NBA power rankings for start of March

By Rick Morris

NOTE: Rankings from mid-February in parentheses.

TOP TIER

1 San Antonio (1)

SECOND TIER

2 Dallas (11)

3 Boston (2)

4 Los Angeles Lakers (3)

5 Chicago (4)

6 Miami (5)

THIRD TIER

7 Orlando (7)

8 Oklahoma City (8)

9 Atlanta (6)

10 Denver (12)

11 Portland (13)

12 New Orleans (10)

13 Memphis (17)

14 Phoenix (15)

15 Houston (16)

16 Utah (9)

17 Philadelphia (22)

18 New York (14)

FOURTH TIER

19 Golden State (18)

20 Indiana (21)

21 Charlotte (19)

FIFTH TIER

22 Los Angeles Clippers (20)

23 Milwaukee (23)

24 Detroit (24)

SIXTH TIER

25 New Jersey (27)

26 Toronto (25)

27 Washington (26)

28 Sacramento (29)

29 Minnesota (28)

SEVENTH TIER

30 Cleveland (30)

BIGGEST RISERS: Dallas (9 spots), Philadelphia (5 spots), Memphis (4 spots)

BIGGEST FALLERS: Utah (7 spots), New York (4 spots), Atlanta (3 spots)

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

1 Southwest (43)

2 Southeast (70)

3 Northwest (74)

4 Pacific (87)

5 Atlantic (89)

6 Central (102)

RANKINGS BY CONFERENCE

1 West (207)

2 East (261)