EuroLeague Power Rankings Place Hapoel Tel Aviv Fifth, Maccabi Tel Aviv Fourteenth for 2026/27 Season
The EuroLeague's first power rankings for the 2026/27 season, compiled by four official site analysts, Jeff Gillingham, Javier Gancedo, Frankie Sachs, and Igor Petrinovic, reflect current summer assessments of team strength. Hapoel Tel Aviv ranks fifth, praised for its strong investment in its debut EuroLeague season and expected to compete for a top-eight playoff spot again, with key players Antonio Blakeney and Elijah Bryant returning.
Maccabi Tel Aviv is placed 14th, with experts noting the team currently lacks a natural center and a definitive scorer. Their advancement in the rankings depends on acquiring these missing players to support coach Oded Katash’s efforts to reach the top ten.
Leading the rankings is Panathinaikos, credited with the positive impact of coach Željko Obradović and recent star additions like Silvan Francisco. Defending champions Olympiacos are second, followed by Fenerbahçe in third and Real Madrid in fourth. After Hapoel Tel Aviv, Dubai is sixth, Anadolu Efes seventh, Žalgiris Kaunas eighth, Milano ninth, and Crvena Zvezda tenth.
Barcelona ranks 11th, Valencia 12th, and Partizan Belgrade 13th. Below Maccabi Tel Aviv, Bayern Munich is 15th, Beşiktaş 16th, Paris 17th, with Virtus Bologna, Baskonia, and a struggling Villeurbanne at the bottom.
The rankings highlight the current competitive landscape and the potential for movement as teams finalize their rosters ahead of the new season.
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