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Week 25: Cavs Enter Postseason No. 1

Despite dropping their last 4 regular season games while resting LeBron James, the Cleveland Cavaliers enter the postseason as the No. 1 rated team in the Index. Orlando made a strong run at the end, winning 15 of its final 16, to finish within a fraction of a point behind the Cavs. Here are the complete rankings for the 2009-2010 regular season.

	TEAMS	RATING	RECORD	DIVISION
1	Cleveland	123.385	61-21	Central
2	Orlando	123.073	59-23	Southeast
3	L.A. Lakers	122.375	57-25	Pacific
4	Utah	121.115	53-29	Northwest
5	Denver	120.905	53-29	Northwest
6	Phoenix	120.837	54-28	Pacific
7	San Antonio	120.780	50-32	Southwest
8	Atlanta	120.400	53-29	Southeast
9	Boston	119.971	50-32	Atlantic
10	Portland	119.884	50-32	Northwest
11	Dallas	119.455	55-27	Southwest
12	OK City	119.361	50-32	Northwest
13	Miami	119.037	47-35	Southeast
14	Houston	118.187	42-40	Southwest
15	Milwaukee	118.010	46-36	Central
16	Charlotte	117.160	44-38	Southeast
17	Memphis	116.751	40-42	Southwest
18	Chicago	115.383	41-41	Central
19	Indiana	115.197	32-50	Central
20	Toronto	115.183	40-42	Atlantic
21	New Orleans	114.676	37-45	Southwest
22	Philadelphia	113.639	27-55	Atlantic
22	New York	113.491	29-53	Atlantic
24	Washington	113.175	26-56	Southeast
25	Golden State	113.023	26-56	Pacific
26	Sacramento	112.428	25-57	Pacific
27	Detroit	112.221	27-55	Central
28	L.A. Clippers	111.392	29-53	Pacific
29	Minnesota	109.732	15-67	Northwest
30	New Jersey	108.963	12-70	Atlantic

* Updated Through Games on April 14

Week 24: Fool's Gold?

The Nuggets have been beset by injuries (Kenyon Martin) and illness (coach George Karl), which could be taking its toll on the team. Denver is just 10-7 under interim coach Adrian Dantley and suffered a 104-85 loss to San Antonio on Saturday in which Carmelo Anthony was ejected from the game while Chauncey Billups and J.R. Smith were also slapped with Ts. Here are the complete rankings for the week.

	TEAMS	RATING	RECORD	DIVISION
1	Cleveland	123.455	61-20	Central
2	Orlando	122.911	57-23	Southeast
3	L.A. Lakers	122.573	56-24	Pacific
4	Utah	121.215	52-28	Northwest
5	Denver	120.992	52-28	Northwest
6	San Antonio	120.735	49-31	Southwest
7	Phoenix	120.703	52-28	Pacific
8	Atlanta	120.466	51-29	Southeast
9	Boston	120.075	50-30	Atlantic
10	Portland	119.879	49-31	Northwest
11	Dallas	119.339	53-27	Southwest
12	OK City	119.324	49-31	Northwest
13	Miami	118.999	45-35	Southeast
14	Houston	118.188	41-39	Southwest
15	Milwaukee	117.916	45-35	Central
16	Charlotte	117.131	43-37	Southeast
17	Memphis	116.965	40-40	Southwest
18	Chicago	115.305	39-41	Central
19	Toronto	115.271	38-42	Atlantic
20	Indiana	114.895	32-48	Central
21	New Orleans	114.832	36-45	Southwest
22	Philadelphia	113.651	27-53	Atlantic
22	New York	113.515	28-52	Atlantic
24	Washington	113.110	25-55	Southeast
25	Golden State	113.060	25-55	Pacific
26	Sacramento	112.442	25-55	Pacific
27	Detroit	112.099	26-54	Central
28	L.A. Clippers	111.624	28-52	Pacific
29	Minnesota	109.831	15-65	Northwest
30	New Jersey	108.751	12-68	Atlantic

* Updated Through Games on April 11

Week 23: O, My

Orlando bounced back from its loss at San Antonio with a 107-92 victory over Memphis on Sunday. It was the Magic's 15th win in their last 18 games and moved Orlando ahead of LA for the second spot in this week's Index. Here are the complete rankings for the week.

	TEAMS	RATING	RECORD	DIVISION
1	Cleveland	123.531	60-17	Central
2	Orlando	122.799	54-23	Southeast
3	L.A. Lakers	122.788	55-22	Pacific
4	Utah	121.245	50-27	Northwest
5	Denver	121.063	50-27	Northwest
6	San Antonio	120.634	47-29	Southwest
7	Phoenix	120.591	50-27	Pacific
8	Atlanta	120.534	49-27	Southeast
9	Boston	120.216	48-28	Atlantic
10	Portland	119.863	47-30	Northwest
11	Dallas	119.309	50-27	Southwest
12	OK City	119.230	48-28	Northwest
13	Miami	118.882	43-34	Southeast
14	Houston	118.261	38-38	Southwest
15	Milwaukee	117.771	42-34	Central
16	Memphis	117.130	39-37	Southwest
17	Charlotte	117.073	40-36	Southeast
18	Toronto	115.351	38-38	Atlantic
19	Chicago	115.233	37-39	Central
20	New Orleans	115.059	35-43	Southwest
21	Indiana	114.556	29-48	Central
22	Philadelphia	113.819	26-50	Atlantic
22	New York	113.545	27-49	Atlantic
24	Golden State	113.124	23-53	Pacific
25	Washington	113.030	23-53	Southeast
26	Sacramento	112.478	24-53	Pacific
27	Detroit	112.003	23-53	Central
28	L.A. Clippers	111.862	27-50	Pacific
29	Minnesota	109.814	15-62	Northwest
30	New Jersey	108.541	11-66	Atlantic

* Updated Through Games on April 4

Week 22: Jordan Rules Charlotte

Behind new owner Michael Jordan, the No. 17 Bobcats are poised to make the playoffs for the first time in their six-year history after beating Jordan's former Wizards team on Friday to move four games over .500 (38-34). Here are the complete rankings for the week.

	TEAMS	RATING	RECORD	DIVISION
1	Cleveland	123.565	58-16	Central
2	L.A. Lakers	123.024	54-19	Pacific
3	Orlando	122.731	52-22	Southeast
4	Denver	121.217	48-26	Northwest
5	Utah	121.138	48-26	Northwest
6	San Antonio	120.532	44-28	Southwest
7	Atlanta	120.449	47-26	Southeast
8	Phoenix	120.410	47-26	Pacific
9	Boston	120.304	47-26	Atlantic
10	Portland	119.749	45-29	Northwest
11	Dallas	119.308	48-25	Southwest
12	OK City	119.081	44-28	Northwest
13	Miami	118.711	40-34	Southeast
14	Houston	118.499	36-36	Southwest
15	Milwaukee	117.740	40-32	Central
16	Memphis	117.178	38-35	Southwest
17	Charlotte	116.996	38-34	Southeast
18	Toronto	115.404	35-37	Atlantic
19	Chicago	115.218	35-38	Central
20	New Orleans	115.126	34-40	Southwest
21	Indiana	114.263	27-47	Central
22	Philadelphia	113.792	26-47	Atlantic
22	New York	113.584	26-46	Atlantic
24	Washington	113.141	21-51	Southeast
25	Golden State	113.118	20-52	Pacific
26	Sacramento	112.512	24-50	Pacific
27	Detroit	112.190	23-50	Central
28	L.A. Clippers	112.102	27-45	Pacific
29	Minnesota	109.810	14-60	Northwest
30	New Jersey	108.323	9-64	Atlantic

* Updated Through Games on March 28

Week 21: Hornets Stung By Paul's Absence

New Orleans was 25-21 when Chris Paul went down with a knee injury. Since that time, the Hornets have been on a 3-12 skid that leave them 9 1/2 games out of the last playoff spot in the West with 11 games to play. Here are the complete rankings for the week.

	TEAMS	RATING	RECORD	DIVISION
1	Cleveland	123.554	56-15	Central
2	L.A. Lakers	123.166	52-18	Pacific
3	Orlando	122.612	49-21	Southeast
4	Denver	121.322	47-23	Northwest
5	Utah	120.974	45-25	Northwest
6	San Antonio	120.458	41-27	Southwest
7	Atlanta	120.418	45-24	Southeast
8	Boston	120.260	45-24	Atlantic
9	Phoenix	120.184	44-26	Pacific
10	Portland	119.702	42-29	Northwest
11	Dallas	119.562	46-23	Southwest
12	OK City	119.064	42-26	Northwest
13	Houston	118.661	36-32	Southwest
14	Miami	118.573	36-34	Southeast
15	Milwaukee	117.673	38-30	Central
16	Memphis	117.146	37-33	Southwest
17	Charlotte	116.894	35-34	Southeast
18	Toronto	115.665	34-34	Atlantic
19	Chicago	115.252	32-37	Central
20	New Orleans	115.233	33-38	Southwest
21	Indiana	113.939	24-46	Central
22	Philadelphia	113.920	24-46	Atlantic
22	New York	113.502	25-45	Atlantic
24	Washington	113.271	21-47	Southeast
25	Golden State	113.103	19-50	Pacific
26	Sacramento	112.525	24-46	Pacific
27	Detroit	112.357	23-47	Central
28	L.A. Clippers	112.251	26-44	Pacific
29	Minnesota	109.957	14-56	Northwest
30	New Jersey	108.237	7-62	Atlantic

* Updated Through Games on March 21

Week 20: Bucks On The Money

Surging Milwaukee put together a strong week at home with wins over Cleveland, Boston, Utah and Indiana and has now won 12 of its last 13 to move up to No. 15 in this week's Index. Here are the complete rankings for the week.

	TEAMS	RATING	RECORD	DIVISION
1	Cleveland	123.575	52-15	Central
2	L.A. Lakers	123.320	48-18	Pacific
3	Orlando	122.442	47-21	Southeast
4	Denver	121.239	45-21	Northwest
5	Utah	120.872	42-24	Northwest
6	Atlanta	120.410	42-23	Southeast
7	San Antonio	120.287	39-25	Southwest
8	Boston	120.271	41-24	Atlantic
9	Phoenix	120.021	41-26	Pacific
10	Portland	119.628	41-28	Northwest
11	Dallas	119.601	45-22	Southwest
12	OK City	119.047	41-24	Northwest
13	Houston	118.643	33-31	Southwest
14	Miami	118.576	35-32	Southeast
15	Milwaukee	117.450	36-29	Central
16	Memphis	117.113	35-32	Southwest
17	Charlotte	116.747	34-31	Southeast
18	Toronto	115.989	32-33	Atlantic
19	Chicago	115.467	31-34	Central
20	New Orleans	115.371	32-35	Southwest
21	Philadelphia	114.032	23-43	Atlantic
22	Indiana	113.859	21-45	Central
22	New York	113.430	23-43	Atlantic
24	Washington	113.430	21-43	Southeast
25	Golden State	113.071	18-47	Pacific
26	L.A. Clippers	112.507	25-42	Pacific
27	Detroit	112.453	23-43	Central
28	Sacramento	112.413	23-44	Pacific
29	Minnesota	110.102	14-53	Northwest
30	New Jersey	108.059	7-59	Atlantic

* Updated Through Games on March 14

Week 19: Thunder Road

Oklahoma City continued its improved play on the road as the Thunder downed Sacramento (108-102) on Sunday for their seventh win in nine games away from home. The surprising Thunder stand at No. 12 in this week's Index. Here are the complete rankings for the week.

	TEAMS	RATING	RECORD	DIVISION
1	Cleveland	123.570	49-15	Central
2	L.A. Lakers	123.518	46-18	Pacific
3	Orlando	122.215	44-20	Southeast
4	Denver	121.138	42-21	Northwest
5	Utah	120.710	40-22	Northwest
6	Atlanta	120.449	40-22	Southeast
7	Boston	120.436	40-21	Atlantic
8	San Antonio	120.219	36-24	Southwest
9	Phoenix	119.931	40-25	Pacific
10	Portland	119.553	37-28	Northwest
11	Dallas	119.508	43-21	Southwest
12	OK City	119.041	38-24	Northwest
13	Houston	118.767	31-31	Southwest
14	Miami	118.610	32-31	Southeast
15	Milwaukee	117.037	33-29	Central
16	Memphis	117.002	32-31	Southwest
17	Charlotte	116.684	30-31	Southeast
18	Toronto	116.324	32-29	Atlantic
19	Chicago	115.598	31-31	Central
20	New Orleans	115.445	31-32	Southwest
21	Philadelphia	114.135	23-29	Atlantic
22	Indiana	113.849	20-43	Central
22	New York	113.607	21-41	Atlantic
24	Washington	113.550	21-39	Southeast
25	Golden State	113.102	17-45	Pacific
26	L.A. Clippers	112.780	25-38	Pacific
27	Detroit	112.468	22-41	Central
28	Sacramento	112.329	21-42	Pacific
29	Minnesota	110.089	14-49	Northwest
30	New Jersey	107.742	7-55	Atlantic

* Updated Through Games on March 7

Week 18: Boston Can't Cut Down Nets

Even without an injured Paul Pierce, it looked to be no contest for the Celtics on Saturday at home against a 5-win New Jersey team. But the Nets stunned Boston (104-96) handing the Celtics their third loss in four games and dropping them to No. 6 in this week's Index. Here are the complete rankings for the week.

	TEAMS	RATING	RECORD	DIVISION
1	L.A. Lakers	123.579	45-15	Pacific
2	Cleveland	123.478	46-14	Central
3	Orlando	122.056	40-20	Southeast
4	Denver	121.162	39-20	Northwest
5	Utah	120.717	38-21	Northwest
6	Boston	120.623	36-21	Atlantic
7	Atlanta	120.335	37-21	Southeast
8	San Antonio	120.241	33-24	Southwest
9	Phoenix	119.754	37-24	Pacific
10	Portland	119.458	35-27	Northwest
11	Dallas	119.397	39-21	Southwest
12	OK City	119.033	35-23	Northwest
13	Houston	118.883	29-29	Southwest
14	Miami	118.754	29-31	Southeast
15	Memphis	117.034	30-29	Southwest
16	Charlotte	116.826	28-29	Southeast
17	Milwaukee	116.701	30-29	Central
18	Toronto	116.544	31-27	Atlantic
19	Chicago	115.557	31-28	Central
20	New Orleans	115.430	31-29	Southwest
21	Philadelphia	114.202	22-36	Atlantic
22	Indiana	113.794	20-39	Central
22	New York	113.762	20-38	Atlantic
24	Washington	113.568	21-36	Southeast
25	Golden State	113.076	17-41	Pacific
26	L.A. Clippers	112.906	24-35	Pacific
27	Detroit	112.567	21-38	Central
28	Sacramento	112.328	20-39	Pacific
29	Minnesota	110.005	14-47	Northwest
30	New Jersey	107.568	6-53	Atlantic

* Updated Through Games on February 28

Week 17: Black And Blue Blazers

Beset by injuries all season, No. 10 Portland hit another low point on Sunday as it blew a 25-point lead in the second half on Sunday in a 93-89 los to the surging Jazz. Here are the complete rankings for the week.

	TEAMS	RATING	RECORD	DIVISION
1	L.A. Lakers	123.639	42-14	Pacific
2	Cleveland	123.586	43-14	Central
3	Orlando	122.047	38-19	Southeast
4	Denver	121.181	37-19	Northwest
5	Boston	120.736	35-19	Atlantic
6	Utah	120.714	36-19	Northwest
7	Atlanta	120.448	34-20	Southeast
8	San Antonio	120.366	31-23	Southwest
9	Phoenix	119.685	34-23	Pacific
10	Portland	119.547	32-26	Northwest
11	Dallas	119.280	35-21	Southwest
12	Houston	119.067	28-27	Southwest
13	OK City	118.986	33-21	Northwest
14	Miami	118.690	29-28	Southeast
15	Memphis	117.079	28-27	Southwest
16	Charlotte	116.977	27-27	Southeast
17	Toronto	116.535	31-24	Atlantic
18	Milwaukee	116.474	26-28	Central
19	New Orleans	115.354	30-26	Southwest
20	Chicago	115.295	29-26	Central
21	Philadelphia	114.117	21-34	Atlantic
22	New York	113.957	19-35	Atlantic
22	Indiana	113.660	19-36	Central
24	Washington	113.465	19-34	Southeast
25	L.A. Clippers	113.045	22-33	Pacific
26	Golden State	112.946	16-39	Pacific
27	Sacramento	112.547	18-38	Pacific
28	Detroit	112.467	20-35	Central
29	Minnesota	109.825	13-44	Northwest
30	New Jersey	107.460	5-51	Atlantic

* Updated Through Games on February 21

Week 16: Cavs Reach Break At No. 1

Cleveland won its 13th straight against Eastern Conference rival Orlando (115-106) on Thursday to hit the squeak ahead of the Lakers for No. 1 in the Index at the All-Star break. The Wizards are at No. 22 in this week's Index. Here are the complete rankings for the week.

	TEAMS	RATING	RECORD	DIVISION
1	Cleveland	123.582	43-11	Central
2	L.A. Lakers	123.566	42-13	Pacific
3	Orlando	121.990	37-18	Southeast
4	Denver	121.267	35-18	Northwest
5	Boston	120.872	33-18	Atlantic
6	Atlanta	120.639	33-18	Southeast
7	Utah	120.544	33-19	Northwest
8	San Antonio	120.303	31-21	Southwest
9	Phoenix	119.688	32-22	Pacific
10	Portland	119.669	32-24	Northwest
11	Dallas	119.531	32-21	Southwest
12	Houston	119.181	27-25	Southwest
13	OK City	118.769	31-21	Northwest
14	Miami	118.324	28-27	Southeast
15	Memphis	117.242	27-26	Southwest
16	Charlotte	117.097	26-26	Southeast
17	Milwaukee	116.564	24-27	Central
18	Toronto	116.424	29-24	Atlantic
19	New Orleans	115.188	28-25	Southwest
20	Chicago	115.130	27-26	Central
21	New York	114.163	19-34	Atlantic
22	Philadelphia	113.908	20-33	Atlantic
22	Indiana	113.597	18-35	Central
24	Washington	113.505	18-33	Southeast
25	L.A. Clippers	113.407	21-32	Pacific
26	Golden State	112.779	14-38	Pacific
27	Sacramento	112.648	18-35	Pacific
28	Detroit	112.399	19-34	Central
29	Minnesota	109.801	13-42	Northwest
30	New Jersey	107.338	5-49	Atlantic

* Updated Through Games on February 14

Week 15: Capital Punishment

The Wizards thought they were bringing a winning attitude with new coach Flip Saunders. Instead Washington has been mired in bad play and off-the-court problems highlighted by Gilbert Arenas' suspension for the remainder of the season. The Wizards are at No. 22 in this week's Index. Here are the complete rankings for the week.

	TEAMS	RATING	RECORD	DIVISION
1	L.A. Lakers	123.717	39-13	Pacific
2	Cleveland	123.354	41-11	Central
3	Orlando	122.012	34-17	Southeast
4	Denver	121.292	34-17	Northwest
5	Boston	121.081	32-17	Atlantic
6	Atlanta	120.750	32-17	Southeast
7	San Antonio	120.419	29-20	Southwest
8	Utah	120.184	31-18	Northwest
9	Portland	119.837	30-23	Northwest
10	Dallas	119.795	31-19	Southwest
11	Phoenix	119.576	31-21	Pacific
12	Houston	119.164	27-23	Southwest
13	OK City	118.559	29-21	Northwest
14	Miami	118.388	24-27	Southeast
15	Memphis	117.270	26-24	Southwest
16	Charlotte	117.114	24-25	Southeast
17	Milwaukee	116.413	23-26	Central
18	Toronto	116.366	28-23	Atlantic
19	New Orleans	115.082	27-24	Southwest
20	Chicago	115.024	24-25	Central
21	New York	114.272	19-31	Atlantic
22	Washington	113.725	17-32	Southeast
22	Philadelphia	113.615	19-31	Atlantic
24	L.A. Clippers	113.509	21-29	Pacific
25	Indiana	113.496	18-33	Central
26	Golden State	112.901	13-36	Pacific
27	Sacramento	112.676	16-34	Pacific
28	Detroit	112.610	17-32	Central
29	Minnesota	109.460	13-38	Northwest
30	New Jersey	107.429	4-46	Atlantic

* Updated Through Games on February 7

Week 14: Pistons Misfiring

Detroit, the perennial contender in the Eastern Conference, is having its worst season in 16 years and extended its current losing streak to five straight with a 91-86 loss to Orlando. Here are the complete rankings for the week.

	TEAMS	RATING	RECORD	DIVISION
1	L.A. Lakers	123.922	37-12	Pacific
2	Cleveland	123.109	38-11	Central
3	Orlando	121.979	32-16	Southeast
4	Boston	121.317	30-16	Atlantic
5	Denver	121.310	32-15	Northwest
6	Atlanta	120.943	30-16	Southeast
7	San Antonio	120.568	27-19	Southwest
8	Dallas	120.021	30-18	Southwest
9	Portland	119.864	28-21	Northwest
10	Utah	119.837	29-18	Northwest
11	Phoenix	119.553	29-21	Pacific
12	Houston	119.194	25-22	Southwest
13	Miami	118.465	24-24	Southeast
14	OK City	118.323	26-21	Northwest
15	Memphis	117.201	26-21	Southwest
16	Charlotte	117.013	24-22	Southeast
17	Toronto	116.227	26-22	Atlantic
18	Milwaukee	116.127	21-25	Central
19	New Orleans	114.931	26-22	Southwest
20	Chicago	114.885	23-22	Central
21	New York	114.499	18-29	Atlantic
22	Washington	113.948	16-31	Southeast
22	L.A. Clippers	113.646	20-27	Pacific
24	Philadelphia	113.519	16-31	Atlantic
25	Indiana	113.485	16-32	Central
26	Golden State	112.967	13-33	Pacific
27	Detroit	112.877	15-31	Central
28	Sacramento	112.697	16-30	Pacific
29	Minnesota	109.257	11-38	Northwest
30	New Jersey	107.580	4-42	Atlantic

* Updated Through Games on January 31

Week 13: Good Charlotte

The Bobcats started off January by winning nine of their first 10 capped by 104-65 victory over the Heat on Wednesday that was Charlotte's most-lopsided win in team history. Here are the complete rankings for the week.

	TEAMS	RATING	RECORD	DIVISION
1	L.A. Lakers	124.007	33-11	Pacific
2	Cleveland	123.021	34-11	Central
3	Orlando	121.991	29-15	Southeast
4	Boston	121.701	28-13	Atlantic
5	Denver	121.239	29-14	Northwest
6	Atlanta	120.987	28-14	Southeast
7	San Antonio	120.644	25-17	Southwest
8	Dallas	120.196	29-15	Southwest
9	Portland	120.075	27-18	Northwest
10	Phoenix	119.757	26-19	Pacific
11	Utah	119.426	25-18	Northwest
12	Houston	119.379	24-19	Southwest
13	Miami	118.281	23-20	Southeast
14	OK City	118.162	24-20	Northwest
15	Memphis	116.883	23-19	Southwest
16	Charlotte	116.762	21-21	Southeast
17	Milwaukee	115.961	18-24	Central
18	Toronto	115.942	23-22	Atlantic
19	New Orleans	114.746	23-20	Southwest
20	New York	114.609	17-26	Atlantic
21	Chicago	114.495	20-22	Central
22	Washington	114.187	14-29	Southeast
22	L.A. Clippers	113.664	20-23	Pacific
24	Indiana	113.539	15-29	Central
25	Philadelphia	113.463	15-28	Atlantic
26	Detroit	113.110	15-28	Central
27	Sacramento	112.926	15-28	Pacific
28	Golden State	112.875	13-29	Pacific
29	Minnesota	109.393	9-36	Northwest
30	New Jersey	107.952	3-40	Atlantic

* Updated Through Games on January 24

Week 12: Hornets Ride West In West

After a sluggish 3-8 start, David West and the Hornets have bounced back and have won eight of their last 10 to move 3 games over .500 (21-18) and very much alive in the Southwest Division. Here are the complete rankings for the week.

	TEAMS	RATING	RECORD	DIVISION
1	L.A. Lakers	124.172	31-9	Pacific
2	Cleveland	122.900	31-11	Central
3	Orlando	122.217	26-14	Southeast
4	Boston	122.214	27-11	Atlantic
5	Denver	121.242	26-14	Northwest
6	Atlanta	121.195	26-13	Southeast
7	San Antonio	120.694	24-15	Southwest
8	Dallas	120.538	26-14	Southwest
9	Portland	120.139	25-16	Northwest
10	Phoenix	120.069	24-17	Pacific
11	Houston	119.655	22-18	Southwest
12	Utah	119.022	23-18	Northwest
13	Miami	118.352	20-19	Southeast
14	OK City	117.952	22-18	Northwest
15	Memphis	116.454	21-18	Southwest
16	Charlotte	116.128	19-19	Southeast
17	Milwaukee	115.989	16-22	Central
18	Toronto	115.691	21-20	Atlantic
19	New Orleans	114.686	21-18	Southwest
20	New York	114.672	16-24	Atlantic
21	Chicago	114.268	18-20	Central
22	Washington	114.194	13-26	Southeast
22	Indiana	113.761	14-26	Central
24	L.A. Clippers	113.342	17-22	Pacific
25	Philadelphia	113.331	13-26	Atlantic
26	Detroit	113.307	14-25	Central
27	Sacramento	113.052	15-24	Pacific
28	Golden State	112.512	11-27	Pacific
29	Minnesota	109.276	8-33	Northwest
30	New Jersey	108.363	3-36	Atlantic

* Updated Through Games on January 17

Week 11: Clip And Save

Even without top pick Blake Griffin, the Clippers are much improved and won their sixth straight at home (94-84) over the Heat on Sunday. Here are the complete rankings for the week.

	TEAMS	RATING	RECORD	DIVISION
1	L.A. Lakers	124.615	29-8	Pacific
2	Cleveland	122.699	30-10	Central
3	Orlando	122.495	25-12	Southeast
4	Boston	122.493	26-10	Atlantic
5	Denver	121.454	24-14	Northwest
6	Atlanta	121.448	24-13	Southeast
7	Dallas	120.753	25-12	Southwest
8	San Antonio	120.623	22-13	Southwest
9	Portland	120.257	23-16	Northwest
10	Phoenix	120.257	24-14	Pacific
11	Houston	119.913	21-16	Southwest
12	Utah	118.505	21-17	Northwest
13	Miami	118.480	18-18	Southeast
14	OK City	117.824	21-16	Northwest
15	Milwaukee	116.104	15-20	Central
16	Memphis	116.050	18-18	Southwest
17	Charlotte	115.671	16-19	Southeast
18	Toronto	115.555	19-20	Atlantic
19	New Orleans	114.562	19-17	Southwest
20	New York	114.539	15-22	Atlantic
21	L.A. Clippers	114.456	17-18	Pacific
22	Washington	114.323	12-23	Southeast
22	Indiana	113.922	12-25	Central
24	Chicago	113.869	16-20	Central
25	Detroit	113.825	11-25	Central
26	Philadelphia	113.193	12-25	Atlantic
27	Sacramento	113.091	15-21	Pacific
28	Golden State	112.343	11-25	Pacific
29	Minnesota	109.187	8-31	Northwest
30	New Jersey	108.570	3-34	Atlantic

* Updated Through Games on January 10

Week 10: No Holding Mayo In Memphis

O.J. Mayo and the Memphis Grizzlies stumbled to a 1-8 start. But since releasing Allen Iverson, Mayo and the Grizzlies are 14-8, including a team-record 9-4 mark in December. And January started the same way as Memphis pounded Phoenix (128-103) to reach .500 (16-16) and No. 16 in this week's Index. Here are the complete rankings for the week.

	TEAMS	RATING	RECORD	DIVISION
1	L.A. Lakers	125.010	27-6	Pacific
2	Orlando	122.999	24-9	Southeast
3	Boston	122.800	24-8	Atlantic
4	Cleveland	122.425	27-9	Central
5	Atlanta	121.717	21-11	Southeast
6	Denver	121.683	21-13	Northwest
7	Dallas	121.054	23-11	Southwest
8	Phoenix	120.443	21-13	Pacific
9	Portland	120.430	22-13	Northwest
10	San Antonio	120.382	20-12	Southwest
11	Houston	120.265	20-14	Southwest
12	Utah	118.493	18-15	Northwest
13	Miami	118.468	16-15	Southeast
14	OK City	117.756	18-15	Northwest
15	Milwaukee	116.257	13-18	Central
16	Memphis	115.495	16-16	Southwest
17	Toronto	115.238	17-18	Atlantic
18	Charlotte	115.237	14-18	Southeast
19	Detroit	114.425	11-21	Central
20	Washington	114.325	10-21	Southeast
21	New Orleans	114.300	15-16	Southwest
22	Indiana	114.276	10-23	Central
22	New York	114.148	14-20	Atlantic
24	Chicago	113.689	14-17	Central
25	Philadelphia	113.050	10-23	Atlantic
26	Sacramento	113.036	14-19	Pacific
27	Golden State	112.279	9-23	Pacific
28	L.A. Clippers	112.192	14-18	Pacific
29	Minnesota	109.074	7-28	Northwest
30	New Jersey	108.792	3-30	Atlantic

* Updated Through Games on December January 3

Week 9: Cavs Have Merry Xmas

Cleveland acquired Shaquille O'Neal with the hope that he could bring some of the success that he had in LA while leading the Lakers to three straight championships. On Christmas Day, Shaq and the Cavs showed their potential with a 102-87 win over the defending champion Lakers at the Staples Center. Here are the complete rankings for the week.

	TEAMS	RATING	RECORD	DIVISION
1	L.A. Lakers	125.548	24-5	Pacific
2	Orlando	123.116	22-8	Southeast
3	Boston	122.973	23-6	Atlantic
4	Denver	121.969	20-11	Northwest
5	Cleveland	121.883	24-8	Central
6	Atlanta	121.773	21-8	Southeast
7	Dallas	121.176	22-9	Southwest
8	Houston	120.615	18-13	Southwest
9	Portland	120.499	20-12	Northwest
10	Phoenix	120.493	19-12	Pacific
11	San Antonio	119.972	17-11	Southwest
12	Utah	118.463	17-13	Northwest
13	Miami	118.381	16-12	Southeast
14	OK City	117.599	15-14	Northwest
15	Milwaukee	116.639	12-16	Central
16	Toronto	115.037	15-17	Atlantic
17	Detroit	114.991	11-19	Central
18	Charlotte	114.979	11-17	Southeast
19	Memphis	114.915	13-16	Southwest
20	Indiana	114.724	9-19	Central
21	Washington	114.387	10-18	Southeast
22	New Orleans	114.280	13-15	Southwest
22	New York	113.849	11-19	Atlantic
24	Chicago	113.571	11-17	Central
25	Sacramento	112.936	13-16	Pacific
26	Philadelphia	112.856	7-22	Atlantic
27	Golden State	112.291	8-21	Pacific
28	L.A. Clippers	111.959	13-17	Pacific
29	New Jersey	109.002	2-28	Atlantic
30	Minnesota	108.787	7-24	Northwest

* Updated Through Games on December 27

Week 8: Resilient Rockets

The Rockets continued to overcome injuries, the latest a collision that kept super-sub Carl Landry out and forced rookie Chase Budinger to leave Saturday's game early. Still, Houston held on to beat OKC (95-90) for a 16-11 record and a No. 8 ranking in this week's Index. Here are the complete rankings for the week.

	TEAMS	RATING	RECORD	DIVISION
1	L.A. Lakers	125.825	22-4	Pacific
2	Orlando	123.446	21-7	Southeast
3	Boston	122.889	21-5	Atlantic
4	Denver	122.193	19-9	Northwest
5	Cleveland	121.606	21-8	Central
6	Atlanta	121.562	19-7	Southeast
7	Dallas	121.330	20-8	Southwest
8	Houston	120.866	16-11	Southwest
9	Portland	120.638	17-12	Northwest
10	Phoenix	120.629	18-10	Pacific
11	San Antonio	119.742	15-10	Southwest
12	Utah	118.325	16-12	Northwest
13	Miami	118.231	13-12	Southeast
14	OK City	117.592	13-13	Northwest
15	Milwaukee	116.732	12-14	Central
16	Detroit	115.427	11-16	Central
17	Toronto	115.194	13-17	Atlantic
18	Indiana	114.959	9-17	Central
19	Charlotte	114.815	10-16	Southeast
20	Washington	114.478	8-17	Southeast
21	Memphis	114.312	12-15	Southwest
22	New Orleans	114.154	12-14	Southwest
22	Chicago	113.700	10-16	Central
24	New York	113.511	10-17	Atlantic
25	Sacramento	112.908	13-14	Pacific
26	Philadelphia	112.689	7-20	Atlantic
27	Golden State	112.551	7-19	Pacific
28	L.A. Clippers	111.650	12-15	Pacific
29	New Jersey	109.435	2-26	Atlantic
30	Minnesota	108.456	5-23	Northwest

* Updated Through Games on December 20

Week 7: Not-So-Bullish In Chicago

The Bulls pushed the Celtics to seven games in last year's playoffs, but they were a far cry from that on Saturday as they fell to Boston 106-80 for their 10th loss in 12 games. Here are the complete rankings for the week.

	TEAMS	RATING	RECORD	DIVISION
1	L.A. Lakers	125.915	19-4	Pacific
2	Orlando	123.825	19-6	Southeast
3	Boston	122.678	20-4	Atlantic
4	Denver	122.492	18-7	Northwest
5	Cleveland	121.715	19-7	Central
6	Dallas	121.556	18-7	Southwest
7	Houston	121.184	14-10	Southwest
8	Atlanta	121.182	18-6	Southeast
9	Portland	121.157	15-11	Northwest
10	Phoenix	120.685	17-8	Pacific
11	San Antonio	119.354	12-10	Southwest
12	Miami	118.488	12-11	Southeast
13	Utah	117.960	14-10	Northwest
14	OK City	117.653	12-11	Northwest
15	Milwaukee	116.631	11-11	Central
16	Toronto	115.637	11-17	Atlantic
17	Detroit	115.548	11-13	Central
18	Indiana	115.309	8-14	Central
19	Washington	114.667	7-15	Southeast
20	Charlotte	114.558	10-13	Southeast
21	Chicago	114.322	8-15	Central
22	New Orleans	114.030	10-13	Southwest
22	Memphis	113.569	10-15	Southwest
24	New York	112.950	8-16	Atlantic
25	Golden State	112.748	7-17	Pacific
26	Sacramento	112.718	10-13	Pacific
27	Philadelphia	112.455	6-19	Atlantic
28	L.A. Clippers	111.257	10-13	Pacific
29	New Jersey	109.915	2-23	Atlantic
30	Minnesota	108.037	4-21	Northwest

* Updated Through Games on December 13

Week 6: Questions, Answer In Philly

The Sixers losing streak reached 9 straight with 106-105 loss to Charlotte on Saturday. Desperate for a change, Philadelphia announced earlier in the week that it was bringing Allen Iverson back to the team. Here are the complete rankings for the week.

	TEAMS	RATING	RECORD	DIVISION
1	L.A. Lakers	125.633	17-3	Pacific
2	Orlando	123.884	17-5	Southeast
3	Denver	122.788	16-7	Northwest
4	Boston	122.324	18-4	Atlantic
5	Dallas	122.094	15-7	Southwest
6	Portland	122.023	14-9	Northwest
7	Cleveland	121.727	15-7	Central
8	Houston	121.431	12-9	Southwest
9	Atlanta	121.132	15-6	Southeast
10	Phoenix	120.928	15-7	Pacific
11	San Antonio	118.952	10-9	Southwest
12	Miami	118.929	11-9	Southeast
13	Utah	117.516	13-9	Northwest
14	OK City	117.441	11-9	Northwest
15	Milwaukee	116.909	10-11	Central
16	Indiana	116.067	6-13	Central
17	Toronto	116.013	10-14	Atlantic
18	Detroit	115.574	10-12	Central
19	Chicago	115.403	7-13	Central
20	Washington	114.762	7-13	Southeast
21	Charlotte	114.270	9-11	Southeast
22	New Orleans	113.834	10-11	Southwest
22	Memphis	113.105	9-12	Southwest
24	Golden State	112.655	7-14	Pacific
25	Philadelphia	112.505	5-17	Atlantic
26	Sacramento	112.291	9-12	Pacific
27	New York	112.189	7-15	Atlantic
28	L.A. Clippers	110.873	9-12	Pacific
29	New Jersey	110.123	2-20	Atlantic
30	Minnesota	107.525	3-19	Northwest

* Updated Through Games on December 6

Week 5: Jazzing It Up

After a sluggish start, Utah has won five of its last six to move over .500 (10-7) and No. 11 in this week's Index. Here are the complete rankings for the week.

	TEAMS	RATING	RECORD	DIVISION
1	L.A. Lakers	125.295	14-3	Pacific
2	Orlando	123.794	14-4	Southeast
3	Denver	123.198	13-5	Northwest
4	Portland	122.753	12-8	Northwest
5	Dallas	122.415	13-5	Southwest
6	Boston	122.287	14-4	Atlantic
7	Houston	121.876	9-8	Southwest
8	Cleveland	121.580	12-5	Central
9	Atlanta	121.404	12-5	Southeast
10	Phoenix	120.894	14-4	Pacific
11	Utah	119.757	10-7	Northwest
12	Miami	119.483	10-7	Southeast
13	San Antonio	118.352	9-6	Southwest
14	Milwaukee	117.299	9-7	Central
15	OK City	117.032	9-8	Northwest
16	Indiana	117.018	6-9	Central
17	Toronto	116.816	7-12	Atlantic
18	Chicago	116.057	6-9	Central
19	Detroit	115.934	6-11	Central
20	Washington	114.863	6-10	Southeast
21	Charlotte	113.568	7-10	Southeast
22	New Orleans	113.334	7-11	Southwest
22	Memphis	112.789	6-12	Southwest
24	Philadelphia	112.669	5-13	Atlantic
25	Golden State	112.329	6-11	Pacific
26	New York	111.543	4-14	Atlantic
27	Sacramento	111.433	8-8	Pacific
28	L.A. Clippers	110.486	8-10	Pacific
29	New Jersey	110.245	0-17	Atlantic
30	Minnesota	107.424	2-15	Northwest

* Updated Through Games on November 29

Week 4: Net Loss

New Jersey's losing streak reached 13 straight to start the season after falling to the Knicks (98-91) on Saturday. The Nets are approaching the all-time futility mark of 17 straight to start a season held by both the Heat and Clippers. Here are the complete rankings for the week.

	TEAMS	RATING	RECORD	DIVISION
1	L.A. Lakers	125.186	10-3	Pacific
2	Orlando	123.866	11-3	Southeast
3	Denver	123.581	9-4	Northwest
4	Portland	123.234	11-5	Northwest
5	Boston	122.904	10-4	Atlantic
6	Dallas	122.465	10-3	Southwest
7	Cleveland	121.861	10-4	Central
8	Atlanta	121.362	11-3	Southeast
9	Houston	120.535	8-6	Southwest
10	Miami	120.417	8-5	Southeast
11	Phoenix	120.406	11-3	Pacific
12	Indiana	117.776	5-6	Central
13	San Antonio	117.546	6-6	Southwest
14	Milwaukee	117.360	8-4	Central
15	Toronto	117.329	6-8	Atlantic
16	OK City	116.447	7-7	Northwest
17	Detroit	116.289	5-9	Central
18	Chicago	116.197	6-7	Central
19	Utah	116.122	7-6	Northwest
20	Washington	115.062	3-9	Southeast
21	Philadelphia	113.094	5-8	Atlantic
22	Charlotte	112.611	4-9	Southeast
22	New Orleans	112.469	6-9	Southwest
24	Memphis	112.342	5-9	Southwest
25	Golden State	111.509	4-8	Pacific
26	New York	111.385	3-10	Atlantic
27	L.A. Clippers	111.093	6-9	Pacific
28	Sacramento	110.535	5-8	Pacific
29	New Jersey	110.456	0-13	Atlantic
30	Minnesota	107.979	1-13	Northwest

* Updated Through Games on November 22

Week 3: Hawks Soar

Resembling the team that pushed the Celtics to seven games in the 2008 playoffs, the Hawks beat Boston (97-86) on Friday to continue their strong start to the season. Here are the complete rankings for the week.

	TEAMS	RATING	RECORD	DIVISION
1	L.A. Lakers	125.761	7-3	Pacific
2	Orlando	124.423	7-3	Southeast
3	Denver	123.895	7-3	Northwest
4	Boston	123.706	8-3	Atlantic
5	Portland	123.554	8-3	Northwest
6	Houston	122.824	6-4	Southwest
7	Dallas	122.568	7-3	Southwest
8	Cleveland	122.071	7-3	Central
9	Miami	121.476	7-2	Southeast
10	Atlanta	120.213	8-2	Southeast
11	Phoenix	120.117	9-2	Pacific
12	Indiana	117.783	4-3	Central
13	Toronto	117.436	5-5	Atlantic
14	San Antonio	117.329	4-4	Southwest
15	Milwaukee	116.706	5-2	Central
16	OK City	116.125	5-5	Northwest
17	Detroit	116.088	5-5	Central
18	Chicago	116.058	5-4	Central
19	Utah	115.388	4-6	Northwest
20	Washington	115.323	2-7	Southeast
21	Philadelphia	114.096	4-6	Atlantic
22	Memphis	112.649	2-8	Southwest
22	Charlotte	112.347	3-6	Southeast
24	New York	111.522	1-9	Atlantic
25	New Orleans	111.489	3-8	Southwest
26	Golden State	110.852	3-6	Pacific
27	New Jersey	110.596	0-10	Atlantic
28	L.A. Clippers	109.963	4-7	Pacific
29	Sacramento	109.253	5-4	Pacific
30	Minnesota	108.959	1-10	Northwest

* Updated Through Games on November 15

Week 2: Suns Not Ready To Set

The Suns are surviving just fine so far without Shaquille O'Neal as their 102-90 win over Washington on Sunday gave them a 6-1 mark, matching the best seven-game start in franchise history. Here are the complete rankings for the week.

	TEAMS	RATING	RECORD	DIVISION
1	L.A. Lakers	125.842	6-1	Pacific
2	Denver	124.834	5-2	Northwest
3	Orlando	124.657	5-2	Southeast
4	Boston	124.548	7-1	Atlantic
5	Houston	123.313	4-2	Southwest
6	Portland	123.094	4-3	Northwest
7	Dallas	122.186	4-2	Southwest
8	Cleveland	121.785	4-3	Central
9	Miami	121.141	5-1	Southeast
10	Phoenix	120.151	6-1	Pacific
11	Atlanta	119.820	5-2	Southeast
12	Toronto	117.806	3-3	Atlantic
13	Indiana	117.603	2-3	Central
14	San Antonio	116.996	2-3	Southwest
15	Milwaukee	116.259	3-2	Central
16	Chicago	116.140	4-2	Central
17	OK City	116.055	3-3	Northwest
18	Detroit	115.996	3-4	Central
19	Washington	115.295	2-5	Southeast
20	Utah	115.137	2-4	Northwest
21	Philadelphia	114.193	3-3	Atlantic
22	Charlotte	112.602	3-3	Southeast
22	Memphis	112.229	1-6	Southwest
24	New York	111.835	1-6	Atlantic
25	New Orleans	110.908	2-5	Southwest
26	L.A. Clippers	110.610	3-4	Pacific
27	Golden State	110.523	1-4	Pacific
28	Minnesota	110.220	1-6	Northwest
29	New Jersey	110.035	0-7	Atlantic
30	Sacramento	109.418	3-4	Pacific

* Updated Through Games on November 8

Week 1: Boston Medical No More

The Celtics have a healthy Kevin Garnett back and have added Rasheed Wallace to their already potent lineup this season. The result is a strong 4-0 start that has Boston at No. 4 in this week's Index. Here are the complete rankings for the week.

	TEAMS	RATING	RECORD	DIVISION
1	L.A. Lakers	126.468	2-1	Pacific
2	Orlando	125.896	3-0	Southeast
3	Denver	124.505	3-0	Northwest
4	Boston	124.287	4-0	Atlantic
5	Portland	123.688	2-2	Northwest
6	Houston	122.697	2-1	Southwest
7	Dallas	122.435	2-1	Southwest
8	Cleveland	121.903	2-2	Central
9	Miami	121.894	3-0	Southeast
10	Atlanta	119.395	2-1	Southeast
11	Phoenix	118.752	3-0	Pacific
12	San Antonio	118.171	2-1	Southwest
13	Indiana	117.337	0-2	Central
14	Toronto	117.127	1-2	Atlantic
15	Washington	116.531	2-1	Southeast
16	Philadelphia	116.292	2-1	Atlantic
17	Milwaukee	116.102	1-1	Central
18	Utah	115.729	1-1	Northwest
19	Chicago	115.330	1-2	Central
20	Memphis	115.207	1-2	Southwest
21	OK City	114.982	2-1	Northwest
22	Detroit	114.858	1-2	Central
22	New York	112.297	0-3	Atlantic
24	New Jersey	112.154	0-3	Atlantic
25	Golden State	111.310	0-2	Pacific
26	Minnesota	110.552	1-2	Northwest
27	Charlotte	110.247	1-2	Southeast
28	New Orleans	110.180	1-2	Southwest
29	L.A. Clippers	108.643	0-4	Pacific
30	Sacramento	105.951	0-3	Pacific

* Updated Through Games on November 1

COLLEGE FOOTBALL
FINAL 2009 DUNKEL TOP 5
DIVISION IA
1. Alabama 115.676
2. Florida 110.370
3. Texas 109.929
4. Boise State 107.739
5. TCU 107.230
(Through Games on 1/7)

FINAL 2009 DUNKEL TOP 5
DIVISION IAA
1. Villanova 86.981
2. Montana 85.073
3. William & Mary 83.835
4. Appalachian State 81.816
5. Richmond 79.909
(Through Games on 12/18)

PRO FOOTBALL
FINAL 2009 DUNKEL TOP 5
1. New Orleans 142.626
2. Indianapolis 139.044
3. Minnesota 137.750
4. Dallas 137.542
5. San Diego 136.964
(Through Games on 2/7)

CFL FOOTBALL
THIS WEEK'S DUNKEL TOP 5
1. Montreal 120.404
2. Calgary 113.824
3. Saskatchewan 113.461
4. BC 109.529
5. Hamilton 108.915
(Through Games on 7/24)

COLLEGE BASKETBALL
FINAL 2009-10 DUNKEL TOP 5
1. Duke 79.721
2. Kansas 76.787
3. Kentucky 76.341
4. Ohio State 74.816
5. Baylor 74.186
(Through Games on 4/5)

PRO BASKETBALL
FINAL 2009-10 DUNKEL TOP 5
1. LA Lakers 124.956
2. Boston 123.747
3. Phoenix 123.057
4. Orlando 122.957
5. Cleveland 122.556
(Through Games on 6/17)

WNBA BASKETBALL
THIS WEEK'S DUNKEL TOP 5
1. Seattle 117.080
2. Indiana 113.555
3. Phoenix 111.837
4. Washington 111.809
5. Atlanta 111.187
(Through Games on 7/25)

PRO HOCKEY
FINAL 2009-10 DUNKEL TOP 5
1. Chicago 12.684
2. Philadelphia 12.269
3. Detroit 12.219
4. San Jose 12.030
5. Vancouver 11.833
(Through Games on 6/9)

PRO BASEBALL
THIS WEEK'S DUNKEL TOP 5
1. Tampa Bay 15.899
2. NY Yankees 15.870
3. Minnesota 15.776
4. Boston 15.607
5. Chicago White Sox 15.585
(Through Games on 7/25)

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