NBA 2022 Teams RANKINGS

View the latest NBA 2022 Teams Rankings based on the industry leading Dunkel Index rating system. The Dunkel Index analyzes game data to produce a power rating for each team. Those ratings are the basis for our game predictions.

BASKETBALL: NBA RANKINGS

Sport

League

Season

W / L RTG

Index rating for the season adjusted for won/loss record.
SEA RTG

Pure Index rating for season.
REC RTG

Most recent pure Index rating.
HI

Highest pure Index rating for season.
LO

Lowest pure Index rating for season.
W/L +/-

Percentage increase/decrease for pure Index rating over previous season.
SEA +/-

Percentage increase/decrease for pure Index rating over previous season.
21 W/L

Adjusted Index rating for 2021 season.
21 SEA

Pure Index rating for 2021 season.

Regular Season

RANK	TEAMS	RECORD	W / L RTG	SEA RTG	REC RTG	HI	LO	21 W/L	21 SEA	W/L +/-	SEA +/-
Rankings not yet available for this season
1	Phoenix Suns	64-18	158.008	124.015	0.000	128.126	118.818	144.389	122.220	0.09%	0.01%
2	Memphis Grizzlies	56-26	143.292	121.123	0.000	130.107	109.157	121.801	118.845	0.18%	0.02%
3	Golden State Warriors	53-29	139.647	121.912	0.000	129.873	114.020	120.837	116.403	0.16%	0.05%
4	Miami Heat	53-29	137.844	120.109	0.000	125.698	114.171	123.166	117.254	0.12%	0.02%
5	Dallas Mavericks	52-30	136.352	120.095	0.000	126.248	113.557	128.223	119.355	0.06%	0.01%
6	Boston Celtics	51-31	136.244	121.465	0.000	131.360	109.964	118.369	118.369	0.15%	0.03%
7	Milwaukee Bucks	51-31	135.138	120.358	0.000	132.420	115.099	136.213	121.434	-0.01%	-0.01%
8	Philadelphia 76ers	51-31	134.425	119.646	0.000	125.735	115.013	140.585	121.372	-0.04%	-0.01%
9	Utah Jazz	49-33	132.978	121.154	0.000	129.588	114.385	147.602	123.955	-0.10%	-0.02%
10	Toronto Raptors	48-34	129.091	118.745	0.000	124.983	110.701	102.986	116.287	0.25%	0.02%
11	Denver Nuggets	48-34	128.820	118.475	0.000	123.692	114.039	137.846	121.589	-0.07%	-0.03%
12	Minnesota Timberwolves	46-36	126.616	119.227	0.000	126.129	110.858	92.456	110.930	0.37%	0.07%
13	Chicago Bulls	46-36	125.311	117.922	0.000	124.902	109.604	107.833	115.222	0.16%	0.02%
14	Cleveland Cavaliers	44-38	122.484	118.050	0.000	130.786	105.326	89.154	109.845	0.37%	0.07%
15	Brooklyn Nets	44-38	122.139	117.705	0.000	123.833	107.764	136.803	119.806	-0.11%	-0.02%
16	Atlanta Hawks	43-39	121.329	118.374	0.000	125.314	109.144	125.294	117.905	-0.03%	0.00%
17	Charlotte Hornets	43-39	119.977	117.021	0.000	122.921	110.709	111.437	115.871	0.08%	0.01%
18	Los Angeles Clippers	42-40	117.781	116.303	0.000	127.205	109.424	138.087	121.830	-0.15%	-0.05%
19	New York Knicks	37-45	110.387	116.299	0.000	121.664	109.604	125.592	118.202	-0.12%	-0.02%
20	New Orleans Pelicans	36-46	109.204	116.594	0.000	128.558	108.123	109.848	117.238	-0.01%	-0.01%
21	San Antonio Spurs	34-48	105.895	116.241	0.000	123.033	109.495	113.031	117.465	-0.06%	-0.01%
22	Washington Wizards	35-47	104.978	113.846	0.000	121.222	108.172	111.565	114.521	-0.06%	-0.01%
23	Los Angeles Lakers	33-49	102.270	114.094	0.000	118.303	110.092	129.428	120.560	-0.21%	-0.05%
24	Sacramento Kings	30-52	96.210	112.467	0.000	119.640	107.072	106.275	113.665	-0.09%	-0.01%
25	Portland Trail Blazers	27-55	91.511	112.202	0.000	124.919	96.904	126.232	117.364	-0.28%	-0.04%
26	Indiana Pacers	25-57	91.037	114.684	0.000	122.398	109.151	113.440	116.396	-0.20%	-0.01%
27	Oklahoma City Thunder	24-58	84.888	110.013	0.000	116.132	100.052	88.934	109.625	-0.05%	0.00%
28	Detroit Pistons	23-59	84.010	110.613	0.000	116.428	105.701	89.097	112.745	-0.06%	-0.02%
29	Orlando Magic	22-60	81.652	109.733	0.000	116.370	100.836	87.675	109.845	-0.07%	0.00%
30	Houston Rockets	20-62	78.154	109.190	0.000	116.154	103.501	82.803	110.884	-0.06%	-0.02%

Postseason

RANK	TEAMS	RECORD	W / L RTG	SEA RTG	REC RTG	HI	LO	21 W/L	21 SEA	W/L +/-	SEA +/-
Rankings not yet available for this season
1	Golden State Warriors	16-6	132.377	124.987	0.000	130.730	120.709	120.316	121.794	0.10%	0.03%
2	Boston Celtics	14-10	131.559	128.603	0.000	132.303	125.599	115.977	117.455	0.13%	0.09%
3	Miami Heat	11-7	129.761	126.805	0.000	130.056	124.480	112.971	115.927	0.15%	0.09%
4	Milwaukee Bucks	7-5	123.312	121.834	0.000	124.667	117.297	133.156	126.505	-0.07%	-0.04%
5	Philadelphia 76ers	6-6	123.221	123.221	0.000	125.995	119.848	126.406	124.928	-0.03%	-0.01%
6	Dallas Mavericks	9-9	122.933	122.933	0.000	126.245	120.073	116.535	117.274	0.05%	0.05%
7	Memphis Grizzlies	6-6	122.599	122.599	0.000	124.275	120.021	119.109	119.848	0.03%	0.02%
8	Atlanta Hawks	3-4	121.264	122.003	0.000	125.071	119.533	125.409	123.931	-0.03%	-0.02%
9	Phoenix Suns	7-6	121.055	120.316	0.000	124.263	117.126	131.243	126.810	-0.08%	-0.05%
10	Brooklyn Nets	1-4	119.938	122.155	0.000	122.483	121.468	126.889	125.411	-0.05%	-0.03%
11	Los Angeles Clippers	0-2	119.505	120.983	0.000	121.737	120.229	123.937	123.198	-0.04%	-0.02%
12	Utah Jazz	2-4	119.141	120.619	0.000	122.270	119.015	124.150	123.411	-0.04%	-0.02%
13	New Orleans Pelicans	4-4	118.161	118.161	0.000	120.048	116.692	0.000	0.000	0%	0%
14	Toronto Raptors	2-4	118.079	119.557	0.000	122.801	118.149	0.000	0.000	0%	0%
15	Minnesota Timberwolves	3-4	118.001	118.740	0.000	120.961	117.571	0.000	0.000	0%	0%
16	Charlotte Hornets	0-1	117.130	117.869	0.000	117.869	117.869	54.180	54.919	1.16%	1.15%
17	San Antonio Spurs	0-1	115.565	116.304	0.000	116.304	116.304	56.729	57.468	1.04%	1.02%
18	Cleveland Cavaliers	0-2	114.268	115.746	0.000	115.921	115.571	0.000	0.000	0%	0%
19	Denver Nuggets	1-4	113.361	115.578	0.000	116.678	114.294	120.557	122.035	-0.06%	-0.05%
20	Chicago Bulls	1-4	108.610	110.827	0.000	113.640	108.975	0.000	0.000	0%	0%