NBA power rankings as regular season ends: Who tops list ahead of playoffs?
Here are the final USA TODAY Sports’ NBA power rankings of the 2025-26 regular season.
The 2025-26 NBA regular season has come to an end, and the playoff bracket is officially set . Sixteen teams – 20, counting those participating in the Play-In Tournament – will now have the chance to make their pushes in the postseason with the hopes of an NBA title up for grabs. The final week of the season saw teams jostling for seeding, as they tried to improve their path forward.
The end of the regular season also meant that the 10 teams that were officially eliminated from postseason contention can formally plan for the 2026 NBA Draft . Here are the final USA TODAY Sports ’ NBA power rankings of the 2025-26 regular season: USA TODAY Sports NBA power rankings Note: Records and stats through April 12. Parentheses show movement from last week’s rankings .
NBA Week 24 power rankings: Top 10 1. Oklahoma City Thunder , 64-18 (—) 2. San Antonio Spurs , 62-20 (—) 3.
Detroit Pistons , 60-22 (—) 4. Boston Celtics , 56-26 (—) 5. Denver Nuggets , 54-28 (—) 6.