I'm a bit of a data junkie (which was part of the reason I love working on Picktastic), so I decided to put together a ranking algorithm to do our own version of Power Rankings for different sports. First up are the NBA Power Rankings. So you might be wondering how we came up with our ranking? Well, it actually wasn't us. Picktastic Power Rankings are based on team performance and popularity here on the site, so your picking counts! That number next to the team is the weekly score the site gave them.

Here are the Week 8 NBA Top 16:

# 1. Boston Celtics - 1755
# 2. Detroit Pistons - 1536
# 3. Phoenix Suns - 1477
# 4. Portland Trail Blazers - 1424
# 5. San Antonio Spurs - 1386
# 6. Dallas Mavericks - 1332
# 7. Los Angeles Lakers - 931
# 8. Denver Nuggets - 835
# 9. Indiana Pacers - 732
# 10. Golden State Warriors - 726
# 11. Chicago Bulls - 714
# 12. Houston Rockets - 700
# 13. Orlando Magic - 600
# 14. Philadelphia 76ers - 546
# 15. Washington Wizards - 504
# 16. Atlanta Hawks - 498