Each Monday, many of the finest national basketball minds release their weekly NBA power rankings. I do too. So why not take a look at where each team falls across the different media, and where the outliers are.

I’m using the rankings from the following outlets:

ESPN (compiled by Marc Stein)
NBA.com (compiled by John Schuhmann)
SB Nation (compiled by Tom Ziller)
Inside Hoops
Sheridan Hoops (compiled by Chris Sheridan)
Newsday (compiled by yours truly)

(Notes: You can read each author’s rankings by clicking on the links above. Also, note that Sheridan releases his rankings on Sundays.)

Here are the aggregate rankings, with comments below:

(Yellow highlight indicates the highest (or best) a team was ranked. Green highlight indicates the lowest a team was ranked. Blue highlight indicates all outlets ranked the team the same. Orange item is the biggest outlier on the high side, red item is the biggest outlier on the low side.)

Obviously, the Heat are the consensus best team in the league. That shouldn’t really come as a shock. They are outscoring opponents by nearly 12 points per game, beat the Hawks without LeBron James or Dwyane Wade in the lineup, and are first in the league in assists per game at 24.6.

Everyone has Bulls and Thunder second and third in some sort of order other than John Schuhmann, who had 2-3-4 as Bulls-Blazers-Thunder. Schuhmann wrote about the Blazers:

Gerald Wallace’s offense has come and gone, but his defensive impact has been huge. The Blazers have allowed just 89 points per 100 possessions in 263 minutes with him on the floor, compared to 109 in 121 minutes with him on the bench. Portland’s improved D will host the Clippers’ No. 2 offense Tuesday.

Conversely, I had the Blazers ranked the lowest at seventh. For me, 5-through-8 was tight, and I went Spurs-Nuggets-Blazers-Pacers. They could have easily leaped been fifth, but right now, I just like the depth in San Antonio and Denver a little more.

I was also on the low end with both the Sixers (had them ninth, average was eighth) and the Magic (14th, 11th). I’m concerned about the strength of schedule of both teams, and would like to see Philly and Orlando against tougher opponents. Remember, the Magic are 6-1 against teams with losing records and 0-2 against teams with winning records, while Philadelphia’s four-game winning streak has come against the 25th, 26th, 27th and 23rd ranked teams above.

That being said, I love the 76ers — namely what Lou Williams is going to bring to the table the rest of the season — but I don’t think Orlando will keep up this 6-3 start.

Tom Ziller of SB Nation had the two largest outliers, ranking the T-Wolves nine better than the field, and the Rockets five lower.

On Minnesota, Ziller wrote:

I don’t care how many times you lose to the Cavaliers. If you end two long losing streaks to the Mavericks and Spurs and punk a team — even the Wiz — by 20 on the road in an early Sunday game — the definition of a “flu-like symptoms” game in most cities, you get a big ol’ totally important NBA Power Rankings boost.

And on Houston, Ziller wrote:

Next to the Knicks, the Rockets have been the league’s biggest disappointment. Houston has faced the No. 3 toughest schedule, but a playoff contender needs to peel off one game against the slate the Rockets faced last week.

I totally agree with Ziller on Houston. They had a chance to make a statement last week, but lost a quartet of games against the Lakers, Thunder, and twice to OKC. Minnesota definitely seems high, but they are one of the teams in the NBA that can seemingly beat any team on any night.

Sheridan’s ranking the Cavaliers 15th when they came out 21st in the aggregate seems high, but remember, he released his before Cleveland lost by 20 to Portland on Sunday night.

I’ll come back with this feature each Monday afternoon. In the meantime, what are your rankings? And what team do you think is in line for the biggest change?