2023-24 NBA Power Rankings

== Week 1 - Dodgers look bound for back-to-back ==
Rk	Team	Team 	2022-23 Record
1 	 	San Francisco Dodgers 	72-10
2 	 	New York Niners 	45-37
3 	 	Pittsburgh 09ers 	62-20
4 	 	Miami Sharks 	43-39
5 	 	Portland Springs 	48-34
6 	 	New Mexico Pirates 	53-29
7 	 	Chicago Hammerheads 	47-35
8 	 	Michigan Bulldogs 	53-29
9 	 	Arizona Heat 	53-29
10	 	Ohio Springboks 	42-40
11	 	Atlanta Meteors 	47-35
12	 	Nevada Mavericks 	45-37
13	 	Detroit Mariners 	40-42
14	 	Baltimore Kings 	56-26
15	 	Houston Hornets 	42-40
16	 	Jackson Fire-Starters 	44-38
17	 	Denver Dragons 	42-40
18	 	Charleston Boxers 	41-41
19	 	Los Angeles Lightning 	30-52
20	 	Sacramento Cruisers 	41-41
21	 	Washington Thunderbolts	37-45
22	 	San Diego Parakeets 	37-45
23	 	Philadelphia Miners 	33-49
24	 	Houston Renegades 	22-60
25	 	Anchorage Hurricanes 	35-47
26	 	Orlando Spirits 	14-68
27	 	New Orleans Wizards 	20-62
28	 	Boston Piercers 	24-58
29	 	Indianapolis Jets 	27-55
30	 	Seattle Scorpions 	45-37
==Week 2 - Dodgers remain in the top spot==
Rk	Team	Team 	Record	Last Week	Last Week
1 	 	San Francisco Dodgers 	3-0 	1 	-
2 	 	Michigan Bulldogs 	2-0 	8 	↑6
3 	 	Portland Springs 	3-0 	5 	↑2
4 	 	New York Niners 	2-1 	2 	↓2
5 	 	New Mexico Pirates 	2-1 	6 	↑1
6 	 	Pittsburgh 09ers 	1-2 	3 	↓3
7 	 	Ohio Springboks 	3-0 	10 	↑3
8 	 	Denver Dragons 	3-0 	17 	↑9
9 	 	Chicago Hammerheads 	2-1 	7 	↓2
10	 	Atlanta Meteors 	2-1 	11 	↑1
11	 	Miami Sharks 	1-2 	4 	↓7
12	 	Nevada Mavericks 	3-0 	12 	-
13	 	Arizona Heat 	1-2 	9 	↓4
14	 	Baltimore Kings 	1-1 	14 	-
15	 	Jackson Fire-Starters 	1-2 	16 	↑1
16	 	Washington Thunderbolts	1-1 	21 	↑5
17	 	Detroit Mariners 	1-2 	13 	↓4
18	 	Orlando Spirits 	1-1 	26 	↑8
19	 	San Diego Parakeets 	1-2 	22 	↑3
20	 	Charleston Boxers 	1-1 	18 	↓2
21	 	Indianapolis Jets 	1-1 	29 	↑8
22	 	Houston Hornets 	0-3 	15 	↓7
23	 	Sacramento Cruisers 	1-2 	20 	↓3
24	 	Houston Renegades 	1-1 	24 	-
25	 	Philadelphia Miners 	1-2 	23 	↓2
26	 	Boston Piercers 	1-1 	28 	↑2
27	 	Anchorage Hurricanes 	0-3 	25 	↓2
28	 	New Orleans Wizards 	0-2 	27 	↓1
29	 	Los Angeles Lightning 	0-3 	19 	↓10
30	 	Seattle Scorpions 	0-2 	30 	-
==Week 3 - The Dragons' incredible bounce back sits them atop the NBA==
Rk	Team	Team 	Record	Last Week	Last Week
1 	 	Denver Dragons 	8-0 	8 	↑7
2 	 	San Francisco Dodgers 	6-1 	1 	↓1
3 	 	New Mexico Pirates 	5-1 	5 	↑2
4 	 	New York Niners 	4-2 	4 	-
5 	 	Michigan Bulldogs 	3-2 	2 	↓3
6 	 	Ohio Springboks 	5-2 	7 	↑1
7 	 	Pittsburgh 09ers 	4-3 	6 	↓1
8 	 	Nevada Mavericks 	5-2 	12 	↑4
9 	 	Portland Springs 	4-3 	3 	↓6
10	 	Baltimore Kings 	4-2 	14 	↑4
11	 	Miami Sharks 	3-3 	11 	-
12	 	Jackson Fire-Starters 	5-2 	15 	↑3
13	 	Arizona Heat 	3-4 	13 	↓4
14	 	Atlanta Meteors 	3-3 	10 	↓4
15	 	Houston Hornets 	2-3 	22 	↑7
16	 	Chicago Hammerheads 	3-4 	9 	↓7
17	 	Washington Thunderbolts	3-2 	16 	↓1
18	 	Detroit Mariners 	2-5 	17 	↓1
19	 	San Diego Parakeets 	2-4 	19 	-
20	 	Orlando Spirits 	3-3 	18 	↓2
21	 	Charleston Boxers 	2-4 	20 	↓1
22	 	New Orleans Wizards 	3-3 	28 	↑6
23	 	Houston Renegades 	2-4 	24 	↑1
24	 	Sacramento Cruisers 	1-4 	23 	↓1
25	 	Philadelphia Miners 	1-4 	25 	-
26	 	Indianapolis Jets 	2-4 	21 	↓5
27	 	Boston Piercers 	2-3 	26 	↓1
28	 	Anchorage Hurricanes 	1-5 	27 	↓1
29	 	Los Angeles Lightning 	1-4 	29 	-
30	 	Seattle Scorpions 	0-5 	30 	-
== Week 4 - Dodgers regains top spot as surprisers rise ==
Rk	Team	Team 	Record	Last Week	Last Week	Notes
1 	 	San Francisco Dodgers 	9-2 	2 	↑1 	This team is unstoppable.
2 	 	New Mexico Pirates 	8-2 	3 	↑1 	All-time offense carried by arguably the best individual start to a player offensively ever.
3 	 	New York Niners 	7-2 	4 	↑1 	The pairing of Ross and Strawberry is starting to mesh - and the league might be in trouble.
4 	 	Denver Dragons 	8-2 	1 	↓3 	A few losses to some great teams - this team will be fine.
5 	 	Pittsburgh 09ers 	6-3 	7 	↑2 	Christian Davis is at it once again. And so is Montay Hill.
6 	 	Baltimore Kings 	6-4 	10 	↑4 	Historically great defense mixed with soul-crushing efforts on the road makes this team scary.
7 	 	Nevada Mavericks 	7-3 	8 	↑1 	This team is one of the deepest in basketball and the pairing of DJ and Jordan Steele is an offensive nightmare.
8 	 	Michigan Bulldogs 	5-4 	5 	↓3 	The Bulldogs have been playing sloppy at times, let's see if they can put it back together.
9 	 	Houston Hornets 	6-3 	15 	↑6 	On behalf of everyone - we're sorry for forgetting how good you were. Trust me, we know now.
10	 	Ohio Springboks 	5-4 	6 	↓4 	Julius Harper is playing like an MVP. Let's see if the rest of the team can stay on track.
11	 	Jackson Fire-Starters 	6-4 	12 	↑1 	A sneaky team in the west, I won't be surprised if Matthew Vine and the rest of Jackson continue to move up the ladder.
12	 	Arizona Heat 	5-5 	13 	↑1 	The Heat have finally found their stride after losing Frank Lemon Jr.
13	 	Portland Springs 	4-5 	9 	↓4 	Disappointing loss after disappointing loss. The two superstars aren't playing at their normal level. They'll be fine. Hopefully.
14	 	Atlanta Meteors 	5-4 	14 	- 	A great young team that is looking like they're fine tuning their offense.
15	 	Miami Sharks 	4-6 	11 	↓4 	They just can't seem to string convincing wins together nor get their defense back to what it once was. However, they were in the same position last season and managed to bring it back. This team will be interesting to follow.
16	 	Chicago Hammerheads 	5-5 	16 	- 	DLance and U-God aren't connected and the team is looking lost at some times. It's still early, though.
17	 	Washington Thunderbolts	5-4 	17 	- 	The pair of Norman Ellis and Cason Phillip are looking hot. Can they keep surprising the league and win these hard-fought games?
18	 	Orlando Spirits 	5-4 	20 	↑2 	Two words: Bryant Steele.
19	 	New Orleans Wizards 	5-5 	22 	↑3 	The young core of Watsica, Michaels and Adson are developing in front of our eyes much quicker than everyone thought. This team has crazy potential.
20	 	Detroit Mariners 	4-7 	18 	↓2 	Akko de Lumno needs help. When the other Mariners finally find their stride, this team might be trouble.
21	 	San Diego Parakeets 	4-6 	19 	↓2 	Nico Solar is having one heck of a sophomore season. Him and Marco Wagner will be a pair to watch both now and for the future.
22	 	Charleston Boxers 	3-6 	21 	↓1 	Isaac Butler is playing great. The defense of this team is horrendous. The tough schedule doesn't help, either.
23	 	Sacramento Cruisers 	3-5 	24 	↑1 	The Cruisers are finally picking it up after a rough start. But their lack of offensive creation when Ant if off the floor is what loses them games. Team defense could improve, too.
24	 	Philadelphia Miners 	3-6 	25 	↑1 	On paper this team should be great. They just seem sloppy and too iso-heavy at times, which is weird considering John Burke is one of the best facilitators in the league.
25	 	Anchorage Hurricanes 	3-7 	28 	↑3 	The Hurricanes are both mesmerisingly good at times and yet painfully mid at others. Hats off to Jameer Starks for the best win of the season so far, though.
26	 	Los Angeles Lightning 	3-6 	29 	↑3 	After a painful start, Dwayne Harris' injury woes seem to be over and TJ Rudy looks like an absolute stud offensively. This is definitely another tank season for a second young star next to Rudy.
27	 	Boston Piercers 	3-6 	27 	- 	They're playing better than we thought, and that's a win I guess? The trio of Kadeem, RJ Mason and Ben Bryant is fun to watch and can actually win the Piercers some games once in a while.
28	 	Houston Renegades 	2-8 	23 	↓5 	Kostas Konan would easily be the ROTY if that Steele guy didn't exist. This team just needs time. And a high lottery pick.
29	 	Indianapolis Jets 	3-7 	26 	↓3 	Chris Jackson is starting to somewhat resemble a first overall pick - and I mean that very loosely. Pray for Nassir Wiseman?
30	 	Seattle Scorpions 	1-8 	30 	- 	Days missing Jean Ross: too many to count :/.
== Week 5 ==
Rk	Team	Team 	Record	Last Week	Last Week	Notes
1 	 	San Francisco Dodgers 	12-2 	1 	↑1 	The Dodgers look possibly as good as they did last year. It might be over for the league.
2 	 	Denver Dragons 	11-2 	4 	↑2 	This team is legit, and Markelle and Tyree look like the best duo in the league. Scratch that - they are the best duo in the league.
3 	 	New Mexico Pirates 	10-3 	2 	↓1 	Sakam Blake is going crazy
4 	 	New York Niners 	10-3 	3 	↓1 	The pairing of Ross and Strawberry is starting to mesh - and the league might be in trouble.
5 	 	Baltimore Kings 	9-4 	6 	↑1 	Historically great defense mixed with soul-crushing efforts on the road makes this team scary.
6 	 	Pittsburgh 09ers 	9-4 	5 	↓1 	Christian Davis is at it once again. And so is Montay Hill.
7 	 	Houston Hornets 	7-4 	9 	↑2 	On behalf of everyone - we're sorry for forgetting how good you were. Trust me, we know now.
8 	 	Nevada Mavericks 	9-4 	7 	↓1 	This team is one of the deepest in basketball and the pairing of DJ and Jordan Steele is an offensive nightmare.
9 	 	Ohio Springboks 	8-5 	10 	↑1 	Julius Harper is playing like an MVP. Let's see if the rest of the team can stay on track.
10	 	Arizona Heat 	7-6 	12 	↑2 	The Heat have finally found their stride after losing Frank Lemon Jr.
11	 	Michigan Bulldogs 	7-6 	8 	↓3 	The Bulldogs have been playing sloppy at times, let's see if they can put it back together.
12	 	Chicago Hammerheads 	7-7 	16 	↑4 	DLance and U-God aren't connected and the team is looking lost at some times. It's still early, though.
13	 	Atlanta Meteors 	6-6 	14 	↓1 	A great young team that is looking like they're fine tuning their offense.
14	 	Jackson Fire-Starters 	7-6 	11 	↓3 	A sneaky team in the west, I won't be surprised if Matthew Vine and the rest of Jackson continue to move up the ladder.
15	 	Portland Springs 	6-7 	13 	↓2 	Disappointing loss after disappointing loss. The two superstars aren't playing at their normal level. They'll be fine. Hopefully.
16	 	Miami Sharks 	6-7 	15 	↓1 	They just can't seem to string convincing wins together nor get their defense back to what it once was. However, they were in the same position last season and managed to bring it back. This team will be interesting to follow.
17	 	Washington Thunderbolts	6-6 	17 	- 	The pair of Norman Ellis and Cason Phillip are looking hot. Can they keep surprising the league and win these hard-fought games?
18	 	San Diego Parakeets 	6-8 	21 	↑3 	Nico Solar is having one heck of a sophomore season. Him and Marco Wagner will be a pair to watch both now and for the future.
19	 	Orlando Spirits 	6-7 	18 	↓1 	Two words: Bryant Steele.
20	 	Detroit Mariners 	6-8 	20 	- 	Akko de Lumno needs help. When the other Mariners finally find their stride, this team might be trouble.
21	 	Philadelphia Miners 	5-8 	24 	↑3 	On paper this team should be great. They just seem sloppy and too iso-heavy at times, which is weird considering John Burke is one of the best facilitators in the league.
22	 	Charleston Boxers 	5-7 	22 	- 	Isaac Butler is playing great. The defense of this team is horrendous. The tough schedule doesn't help, either.
23	 	New Orleans Wizards 	5-8 	19 	↑4 	The young core of Watsica, Michaels and Adson are developing in front of our eyes much quicker than everyone thought. This team has crazy potential.
24	 	Anchorage Hurricanes 	4-10 	25 	↑1 	The Hurricanes are both mesmerisingly good at times and yet painfully mid at others. Hats off to Jameer Starks for the best win of the season so far, though.
25	 	Houston Renegades 	4-10 	28 	↑3 	Kostas Konan would easily be the ROTY if that Steele guy didn't exist. This team just needs time. And a high lottery pick.
26	 	Los Angeles Lightning 	3-8 	26 	- 	After a painful start, Dwayne Harris' injury woes seem to be over and TJ Rudy looks like an absolute stud offensively. This is definitely another tank season for a second young star next to Rudy.
27	 	Boston Piercers 	4-9 	27 	- 	They're playing better than we thought, and that's a win I guess? The trio of Kadeem, RJ Mason and Ben Bryant is fun to watch and can actually win the Piercers some games once in a while.
28	 	Indianapolis Jets 	3-9 	29 	↑1 	Chris Jackson is starting to somewhat resemble a first overall pick - and I mean that very loosely. Pray for Nassir Wiseman?
29	 	Sacramento Cruisers 	3-9 	23 	↓6 	The Cruisers are finally picking it up after a rough start. But their lack of offensive creation when Ant if off the floor is what loses them games. Team defense could improve, too.
30	 	Seattle Scorpions 	2-10 	30 	- 	Days missing Jean Ross: too many to count :/.