NBA power rankings: Thunder, Spurs stay hot, but who took the No. 1 spot?
The San Antonio Spurs have gone 24-2 since the start of February and suddenly are a threat to overtake the Thunder as the No. 1 seed in the West.
We’re down to the final stretch of the 2025-26 NBA season . No team has more than eight remaining games, and the 10 teams – five from each conference – that will miss the playoffs and Play-In Tournament are already determined. Still, there’s plenty at stake, where teams can mount late charges to improve their seeding.
In the East, only one game separates the No. 5 team, the Toronto Raptors , from the No. 7 squad, the Philadelphia 76ers .
The six-seed, an automatic playoff spot currently occupied by the Atlanta Hawks , is the prize everyone below is chasing. Out West, the San Antonio Spurs suddenly have a very real shot to catch the Oklahoma City Thunder for the No. 1 seed.
OKC has been rolling lately, but its remaining schedule is the toughest in the NBA, according to Tankathon. com . Here are USA TODAY Sports ’ NBA power rankings after Week 21 of the 2025-26 regular season: USA TODAY Sports NBA power rankings Note: Records and stats through March 29.
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