WNBA Regular Season Power Ratings

Minnesota’s 103.155 rating puts the Lynx 0.271 points ahead of Golden State. Las Vegas finishes third at 102.394, followed by Atlanta at 102.241 and Indiana at 101.763. Compared with the incomplete version of this wrap-up, Indiana rises two spots to fifth, Washington moves from eighth to seventh, and New York drops from fifth to eighth.

Rank Team W L PF PA Rating SoS
1 MINNESOTA LYNX 33 11 3997 3681 103.155 99.882
2 GOLDEN STATE VALKYRIES 32 12 3615 3305 102.884 99.843
3 LAS VEGAS ACES 31 13 4025 3776 102.394 99.764
4 ATLANTA DREAM 30 14 4019 3717 102.241 99.818
5 INDIANA FEVER 28 16 4222 3979 101.763 99.956
6 DALLAS WINGS 27 17 3933 3751 101.407 99.888
7 WASHINGTON MYSTICS 28 16 3696 3640 101.392 99.765
8 NEW YORK LIBERTY 26 18 3941 3802 101.112 99.926
9 PORTLAND FIRE 17 27 3794 4005 98.573 100.075
10 PHOENIX MERCURY 16 28 3712 3854 98.420 100.125
11 LOS ANGELES SPARKS 16 28 3830 4018 98.375 100.129
12 CHICAGO SKY 16 28 3818 3989 98.321 100.068
13 TORONTO TEMPO 11 33 3769 4152 96.969 100.289
14 CONNECTICUT SUN 11 33 3470 3875 96.845 100.209
15 SEATTLE STORM 8 36 3616 3913 96.151 100.262

Dallas and Washington are separated by just 0.015 rating points in sixth and seventh. New York completes the top eight, while Portland climbs from 11th in the incomplete report to ninth. The gap between eighth-place New York and ninth-place Portland is 2.539 points.

WNBA Elo Ratings

The Elo report places Minnesota first at 1663.737, followed by Golden State at 1655.163 and Atlanta at 1645.885. Indiana is fourth and Las Vegas fifth.

Rank Team W L PF PA Rating SoS
1 MINNESOTA LYNX 33 11 3997 3681 1663.737 1493.520
2 GOLDEN STATE VALKYRIES 32 12 3615 3305 1655.163 1491.591
3 ATLANTA DREAM 30 14 4019 3717 1645.885 1488.330
4 INDIANA FEVER 28 16 4222 3979 1617.587 1496.972
5 LAS VEGAS ACES 31 14 4110 3869 1616.124 1490.599
6 NEW YORK LIBERTY 27 18 4034 3887 1573.627 1497.476
7 DALLAS WINGS 27 17 3933 3751 1550.936 1496.771
8 WASHINGTON MYSTICS 28 16 3696 3640 1544.015 1488.564
9 PHOENIX MERCURY 16 28 3712 3854 1432.440 1505.411
10 PORTLAND FIRE 17 27 3794 4005 1431.764 1504.701
11 LOS ANGELES SPARKS 16 28 3830 4018 1419.272 1506.608
12 CHICAGO SKY 16 28 3818 3989 1373.601 1506.252
13 SEATTLE STORM 8 36 3616 3913 1346.988 1510.039
14 CONNECTICUT SUN 11 33 3470 3875 1322.258 1510.246
15 TORONTO TEMPO 11 33 3769 4152 1306.603 1517.502

The 31–14 record for Las Vegas and 27–18 record for New York in this Elo table include the June 30 Cup final, which New York won 93–85. Their regular-season records are 31–13 and 26–18, respectively, as shown in the power table.

WNBA Regular Season Adjusted Scoring Offense

Indiana leads the refreshed adjusted offense ratings at 9.416: the Fever score about 9.4 points per game more than their opponents typically allow. Las Vegas is second at 4.326. Atlanta and Minnesota both display 3.956, with Atlanta listed third in the source report and Minnesota fourth. New York rounds out the top five.

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Rank Team Offense
1 Indiana Fever 9.416
2 Las Vegas Aces 4.326
3 Atlanta Dream 3.956
4 Minnesota Lynx 3.956
5 New York Liberty 2.363
6 Dallas Wings 2.294
7 Los Angeles Sparks 0.303
8 Chicago Sky -0.047
9 Portland Fire -0.337
10 Toronto Tempo -0.759
11 Phoenix Mercury -2.788
12 Washington Mystics -3.623
13 Seattle Storm -4.907
14 Golden State Valkyries -5.857
15 Connecticut Sun -8.295

Indiana’s advantage over second-place Las Vegas is 5.090 points. The Fever’s 12th-place defensive rating helps explain why that offensive lead does not translate into the No. 1 overall power rating.

WNBA Regular Season Adjusted Scoring Defense

Golden State leads the refreshed adjusted defense ratings at 12.631, holding opponents roughly 12.6 points below their usual scoring average. Washington is second at 4.420, leaving an 8.211-point gap between the Valkyries and the next-best defense. Minnesota ranks third, followed by Atlanta and Dallas. Higher numbers are better in this measure.

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Rank Team Defense
1 Golden State Valkyries 12.631
2 Washington Mystics 4.420
3 Minnesota Lynx 3.152
4 Atlanta Dream 2.514
5 Dallas Wings 1.660
6 Las Vegas Aces 0.895
7 New York Liberty 0.687
8 Phoenix Mercury -0.257
9 Connecticut Sun -0.542
10 Seattle Storm -1.544
11 Chicago Sky -3.799
12 Indiana Fever -3.917
13 Portland Fire -4.228
14 Los Angeles Sparks -4.320
15 Toronto Tempo -7.351

Golden State ranks 14th offensively and first defensively. Indiana leads on offense but ranks 12th on defense. Minnesota combines the fourth-ranked offense with the third-ranked defense, while Atlanta is third on offense and fourth on defense. Las Vegas also finishes in the top six on both sides, ranking second offensively and sixth defensively.

Minnesota’s balance gives the Lynx the strongest overall regular-season profile in the corrected power ratings. Golden State’s defense remains the standout unit, while Indiana’s offense and Las Vegas’s scoring strength give the contenders very different ways to win.

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