Rising Suns Climb NBA Power Rankings
1 / 6When it’s been nearly two weeks since your last loss, people tend to notice. The Power Rankings pundits certainly did, and a universal rise in the respective polls was the result. Phoenix jumped no fewer than three spots in each set of rankings, and in one case as many as five. Their meteoric rise from preseason opinions has left them the early season darlings of the league. Here’s the rundown of the Suns’ standings in the five major sets of power rankings, provided by ESPN.com, NBA.com, USA Today, SI.com and CBSSports.com.