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2026-27 Week 4 Rankings

Oklahoma City Thunder is No. 1 in the Week 4 NovaModel NBA rankings, ahead of San Antonio Spurs and Houston Rockets. The biggest climb: Oklahoma City Thunder, up 9 spots. The biggest drop: Memphis Grizzlies, down 11 spots. Every team is rated the same way, on game results alone - no polls and no committee votes.

What happened in Week 3

54 games were played in Week 3. Top-10 teams lost 13 times. 6 games were upsets by the pre-game rankings. Oklahoma City Thunder is the new No. 1.

New Orleans Pelicans upset No. 2 Memphis Grizzlies, 135-134 on the road. Zion Williamson led New Orleans Pelicans with 25 pts. In these rankings, New Orleans Pelicans rises from No. 24 to No. 20 and Memphis Grizzlies falls from No. 2 to No. 13.
Phoenix Suns upset No. 1 Houston Rockets, 102-99 at home. Devin Booker led Phoenix Suns with 24 pts. In these rankings, Phoenix Suns rises from No. 21 to No. 17 and Houston Rockets falls from No. 1 to No. 3.
Indiana Pacers upset No. 2 Memphis Grizzlies, 107-103 on the road. Andrew Nembhard led Indiana Pacers with 22 pts. In these rankings, Indiana Pacers rises from No. 26 to No. 24 and Memphis Grizzlies falls from No. 2 to No. 13.
Sacramento Kings upset No. 5 Dallas Mavericks, 115-100 on the road. Darius Acuff Jr. led Sacramento Kings with 25 pts. In these rankings, Sacramento Kings rises from No. 30 to No. 26 and Dallas Mavericks falls from No. 5 to No. 10.
Minnesota Timberwolves upset No. 1 Houston Rockets, 117-107 on the road. Ayo Dosunmu led Minnesota Timberwolves with 21 pts. In these rankings, Minnesota Timberwolves rises from No. 11 to No. 6 and Houston Rockets falls from No. 1 to No. 3.
No. 10 Oklahoma City Thunder upset No. 2 Memphis Grizzlies, 128-97 on the road. Ajay Mitchell led Oklahoma City Thunder with 35 pts. In these rankings, Oklahoma City Thunder rises from No. 10 to No. 1 and Memphis Grizzlies falls from No. 2 to No. 13.
No. 6 San Antonio Spurs beat No. 5 Dallas Mavericks, 112-111 at home. Victor Wembanyama led San Antonio Spurs with 52 pts. In these rankings, San Antonio Spurs rises from No. 6 to No. 2 and Dallas Mavericks falls from No. 5 to No. 10.
No. 1 Houston Rockets beat No. 9 Boston Celtics, 109-93 at home. Alperen Sengun led Houston Rockets with 26 pts. In these rankings, Houston Rockets falls from No. 1 to No. 3 and Boston Celtics falls from No. 9 to No. 11.

Week 3 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 4 ranking uses only games played before Week 4, 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	8-2	W 114-75 vs WSH	@ #7 POR	68.0O 49.9 · D 58.8	▲ 9Up 9 spots since last week
2	San Antonio SpursWestern Conference	8-2	W 125-103 @ POR	@ #17 PHX	66.8O 55.9 · D 53.9	▲ 4Up 4 spots since last week
3	Houston RocketsWestern Conference	7-3	L 99-102 @ PHX	vs #12 DEN	65.9O 53.4 · D 56.3	▼ 2Down 2 spots since last week
4	Los Angeles LakersWestern Conference	9-2	W 121-116 @ DET	@ #15 ATL	65.7O 56.9 · D 50.0	▲ 4Up 4 spots since last week
5	Golden State WarriorsWestern Conference	7-3	W 126-119 vs ORL	vs #20 NO	62.3O 53.8 · D 51.6	▲ 7Up 7 spots since last week
6	Minnesota TimberwolvesWestern Conference	8-3	W 115-100 vs UTAH	vs #10 DAL	62.3O 52.9 · D 56.3	▲ 5Up 5 spots since last week
7	Portland Trail BlazersWestern Conference	6-3	L 103-125 vs SA	vs #1 OKC	61.5O 54.5 · D 51.3	▼ 4Down 4 spots since last week
8	Philadelphia 76ersEastern Conference	9-2	W 127-121 @ CHI	vs #11 BOS	58.4O 46.6 · D 52.7	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
9	Detroit PistonsEastern Conference	6-3	L 116-121 vs LAL	vs #22 WSH	58.2O 49.3 · D 54.1	▼ 5Down 5 spots since last week
10	Dallas MavericksWestern Conference	6-4	W 130-93 vs BKN	vs #24 IND	57.5O 51.6 · D 53.7	▼ 5Down 5 spots since last week
11	Boston CelticsEastern Conference	8-2	W 117-97 @ MIL	@ #8 PHI	57.4O 48.6 · D 54.8	▼ 2Down 2 spots since last week
12	Denver NuggetsWestern Conference	5-3	W 114-102 vs IND	@ #3 HOU	57.2O 51.1 · D 52.1	▲ 2Up 2 spots since last week
13	Memphis GrizzliesWestern Conference	6-3	L 97-128 vs OKC	@ #18 TOR	55.6O 53.3 · D 50.6	▼ 11Down 11 spots since last week
14	Cleveland CavaliersEastern Conference	5-5	L 97-109 vs NY	@ CHA	53.1O 54.5 · D 47.8	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
15	Atlanta HawksEastern Conference	7-4	W 124-121 vs BKN	vs #4 LAL	52.4O 53.4 · D 46.9	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
16	New York KnicksEastern Conference	5-4	W 109-97 @ CLE	vs MIL	51.3O 45.2 · D 56.2	▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
17	Phoenix SunsWestern Conference	3-5	W 102-99 vs HOU	vs #2 SA	50.7O 51.4 · D 47.7	▲ 4Up 4 spots since last week
18	Toronto RaptorsEastern Conference	5-4	W 121-107 @ MIL	vs #13 MEM	50.1O 52.2 · D 49.9	▼ 3Down 3 spots since last week
19	Miami HeatEastern Conference	4-6	W 114-108 @ SAC	@ #25 UTAH	44.7O 52.7 · D 43.6	–
20	New Orleans PelicansWestern Conference	4-6	L 123-139 @ LAC	@ #5 GS	44.0O 56.0 · D 43.6	▲ 4Up 4 spots since last week
21	LA ClippersWestern Conference	2-7	W 139-123 vs NO	@ #17 PHX	42.6O 49.3 · D 50.1	▲ 4Up 4 spots since last week
22	Washington WizardsEastern Conference	4-6	L 75-114 @ OKC	@ #9 DET	39.5O 43.9 · D 49.0	▼ 4Down 4 spots since last week
23	Orlando MagicEastern Conference	2-7	L 119-126 @ GS	@ SAC	38.4O 46.2 · D 48.1	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
24	Indiana PacersEastern Conference	3-7	L 102-114 vs DEN	@ #10 DAL	38.1O 45.7 · D 49.6	▲ 2Up 2 spots since last week
25	Utah JazzWestern Conference	1-9	L 100-115 @ MIN	vs #19 MIA	36.8O 45.0 · D 50.3	▼ 2Down 2 spots since last week
26	Sacramento KingsWestern Conference	1-9	L 108-114 vs MIA	vs #23 ORL	34.5O 46.8 · D 46.2	▲ 4Up 4 spots since last week
27	Charlotte HornetsEastern Conference	3-7	L 80-119 vs BOS	vs #14 CLE	34.4O 36.2 · D 50.8	▼ 7Down 7 spots since last week
28	Brooklyn NetsEastern Conference	2-8	L 93-130 @ DAL	@ #20 NO	33.0O 46.0 · D 45.3	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
29	Milwaukee BucksEastern Conference	1-9	L 97-117 vs BOS	@ #16 NY	30.5O 46.7 · D 43.3	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
30	Chicago BullsEastern Conference	1-8	L 121-127 vs PHI	vs #2 SA	29.2O 51.3 · D 35.2	▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week

What happened in Week 3

All 30 teams

How these rankings work

What happened in Week 3

All 30 teams

How these rankings work

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