NBA Power Rankings 2020-2021

Last Updated Wed, Jul 28 2021 at 04:01 AM

Below you’ll find our 2020-2021 NBA power rankings using our Baye’s Ensemble Method

The rating column represents our estimate of a team’s margin of victory against a league-average opponent on a neutral court. The ‘Change’ column compares a team’s power ranking to their ranking from one week ago.

So far this season, using a 1.5 point home court advantage our method has correctly predicted 61.8% of games in 2020. Compare this to the accuracy of other computer rankings here.

Rank Team Rating Change
1 Los Angeles Clippers 7.3 0
2 Utah Jazz 7 0
3 Milwaukee Bucks 6.2 0
4 Brooklyn Nets 6 0
5 Phoenix Suns 5.7 0
6 Philadelphia 76ers 5.3 0
7 Los Angeles Lakers 4.2 0
8 Denver Nuggets 4.1 0
9 Boston Celtics 3.2 0
10 Dallas Mavericks 2.8 0
11 Atlanta Hawks 1.3 0
12 Golden State Warriors 1.3 0
13 Toronto Raptors 0.9 0
14 Miami Heat 0.6 0
15 Portland Trail Blazers 0.2 0
16 New Orleans Pelicans 0 0
17 Memphis Grizzlies -0.3 0
18 New York Knicks -1.1 0
19 Indiana Pacers -1.2 0
20 San Antonio Spurs -2.2 0
21 Charlotte Hornets -2.8 0
22 Chicago Bulls -2.9 0
23 Washington Wizards -3 0
24 Detroit Pistons -4.5 0
25 Houston Rockets -4.7 0
26 Sacramento Kings -5.1 0
27 Minnesota Timberwolves -6 0
28 Cleveland Cavaliers -7.1 0
29 Orlando Magic -7.3 0
30 Oklahoma City Thunder -7.9 0