| Power Rankings |
| Date | Ranking | Previous |
| 04/17/2008 | 5 | 2 |
| New Orleans finished as the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference, but the Hornets are still the third-best team in the conference behind the Lakers and Spurs. Chris Paul will lose the MVP award to Kobe Bryant. |
| 04/08/2008 | 2 | 4 |
| New Orleans has won 10 of its past 11, including five in a row, and tied the franchise record for victories in a game when Chris Paul dropped a triple-double on Golden State, a potential first-round opponent. |
| 04/01/2008 | 4 | 4 |
| After sitting five times in a seven-game span, David West is healthy again and averaging 26.8 points in the past six games. |
| 03/25/2008 | 4 | 5 |
| The one team Boston couldn't defeat during its lights-out swing through the Southwest Division. |
| 03/18/2008 | 5 | 7 |
| Chris Paul, in wins over the Spurs, Lakers and Bulls: 29 points and 15.7 assists per game on 61 percent shooting. |
| 03/11/2008 | 7 | 5 |
| All-Star David West, who missed the past three games, is expected to be ready for San Antonio on Wednesday. |
| 03/04/2008 | 5 | 6 |
| Losing by 17 to a depleted Wizards team? The next step for the Hornets is winning games they're supposed to win. |
| 02/26/2008 | 6 | 3 |
| Bad news: The Hornets have lost three straight for the second time in a month. Good news: They're still just 1 1/2 games out of the conference lead. |
| 02/19/2008 | 3 | 3 |
| Shuffling between New Orleans and Oklahoma City the past few seasons and getting used to playing in front of less than full capacity upon their return to the Big Easy has turned the Hornets into the West's most effective road team. |
| 02/12/2008 | 3 | 5 |
| With Peja Stojakovic healthy, most have proclaimed him the heavy favorite in this year's 3-point shootout, especially with a pro-New Orleans crowd backing him. If he pulls it off, he'd join Larry Bird and Craig Hodges as the only three-time winners. |
