NBA

2026-27 Week 3 Rankings

Houston Rockets is No. 1 in the Week 3 NovaModel NBA rankings, ahead of Memphis Grizzlies and Portland Trail Blazers. Every team is rated the same way, on game results alone - no polls and no committee votes.

What happened in Week 2

49 games were played in Week 2. Top-10 teams lost 15 times. 10 games were upsets by the pre-game rankings. Houston Rockets is the new No. 1.

Cleveland Cavaliers upset No. 1 Minnesota Timberwolves, 127-125 at home. Donovan Mitchell led Cleveland Cavaliers with 26 pts. In these rankings, Cleveland Cavaliers rises from No. 20 to No. 13 and Minnesota Timberwolves falls from No. 1 to No. 11.
Golden State Warriors upset No. 1 Minnesota Timberwolves, 119-114 on the road. Stephen Curry led Golden State Warriors with 44 pts. In these rankings, Golden State Warriors rises from No. 25 to No. 12 and Minnesota Timberwolves falls from No. 1 to No. 11.
New York Knicks upset No. 4 Detroit Pistons, 111-97 at home. Karl-Anthony Towns led New York Knicks with 27 pts. In these rankings, New York Knicks rises from No. 27 to No. 17 and Detroit Pistons stays at No. 4.
Dallas Mavericks upset No. 2 Houston Rockets, 116-111 at home. Kyrie Irving led Dallas Mavericks with 35 pts. In these rankings, Dallas Mavericks rises from No. 17 to No. 5 and Houston Rockets rises from No. 2 to No. 1.
Golden State Warriors upset No. 5 Los Angeles Lakers, 112-95 at home. Stephen Curry led Golden State Warriors with 31 pts. In these rankings, Golden State Warriors rises from No. 25 to No. 12 and Los Angeles Lakers falls from No. 5 to No. 8.
Dallas Mavericks upset No. 3 Oklahoma City Thunder, 120-96 at home. Cooper Flagg led Dallas Mavericks with 26 pts. In these rankings, Dallas Mavericks rises from No. 17 to No. 5 and Oklahoma City Thunder falls from No. 3 to No. 10.
San Antonio Spurs upset No. 1 Minnesota Timberwolves, 121-111 at home. Victor Wembanyama led San Antonio Spurs with 43 pts. In these rankings, San Antonio Spurs rises from No. 11 to No. 6 and Minnesota Timberwolves falls from No. 1 to No. 11.
New Orleans Pelicans upset No. 7 Atlanta Hawks, 121-99 at home. Saddiq Bey led New Orleans Pelicans with 25 pts. In these rankings, New Orleans Pelicans rises from No. 28 to No. 24 and Atlanta Hawks falls from No. 7 to No. 16.

Week 2 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 3 ranking uses only games played before Week 3, 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	Houston RocketsWestern Conference	6-1	W 119-98 vs OKC	vs #9 BOS	71.4O 55.6 · D 54.4	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
2	Memphis GrizzliesWestern Conference	6-0	W 136-105 vs SAC	vs #24 NO	69.3O 53.3 · D 55.3	▲ 6Up 6 spots since last week
3	Portland Trail BlazersWestern Conference	4-1	W 112-90 @ UTAH	@ #14 DEN	63.6O 52.8 · D 53.9	▲ 3Up 3 spots since last week
4	Detroit PistonsEastern Conference	5-1	W 110-94 @ BKN	@ #20 CHA	63.5O 47.8 · D 56.3	–
5	Dallas MavericksWestern Conference	4-2	W 116-111 vs HOU	vs SAC	62.3O 51.5 · D 52.9	▲ 12Up 12 spots since last week
6	San Antonio SpursWestern Conference	4-2	W 121-111 vs MIN	vs #23 UTAH	61.6O 53.5 · D 53.0	▲ 5Up 5 spots since last week
7	Philadelphia 76ersEastern Conference	6-1	W 109-104 @ CHA	vs CHI	61.5O 46.8 · D 54.0	▲ 3Up 3 spots since last week
8	Los Angeles LakersWestern Conference	5-2	W 131-125 vs TOR	vs #19 MIA	59.6O 55.9 · D 49.0	▼ 3Down 3 spots since last week
9	Boston CelticsEastern Conference	5-1	W 108-97 @ ORL	@ #1 HOU	59.0O 51.2 · D 51.6	▲ 5Up 5 spots since last week
10	Oklahoma City ThunderWestern Conference	4-2	L 98-119 @ HOU	@ #13 CLE	58.9O 45.7 · D 55.3	▼ 7Down 7 spots since last week
11	Minnesota TimberwolvesWestern Conference	4-3	L 111-121 @ SA	vs MIL	57.6O 54.3 · D 54.8	▼ 10Down 10 spots since last week
12	Golden State WarriorsWestern Conference	4-3	W 124-112 vs LAC	vs #21 PHX	56.9O 53.2 · D 50.7	▲ 13Up 13 spots since last week
13	Cleveland CavaliersEastern Conference	4-2	W 136-111 @ MIL	vs #10 OKC	55.5O 54.8 · D 47.8	▲ 7Up 7 spots since last week
14	Denver NuggetsWestern Conference	3-2	W 127-120 @ PHX	vs #3 POR	51.1O 49.1 · D 49.7	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
15	Toronto RaptorsEastern Conference	3-3	L 125-131 @ LAL	@ #25 LAC	50.5O 51.9 · D 52.6	▼ 6Down 6 spots since last week
16	Atlanta HawksEastern Conference	3-4	L 99-121 @ NO	@ IND	49.9O 51.8 · D 49.9	▼ 9Down 9 spots since last week
17	New York KnicksEastern Conference	2-4	L 93-98 @ PHI	vs BKN	46.3O 45.8 · D 52.9	▲ 10Up 10 spots since last week
18	Washington WizardsEastern Conference	3-3	W 95-79 vs CHA	@ #22 ORL	44.8O 46.4 · D 50.8	▼ 6Down 6 spots since last week
19	Miami HeatEastern Conference	2-4	W 145-125 vs IND	@ #8 LAL	44.5O 55.2 · D 43.6	▲ 5Up 5 spots since last week
20	Charlotte HornetsEastern Conference	3-4	L 104-109 vs PHI	vs #4 DET	43.0O 39.2 · D 54.2	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
21	Phoenix SunsWestern Conference	1-3	L 120-127 vs DEN	@ #12 GS	42.6O 50.6 · D 43.5	–
22	Orlando MagicEastern Conference	2-4	L 97-108 vs BOS	vs #18 WSH	42.1O 47.6 · D 48.8	▼ 4Down 4 spots since last week
23	Utah JazzWestern Conference	1-5	L 90-112 vs POR	@ #6 SA	42.1O 48.2 · D 49.1	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
24	New Orleans PelicansWestern Conference	2-4	W 121-99 vs ATL	@ #2 MEM	40.1O 52.5 · D 46.5	▲ 4Up 4 spots since last week
25	LA ClippersWestern Conference	1-5	L 112-124 @ GS	vs #15 TOR	38.2O 45.0 · D 51.6	▼ 12Down 12 spots since last week
26	Indiana PacersEastern Conference	2-5	L 90-98 vs BKN	vs #16 ATL	36.2O 47.4 · D 47.7	▼ 10Down 10 spots since last week
27	Brooklyn NetsEastern Conference	1-5	W 98-90 @ IND	@ #17 NY	34.4O 46.8 · D 46.9	▲ 3Up 3 spots since last week
28	Milwaukee BucksEastern Conference	1-5	L 111-136 vs CLE	@ #11 MIN	32.9O 48.7 · D 41.5	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
29	Chicago BullsEastern Conference	1-5	L 111-125 @ BOS	@ #7 PHI	30.8O 50.0 · D 38.6	▼ 6Down 6 spots since last week
30	Sacramento KingsWestern Conference	0-6	L 105-136 @ MEM	@ #5 DAL	29.9O 49.0 · D 41.2	▼ 4Down 4 spots since last week