NBL Ignite Cup ladder
The in-season cup inside NBL27: ladder, quarter-by-quarter points and all 20 games.
Key facts (27/09/2026)
The NBL27 Ignite Cup starts on 30/09/2026 with New Zealand Breakers v Cairns Taipans.
How Ignite Cup points work
Each of the 20 Wednesday-night Ignite Cup games is worth up to 7 points: 3 for the win, 1 for every quarter won and 0.5 each for a drawn quarter. Overtime earns no extra Ignite Cup points. The games also count on the regular NBL ladder.
The top four go to the Ignite Cup finals at AIS Arena, Canberra: semi-finals on 19 February 2027, final on 21 February 2027.
Official source: NBL Ignite Cup (nbl.com.au)
Ignite Cup ladder
| # | Team | G | W | L | QW | PF | PA | P% | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adelaide 36ers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| 2 | Brisbane Bullets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| 3 | Cairns Taipans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| 4 | Illawarra Hawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| 5 | Melbourne United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| 6 | New Zealand Breakers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| 7 | Perth Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| 8 | South East Melbourne Phoenix | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| 9 | Sydney Kings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| 10 | Tasmania JackJumpers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
All 20 Ignite Cup games
| Date | Home | Score | Away | Quarters |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30/09/2026 | New Zealand Breakers | – | Cairns Taipans | |
| 30/09/2026 | Sydney Kings | – | Brisbane Bullets | |
| 07/10/2026 | Adelaide 36ers | – | Melbourne United | |
| 14/10/2026 | Sydney Kings | – | New Zealand Breakers | |
| 21/10/2026 | Tasmania JackJumpers | – | Brisbane Bullets | |
| 28/10/2026 | Perth Wildcats | – | Sydney Kings | |
| 04/11/2026 | Brisbane Bullets | – | Perth Wildcats | |
| 11/11/2026 | South East Melbourne Phoenix | – | Illawarra Hawks | |
| 18/11/2026 | New Zealand Breakers | – | South East Melbourne Phoenix | |
| 02/12/2026 | Adelaide 36ers | – | South East Melbourne Phoenix | |
| 09/12/2026 | Cairns Taipans | – | Adelaide 36ers | |
| 16/12/2026 | Perth Wildcats | – | Melbourne United | |
| 23/12/2026 | Melbourne United | – | Cairns Taipans | |
| 30/12/2026 | Brisbane Bullets | – | Adelaide 36ers | |
| 06/01/2027 | South East Melbourne Phoenix | – | Tasmania JackJumpers | |
| 06/01/2027 | Illawarra Hawks | – | Perth Wildcats | |
| 20/01/2027 | Melbourne United | – | Tasmania JackJumpers | |
| 20/01/2027 | Illawarra Hawks | – | New Zealand Breakers | |
| 27/01/2027 | Tasmania JackJumpers | – | Illawarra Hawks | |
| 27/01/2027 | Cairns Taipans | – | Sydney Kings |
Game list: NBL (https://www.nbl.com.au/news/the-hungry-jacks-nbl27-ignite-cup-schedule-tickets-rules-more). Quarter scores from ESPN box scores; points calculated by us from the published rules.