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
LYNX      18  4 1840 1642 -0.036  9.414    1  0.640    1  0.674    1  0.554    1 0.5661   12  3.561    4  0.273    1  0.834
LIBERTY   13  6 1647 1514  0.102  9.229    2  0.428    2  0.449    2  0.474    3 0.5454    3  3.687    1  0.739    6  0.208
MERCURY   14  6 1691 1589  0.047  9.370    3  0.422    3  0.448    4  0.378    2 0.5484    5  3.644    2  0.454    5  0.302
STORM     12  8 1646 1599  0.125 10.241    4  0.254    4  0.278    7  0.194    4 0.5302    6  3.634    5  0.226    7  0.162
DREAM     12  7 1603 1495  0.013  8.587    5  0.218    5  0.219    3  0.378    5 0.5235    7  3.627    3  0.379    3  0.377
VALKYRIES 10  9 1504 1468  0.140  9.812    6  0.135    6  0.146    5  0.295    6 0.5114   13  3.539    9 -0.077    2  0.666
MYSTICS   10 10 1572 1600 -0.008  9.734    7 -0.001    7  0.023    8 -0.134    7 0.4978   11  3.580   11 -0.334    8  0.066
FEVER     10 10 1648 1563  0.023  9.246    8 -0.006    8 -0.026    6  0.267    8 0.4953    8  3.613    6  0.206    4  0.329
ACES       9 11 1580 1618 -0.049  9.475    9 -0.138    9 -0.123    9 -0.192    9 0.4867   10  3.602   10 -0.299    9 -0.085
SPARKS     6 14 1640 1743  0.139 10.939   10 -0.311   10 -0.309   10 -0.252   10 0.4633    1  3.713    7  0.133   12 -0.636
TEAM       W  L   PF   PA  SCHED  ELOSS  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
SKY        6 13 1502 1640 -0.031  9.528   11 -0.412   11 -0.388   12 -0.452   11 0.4521    4  3.649   12 -0.355   10 -0.549
WINGS      6 15 1713 1805 -0.053 10.181   12 -0.484   12 -0.484   11 -0.330   12 0.4514    2  3.689    8 -0.055   11 -0.606
SUN        3 16 1369 1679 -0.034  9.939   13 -0.745   13 -0.692   13 -1.135   13 0.4221    9  3.611   13 -1.202   13 -1.068

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 LYNX 18 4 1840 1642 -0.036 9.414 1 0.640 1 0.674 1 0.554 1 0.5661 12 3.561 4 0.273 1 0.834 MERCURY 14 6 1691 1589 0.047 9.370 3 0.422 3 0.448 4 0.378 2 0.5484 5 3.644 2 0.454 5 0.302 STORM 12 8 1646 1599 0.125 10.241 4 0.254 4 0.278 7 0.194 4 0.5302 6 3.634 5 0.226 7 0.162 VALKYRIES 10 9 1504 1468 0.140 9.812 6 0.135 6 0.146 5 0.295 6 0.5114 13 3.539 9 -0.077 2 0.666 ACES 9 11 1580 1618 -0.049 9.475 9 -0.138 9 -0.123 9 -0.192 9 0.4867 10 3.602 10 -0.299 9 -0.085 SPARKS 6 14 1640 1743 0.139 10.939 10 -0.311 10 -0.309 10 -0.252 10 0.4633 1 3.713 7 0.133 12 -0.636 WINGS 6 15 1713 1805 -0.053 10.181 12 -0.484 12 -0.484 11 -0.330 12 0.4514 2 3.689 8 -0.055 11 -0.606

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 13 6 1647 1514 0.102 9.229 2 0.428 2 0.449 2 0.474 3 0.5454 3 3.687 1 0.739 6 0.208 DREAM 12 7 1603 1495 0.013 8.587 5 0.218 5 0.219 3 0.378 5 0.5235 7 3.627 3 0.379 3 0.377 MYSTICS 10 10 1572 1600 -0.008 9.734 7 -0.001 7 0.023 8 -0.134 7 0.4978 11 3.580 11 -0.334 8 0.066 FEVER 10 10 1648 1563 0.023 9.246 8 -0.006 8 -0.026 6 0.267 8 0.4953 8 3.613 6 0.206 4 0.329 SKY 6 13 1502 1640 -0.031 9.528 11 -0.412 11 -0.388 12 -0.452 11 0.4521 4 3.649 12 -0.355 10 -0.549 SUN 3 16 1369 1679 -0.034 9.939 13 -0.745 13 -0.692 13 -1.135 13 0.4221 9 3.611 13 -1.202 13 -1.068


DIVISION            W  L   PCT  RNK RATING
WESTERN CONFERENCE 75 67 0.528    1  0.111
EASTERN CONFERENCE 54 62 0.466    2 -0.087

Home field advantage amounts to:
     0.311 points in main ratings (0.226 for semineutral)
     0.030 points in improved RPI (0.023 for semineutral)
Average of 2.15 points per score
Predict score:
Team Strength vs. Time Plot:
posted: Fri Jul 11 05:30:17 2025
games through: Thu Jul 10 2025

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