NBA power rankings for start of February

By Rick Morris

NOTE: Rankings for mid-January in parentheses.

TOP TIER

1 San Antonio (1)

SECOND TIER

2 Boston (2)

3 Miami (5)

4 Chicago (4)

5 Dallas (11)

6 Los Angeles Lakers (3)

7 Oklahoma City (8)

8 Atlanta (6)

9 New Orleans (10)

10 Orlando (7)

11 Denver (12)

12 Utah (9)

13 Memphis (17)

14 Portland (13)

15 New York (14)

16 Philadelphia (22)

17 Phoenix (15)

18 Houston (16)

THIRD TIER

19 Charlotte (19)

20 Golden State (18)

21 Indiana (21)

22 Los Angeles Clippers (20)

23 Milwaukee (23)

24 Detroit (24)

FOURTH TIER

25 New Jersey (27)

26 Toronto (25)

27 Washington (26)

28 Sacramento (29)

29 Minnesota (28)

FIFTH TIER

30 Cleveland (30)

BIGGEST RISERS: Dallas and Philadelphia (6 spots), Memphis (4 spots)

BIGGEST FALLERS: Los Angeles Lakers, Orlando and Utah (3 spots)

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

1 Southwest (46)

2 Southeast (67)

3 Northwest (73)

4 Atlantic (84)

5 Pacific (93)

6 Central (98)

RANKINGS BY CONFERENCE

1 West (212)

2 East (249)