Explanation: Each team is listed with its record, overall score differential, and its ratings. Brief explanations of the ratings follow.
In order to increase early-season stability, the three main rankings, the improved RPI, and the college pseudopoll include priors based on the previous season final predictive ratings and occasionally incorporating preseason predictions of various major publications. The other rankings for college sports do not include priors, and thus can be wildly unstable early in the year. A team whose rankings are affected by this prior is noted with a P following its rankings.

Full Ranking

                                         STANDARD   MED LIKELY  PREDICTIVE  IMPRVD RPI    SCORING     OFFENSE     DEFENSE 
TEAM      W  L   PF   PA  SCHED  ELOSS  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
ACES     42  8 4553 3964  0.079 25.634    1  0.972    1  0.917    1  0.843    1 0.5817    2  3.704    1  1.121    1  0.565
LIBERTY  39 12 4471 4111  0.142 27.713    2  0.774    2  0.737    2  0.633    2 0.5692    3  3.673    2  0.772    2  0.495
SUN      30 17 3882 3702  0.012 24.237    3  0.335    3  0.304    4  0.255    3 0.5343   11  3.586    4  0.015    3  0.494
WINGS    24 21 3937 3804  0.025 23.428    4  0.109    4  0.063    3  0.277    4 0.5085    1  3.732    3  0.679    6 -0.126
LYNX     20 23 3423 3654 -0.041 23.137    5 -0.076    5 -0.080   10 -0.390    5 0.4901    6  3.639    9 -0.400   10 -0.381
DREAM    19 23 3457 3555  0.001 22.652    6 -0.076    6 -0.101    8 -0.199    7 0.4888    4  3.662    5 -0.107    8 -0.290
MYSTICS  19 23 3381 3415 -0.006 22.250    7 -0.083    7 -0.117    5 -0.056    6 0.4889   10  3.599    7 -0.239    5  0.127
SKY      18 24 3398 3513 -0.011 22.637    8 -0.142    8 -0.160    7 -0.169    8 0.4836    7  3.634    6 -0.201    7 -0.136
SPARKS   17 23 3156 3221 -0.067 20.516    9 -0.194    9 -0.222    6 -0.120    9 0.4779   12  3.574   10 -0.411    4  0.172
FEVER    13 27 3240 3402 -0.076 20.824   10 -0.427   10 -0.469    9 -0.348   10 0.4559    5  3.649    8 -0.315   11 -0.382
TEAM      W  L   PF   PA  SCHED  ELOSS  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
STORM    11 29 3153 3378 -0.061 21.279   11 -0.525   11 -0.575   11 -0.395   11 0.4456    8  3.622   11 -0.480    9 -0.309
MERCURY   9 31 3064 3396 -0.085 21.281   12 -0.667   12 -0.715   12 -0.628   12 0.4318    9  3.599   12 -0.810   12 -0.447

WESTERN CONFERENCE
STANDARD MED LIKELY PREDICTIVE IMPRVD RPI SCORING OFFENSE DEFENSE TEAM W L PF PA SCHED ELOSS RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING ACES 42 8 4553 3964 0.079 25.634 1 0.972 1 0.917 1 0.843 1 0.5817 2 3.704 1 1.121 1 0.565 WINGS 24 21 3937 3804 0.025 23.428 4 0.109 4 0.063 3 0.277 4 0.5085 1 3.732 3 0.679 6 -0.126 LYNX 20 23 3423 3654 -0.041 23.137 5 -0.076 5 -0.080 10 -0.390 5 0.4901 6 3.639 9 -0.400 10 -0.381 SPARKS 17 23 3156 3221 -0.067 20.516 9 -0.194 9 -0.222 6 -0.120 9 0.4779 12 3.574 10 -0.411 4 0.172 STORM 11 29 3153 3378 -0.061 21.279 11 -0.525 11 -0.575 11 -0.395 11 0.4456 8 3.622 11 -0.480 9 -0.309 MERCURY 9 31 3064 3396 -0.085 21.281 12 -0.667 12 -0.715 12 -0.628 12 0.4318 9 3.599 12 -0.810 12 -0.447

EASTERN CONFERENCE
STANDARD MED LIKELY PREDICTIVE IMPRVD RPI SCORING OFFENSE DEFENSE TEAM W L PF PA SCHED ELOSS RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING LIBERTY 39 12 4471 4111 0.142 27.713 2 0.774 2 0.737 2 0.633 2 0.5692 3 3.673 2 0.772 2 0.495 SUN 30 17 3882 3702 0.012 24.237 3 0.335 3 0.304 4 0.255 3 0.5343 11 3.586 4 0.015 3 0.494 DREAM 19 23 3457 3555 0.001 22.652 6 -0.076 6 -0.101 8 -0.199 7 0.4888 4 3.662 5 -0.107 8 -0.290 MYSTICS 19 23 3381 3415 -0.006 22.250 7 -0.083 7 -0.117 5 -0.056 6 0.4889 10 3.599 7 -0.239 5 0.127 SKY 18 24 3398 3513 -0.011 22.637 8 -0.142 8 -0.160 7 -0.169 8 0.4836 7 3.634 6 -0.201 7 -0.136 FEVER 13 27 3240 3402 -0.076 20.824 10 -0.427 10 -0.469 9 -0.348 10 0.4559 5 3.649 8 -0.315 11 -0.382


DIVISION             W   L   PCT  RNK RATING
EASTERN CONFERENCE 138 126 0.523    1  0.028
WESTERN CONFERENCE 123 135 0.477    2 -0.127

Home field advantage amounts to:
     0.213 points in main ratings (0.226 for semineutral)
     0.010 points in improved RPI (0.023 for semineutral)
Average of 2.15 points per score
Predict score:
Team Strength vs. Time Plot:
posted: Thu Oct 19 05:30:14 2023
games through: Wed Oct 18 2023

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