 spots. Every team is rated the same way, on game results alone - no polls and no committee votes.

What happened in Week 8

28 games were played in Week 8. Top-10 teams lost 5 times. 1 game was an upset by the pre-game rankings.

Milwaukee Bucks upset No. 8 Boston Celtics, 116-101 at home. Kyle Kuzma led Milwaukee Bucks with 31 pts. In these rankings, Milwaukee Bucks falls from No. 20 to No. 21 and Boston Celtics falls from No. 8 to No. 9.
No. 7 San Antonio Spurs beat No. 1 Oklahoma City Thunder, 111-109 at a neutral site. Devin Vassell led San Antonio Spurs with 23 pts. In these rankings, San Antonio Spurs rises from No. 7 to No. 5 and Oklahoma City Thunder stays at No. 1.
No. 1 Oklahoma City Thunder beat Phoenix Suns, 138-89 at home. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led Oklahoma City Thunder with 28 pts. In these rankings, Oklahoma City Thunder stays at No. 1 and Phoenix Suns rises from No. 13 to No. 12.
No. 7 San Antonio Spurs beat No. 6 Los Angeles Lakers, 132-119 on the road. Stephon Castle led San Antonio Spurs with 30 pts. In these rankings, San Antonio Spurs rises from No. 7 to No. 5 and Los Angeles Lakers falls from No. 6 to No. 7.
No. 5 New York Knicks beat No. 9 Orlando Magic, 132-120 at a neutral site. Jalen Brunson led New York Knicks with 40 pts. In these rankings, New York Knicks rises from No. 5 to No. 4 and Orlando Magic rises from No. 9 to No. 8.
No. 2 Houston Rockets beat LA Clippers by 2 points, 115-113 at home. Alperen Sengun led Houston Rockets with 22 pts. In these rankings, Houston Rockets stays at No. 2 and LA Clippers stays at No. 25.
No. 6 Los Angeles Lakers beat Phoenix Suns by 2 points, 116-114 on the road. Luka Doncic led Los Angeles Lakers with 29 pts. In these rankings, Los Angeles Lakers falls from No. 6 to No. 7 and Phoenix Suns rises from No. 13 to No. 12.
No. 7 San Antonio Spurs beat New Orleans Pelicans by 3 points, 135-132 on the road. Harrison Barnes led San Antonio Spurs with 24 pts. In these rankings, San Antonio Spurs rises from No. 7 to No. 5 and New Orleans Pelicans rises from No. 29 to No. 28.

Week 8 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 9 ranking uses only games played before Week 9, 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	24-2	L 109-111 vs SA	vs #25 LAC	75.1O 54.5 · D 58.4	–
2	Houston RocketsWestern Conference	16-6	W 115-113 vs LAC	@ #6 DEN	66.0O 53.6 · D 55.3	–
3	Detroit PistonsEastern Conference	20-5	W 142-115 vs ATL	@ #9 BOS	65.3O 52.0 · D 52.5	–
4	New York KnicksEastern Conference	18-7	W 132-120 vs ORL	@ IND	63.9O 53.8 · D 53.9	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
5	San Antonio SpursWestern Conference	18-7	W 111-109 vs OKC	vs WSH	63.2O 53.0 · D 51.3	▲ 2Up 2 spots since last week
6	Denver NuggetsWestern Conference	18-6	W 136-105 @ SAC	vs #2 HOU	62.9O 57.4 · D 49.3	▼ 2Down 2 spots since last week
7	Los Angeles LakersWestern Conference	18-7	W 116-114 @ PHX	@ #22 UTAH	60.5O 51.0 · D 50.0	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
8	Orlando MagicEastern Conference	15-11	L 120-132 vs NY	@ #6 DEN	58.8O 51.7 · D 53.3	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
9	Boston CelticsEastern Conference	15-10	L 101-116 @ MIL	vs #3 DET	58.5O 49.9 · D 55.4	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
10	Minnesota TimberwolvesWestern Conference	17-9	W 117-103 vs SAC	vs #18 MEM	57.4O 51.8 · D 51.4	–
11	Miami HeatEastern Conference	14-11	L 108-117 @ ORL	vs #13 TOR	55.8O 55.2 · D 48.7	–
12	Phoenix SunsWestern Conference	14-12	L 114-116 vs LAL	vs #17 GS	53.4O 48.4 · D 52.4	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
13	Toronto RaptorsEastern Conference	15-11	L 101-117 vs NY	@ #11 MIA	52.6O 49.1 · D 51.8	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
14	Cleveland CavaliersEastern Conference	15-12	L 111-119 vs CHA	@ #23 CHI	52.5O 51.7 · D 50.1	▼ 2Down 2 spots since last week
15	Atlanta HawksEastern Conference	15-12	W 120-117 vs PHI	@ #24 CHA	52.2O 50.8 · D 49.1	▲ 2Up 2 spots since last week
16	Philadelphia 76ersEastern Conference	14-11	L 117-120 @ ATL	@ #4 NY	52.0O 50.3 · D 49.9	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
17	Golden State WarriorsWestern Conference	13-14	L 131-136 @ POR	@ #12 PHX	50.5O 47.4 · D 54.0	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
18	Memphis GrizzliesWestern Conference	11-14	L 126-130 vs UTAH	@ #25 LAC	46.5O 47.9 · D 50.7	–
19	Portland Trail BlazersWestern Conference	10-16	W 136-131 vs GS	vs SAC	46.1O 52.5 · D 45.9	–
20	Dallas MavericksWestern Conference	10-16	W 119-111 vs BKN	@ #22 UTAH	42.9O 46.0 · D 51.0	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
21	Milwaukee BucksEastern Conference	11-16	L 82-127 @ BKN	vs #13 TOR	42.7O 47.4 · D 48.7	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
22	Utah JazzWestern Conference	9-15	W 130-126 @ MEM	vs #20 DAL	42.1O 52.6 · D 41.5	–
23	Chicago BullsEastern Conference	10-15	L 104-114 vs NO	vs #14 CLE	40.4O 49.8 · D 44.8	–
24	Charlotte HornetsEastern Conference	8-18	W 119-111 @ CLE	vs #15 ATL	38.0O 47.9 · D 48.6	▲ 2Up 2 spots since last week
25	LA ClippersWestern Conference	6-19	L 113-115 @ HOU	vs #18 MEM	37.0O 46.0 · D 50.5	–
26	Brooklyn NetsEastern Conference	7-18	W 127-82 vs MIL	vs #11 MIA	36.2O 44.2 · D 50.7	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
27	Sacramento KingsWestern Conference	6-20	L 103-117 @ MIN	@ #19 POR	36.0O 45.3 · D 46.5	▼ 3Down 3 spots since last week
28	New Orleans PelicansWestern Conference	5-22	W 114-104 @ CHI	vs #2 HOU	32.8O 48.5 · D 44.8	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
29	Indiana PacersEastern Conference	6-20	L 89-108 vs WSH	vs #4 NY	31.7O 43.5 · D 48.4	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
30	Washington WizardsEastern Conference	4-20	W 108-89 @ IND	@ #5 SA	26.9O 47.5 · D 40.4	–

What happened in Week 8

All 30 teams

How these rankings work

What happened in Week 8

All 30 teams

How these rankings work

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