NBA power rankings for mid-March

By Rick Morris

NOTE: Rankings from start of March in parentheses.

TOP TIER

1 San Antonio (1)

SECOND TIER

2 Chicago (5)

3 Los Angeles Lakers (4)

4 Boston (3)

5 Dallas (2)

6 Miami (6)

THIRD TIER

7 Orlando (7)

8 Oklahoma City (8)

9 Denver (10)

10 New Orleans (12)

11 Atlanta (9)

12 Portland (11)

13 Memphis (13)

14 Phoenix (14)

15 New York (18)

16 Philadelphia (17)

17 Houston (15)

18 Utah (16)

FOURTH TIER

19 Golden State (19)

20 Indiana (20)

21 Charlotte (21)

22 Los Angeles Clippers (22)

23 Milwaukee (23)

FIFTH TIER

24 Detroit (24)

25 New Jersey (25)

SIXTH TIER

26 Toronto (26)

27 Minnesota (29)

28 Washington (27)

29 Sacramento (28)

SEVENTH TIER

30 Cleveland (30)

BIGGEST RISERS: Chicago and New York (3 spots)

BIGGEST FALLERS: Dallas (3 spots)

RANKINGS BY DIVISION – 1 POINT PER RANKING SPOT FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL TEAM, LOWEST SCORE IS BEST

1 Southwest (46)

2 Southeast (73)

3 Northwest (74)

4 Atlantic (86)

5 Pacific (87)

6 Central (99)

RANKINGS BY CONFERENCE

1 West (207)

2 East (259)