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
LIBERTY   10  2 1069  915  0.038  5.237    2  0.654    2  0.652    1  0.752    2 0.5705    3  3.684    1  1.021    3  0.483 P
LYNX      11  1 1021  897 -0.040  5.117    1  0.807    1  0.824    2  0.609    1 0.5924   10  3.588    2  0.458    1  0.760 P
DREAM      8  4 1012  918  0.000  5.248    4  0.226    5  0.224    3  0.466    5 0.5195    7  3.610    3  0.409    2  0.523 P
FEVER      6  6 1001  935  0.057  5.627    7 -0.047    7 -0.040    5  0.280    8 0.4916    4  3.635    4  0.334    7  0.227 P
STORM      7  5  985  936  0.144  6.284    5  0.224    4  0.250    4  0.379    4 0.5400    6  3.611    5  0.328    4  0.430 P
SPARKS     4  9 1068 1130  0.046  6.842   10 -0.350   10 -0.344   10 -0.294   10 0.4731    2  3.712    6  0.101   11 -0.689 P
MERCURY   10  4 1127 1087  0.068  6.913    3  0.501    3  0.516    6  0.216    3 0.5617   11  3.586    7  0.059    6  0.374
WINGS      2 11 1060 1133 -0.069  6.583   13 -0.749   13 -0.782   11 -0.388   12 0.4317    1  3.717    8  0.029   12 -0.806 P
ACES       5  6  870  907 -0.006  5.521    8 -0.066    8 -0.058    9 -0.176    7 0.4998    5  3.618    9 -0.196    9 -0.156 P
VALKYRIES  6  6  940  956  0.137  6.512    6  0.065    6  0.093    7  0.048    6 0.5124   13  3.546   10 -0.279    5  0.376 P
TEAM       W  L   PF   PA  SCHED  ELOSS  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
MYSTICS    5  7  931  955  0.017  6.204    9 -0.137    9 -0.120    8 -0.149    9 0.4819   12  3.583   11 -0.320    8  0.023 P
SKY        3  8  828  949 -0.129  5.712   11 -0.484   11 -0.451   12 -0.679   11 0.4404    9  3.598   12 -0.787   10 -0.572 P
SUN        2 10  859 1053 -0.079  6.577   12 -0.644   12 -0.591   13 -0.981   13 0.4262    8  3.598   13 -1.088   13 -0.874 P

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 11 1 1021 897 -0.040 5.117 1 0.807 1 0.824 2 0.609 1 0.5924 10 3.588 2 0.458 1 0.760 P STORM 7 5 985 936 0.144 6.284 5 0.224 4 0.250 4 0.379 4 0.5400 6 3.611 5 0.328 4 0.430 P SPARKS 4 9 1068 1130 0.046 6.842 10 -0.350 10 -0.344 10 -0.294 10 0.4731 2 3.712 6 0.101 11 -0.689 P MERCURY 10 4 1127 1087 0.068 6.913 3 0.501 3 0.516 6 0.216 3 0.5617 11 3.586 7 0.059 6 0.374 WINGS 2 11 1060 1133 -0.069 6.583 13 -0.749 13 -0.782 11 -0.388 12 0.4317 1 3.717 8 0.029 12 -0.806 P ACES 5 6 870 907 -0.006 5.521 8 -0.066 8 -0.058 9 -0.176 7 0.4998 5 3.618 9 -0.196 9 -0.156 P VALKYRIES 6 6 940 956 0.137 6.512 6 0.065 6 0.093 7 0.048 6 0.5124 13 3.546 10 -0.279 5 0.376 P

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 10 2 1069 915 0.038 5.237 2 0.654 2 0.652 1 0.752 2 0.5705 3 3.684 1 1.021 3 0.483 P DREAM 8 4 1012 918 0.000 5.248 4 0.226 5 0.224 3 0.466 5 0.5195 7 3.610 3 0.409 2 0.523 P FEVER 6 6 1001 935 0.057 5.627 7 -0.047 7 -0.040 5 0.280 8 0.4916 4 3.635 4 0.334 7 0.227 P MYSTICS 5 7 931 955 0.017 6.204 9 -0.137 9 -0.120 8 -0.149 9 0.4819 12 3.583 11 -0.320 8 0.023 P SKY 3 8 828 949 -0.129 5.712 11 -0.484 11 -0.451 12 -0.679 11 0.4404 9 3.598 12 -0.787 10 -0.572 P SUN 2 10 859 1053 -0.079 6.577 12 -0.644 12 -0.591 13 -0.981 13 0.4262 8 3.598 13 -1.088 13 -0.874 P


DIVISION            W  L   PCT  RNK RATING
WESTERN CONFERENCE 45 42 0.517    1  0.064
EASTERN CONFERENCE 34 37 0.479    2 -0.047

Home field advantage amounts to:
     0.333 points in main ratings (0.226 for semineutral)
     0.033 points in improved RPI (0.023 for semineutral)
Average of 2.15 points per score
Predict score:
Team Strength vs. Time Plot:
posted: Fri Jun 20 05:30:06 2025
games through: Thu Jun 19 2025

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