![]() ![]() ![]() If Team X beats Team Y and Team Y beats Team Z, it doesn’t mean Team X is automatically better than Team Z. I do not believe in the transitive property with these teams.Others will be given the benefit for the long term. For some teams, they’ll be hit in the short term. It’s up to my discretion how the rankings shake out each week.On the brink of contention – A piece away from believing they can win the title.Īs always, I am sure we will all agree on the placement of all 30 teams, especially your favorite team.Playoff hopefuls – Too good to be firmly considered a Play-In Tournament team, but not good enough to really make noise in the postseason.Play-In Tournament gives them life – Normally, this team would be headed toward Tank-a-palooza, but the Play-In Tournament is keeping them alive.Tired of rebuilding franchise – They’re not trying to keep rebuilding but they’re just not good enough to avoid it.Rebuilding franchise – Self-explanatory.Here are the six tiers that teams can fall into: We’ve divided these teams up into tiers, which any of the teams can move in and out of all season long. ![]() Just a reminder, the Power Rankings this season don’t just rank the 30 teams. Of course, we’ll also impeccably rank the teams 1-30 without any pushback. I’ll also throw in the key matchups remaining for each team and the losing magic number for how many games until a lottery-bound team is eliminated from the postseason and Play-In Tournament pictures. I’m using those numbers this week, along with the breakdown of remaining games at home and away. Basketball-Reference also gives the remaining strength of schedule. has a playoff probability page that lets you know not just whether or not a team will make the playoffs, but also where it is likely to finish in its seeding compared to everybody else. To give the full playoff picture with the final four weeks ahead of us, I thought we should provide the lay of the land. ![]()
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