NBA

2026-27 Week 2 Rankings

Minnesota Timberwolves is No. 1 in the Week 2 NovaModel NBA rankings, ahead of Houston Rockets and Oklahoma City Thunder. Every team is rated the same way, on game results alone - no polls and no committee votes.

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 2 ranking uses only games played before Week 2, 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	Minnesota TimberwolvesWestern Conference	3-0	W 117-94 vs TOR	@ #20 CLE	70.3O 53.7 · D 59.6	–
2	Houston RocketsWestern Conference	3-0	W 121-114 @ ATL	vs #7 ATL	69.0O 54.2 · D 53.3	–
3	Oklahoma City ThunderWestern Conference	3-0	W 108-101 vs LAC	vs #21 PHX	67.3O 46.4 · D 60.6	–
4	Detroit PistonsEastern Conference	3-0	W 106-93 @ PHI	@ NY	66.2O 51.7 · D 54.2	–
5	Los Angeles LakersWestern Conference	3-0	W 132-123 @ UTAH	vs #6 POR	64.0O 56.8 · D 49.3	–
6	Portland Trail BlazersWestern Conference	2-0	W 128-120 @ SAC	@ #5 LAL	63.7O 53.4 · D 55.2	–
7	Atlanta HawksEastern Conference	2-1	L 114-121 vs HOU	@ #2 HOU	62.3O 56.6 · D 52.2	–
8	Memphis GrizzliesWestern Conference	3-0	W 123-112 @ SAC	@ #22 UTAH	60.7O 50.1 · D 53.3	–
9	Toronto RaptorsEastern Conference	2-1	L 94-117 @ MIN	vs #18 ORL	60.3O 49.8 · D 56.9	–
10	Philadelphia 76ersEastern Conference	3-1	L 93-106 vs DET	@ #16 IND	55.1O 46.3 · D 54.2	–
11	San Antonio SpursWestern Conference	1-2	W 122-106 @ DAL	vs SAC	52.3O 51.1 · D 51.5	–
12	Washington WizardsEastern Conference	2-1	W 124-120 @ CHI	@ #19 CHA	51.7O 50.1 · D 49.4	–
13	LA ClippersWestern Conference	1-2	L 101-108 @ OKC	vs #5 LAL	50.3O 50.2 · D 53.3	–
14	Boston CelticsEastern Conference	1-1	W 107-103 vs NY	vs #23 CHI	49.7O 49.6 · D 50.0	–
15	Denver NuggetsWestern Conference	1-1	W 141-135 vs NO	vs #25 GS	49.4O 49.7 · D 49.9	–
16	Indiana PacersEastern Conference	2-1	W 136-109 @ BKN	@ MIL	48.4O 50.7 · D 49.2	–
17	Dallas MavericksWestern Conference	1-2	L 106-122 vs SA	@ #24 MIA	47.5O 49.5 · D 49.1	–
18	Orlando MagicEastern Conference	1-2	W 111-102 @ NY	@ #9 TOR	46.8O 50.1 · D 49.7	–
19	Charlotte HornetsEastern Conference	2-1	W 115-110 vs MIA	vs #12 WSH	46.5O 40.6 · D 51.3	–
20	Cleveland CavaliersEastern Conference	1-1	W 125-121 vs BKN	vs #1 MIN	45.8O 49.8 · D 47.1	–
21	Phoenix SunsWestern Conference	1-1	W 131-122 vs GS	@ #3 OKC	45.5O 46.7 · D 46.4	–
22	Utah JazzWestern Conference	1-2	L 123-132 vs LAL	vs #8 MEM	44.1O 49.4 · D 46.6	–
23	Chicago BullsEastern Conference	1-2	L 120-124 vs WSH	@ #14 BOS	39.9O 49.5 · D 42.7	–
24	Miami HeatEastern Conference	0-3	L 110-115 @ CHA	vs #17 DAL	37.9O 49.9 · D 43.4	–
25	Golden State WarriorsWestern Conference	0-3	L 122-131 @ PHX	@ #15 DEN	36.8O 48.1 · D 45.9	–
26	Sacramento KingsWestern Conference	0-3	L 112-123 vs MEM	@ #11 SA	36.6O 49.4 · D 45.3	–
27	New York KnicksEastern Conference	0-3	L 102-111 vs ORL	vs #4 DET	34.8O 43.4 · D 53.0	–
28	New Orleans PelicansWestern Conference	0-3	L 135-141 @ DEN	vs #15 DEN	34.0O 54.9 · D 42.3	–
29	Milwaukee BucksEastern Conference	0-3	L 116-127 @ PHI	vs #16 IND	32.6O 51.8 · D 40.9	–
30	Brooklyn NetsEastern Conference	0-3	L 109-136 vs IND	@ #14 BOS	30.5O 47.5 · D 43.0	–

As of: 2026-10-25