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       8  2  905  794  0.256  5.413    1  0.606    1  0.600    1  0.774    1 0.5702    6  3.687    1  0.853    1  0.694 P
WINGS      7  3  894  830  0.236  5.456    3  0.404    3  0.433    2  0.437    3 0.5465    5  3.711    2  0.627    4  0.248 P
DREAM      6  3  749  716  0.355  5.309    2  0.436    2  0.452    3  0.359    2 0.5478   14  3.594    9  0.033    2  0.685 P
VALKYRIES  6  4  865  801  0.080  4.856    5  0.170    5  0.179    4  0.345    5 0.5056   10  3.645    6  0.240    3  0.451 P
FEVER      5  4  817  783  0.083  4.521    6  0.105    6  0.118    5  0.218    6 0.5026    3  3.749    3  0.582   12 -0.146 P
LIBERTY    6  4  876  831 -0.089  4.365    7  0.092    7  0.099    6  0.172    7 0.5015    7  3.671    7  0.183    5  0.161 P
ACES       6  3  807  770 -0.112  3.821    4  0.189    4  0.202    7  0.164    4 0.5144    4  3.717    4  0.378    9 -0.050 P
MERCURY    4  8  980 1019  0.130  6.604   13 -0.213   13 -0.201    8 -0.094   13 0.4602   11  3.644   10 -0.202    8  0.015 P
MYSTICS    4  4  674  682 -0.136  3.554   10 -0.073   10 -0.071    9 -0.118   10 0.4736   13  3.617   13 -0.343    6  0.107 P
SKY        4  6  819  860  0.157  5.729    9 -0.056    9 -0.022   10 -0.154    9 0.4784    8  3.656   11 -0.210   10 -0.098 P
TEAM       W  L   PF   PA  SCHED  ELOSS  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
TEMPO      5  5  888  898 -0.189  4.248   11 -0.114   11 -0.102   11 -0.175   11 0.4710    1  3.775    5  0.310   13 -0.660 P
FIRE       6  6  985 1024 -0.054  5.903    8 -0.051    8  0.004   12 -0.217    8 0.4802    9  3.649   12 -0.303   11 -0.132 P
SPARKS     4  6  887  930 -0.072  4.854   12 -0.208   12 -0.195   13 -0.266   12 0.4620    2  3.762    8  0.156   14 -0.688 P
STORM      3  8  832  894 -0.357  4.457   14 -0.549   14 -0.562   14 -0.521   14 0.4099   15  3.537   15 -1.086    7  0.044 P
SUN        2 10  911 1057 -0.281  5.310   15 -0.737   15 -0.709   15 -0.832   15 0.3952   12  3.640   14 -0.959   15 -0.705 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 8 2 905 794 0.256 5.413 1 0.606 1 0.600 1 0.774 1 0.5702 6 3.687 1 0.853 1 0.694 P WINGS 7 3 894 830 0.236 5.456 3 0.404 3 0.433 2 0.437 3 0.5465 5 3.711 2 0.627 4 0.248 P VALKYRIES 6 4 865 801 0.080 4.856 5 0.170 5 0.179 4 0.345 5 0.5056 10 3.645 6 0.240 3 0.451 P ACES 6 3 807 770 -0.112 3.821 4 0.189 4 0.202 7 0.164 4 0.5144 4 3.717 4 0.378 9 -0.050 P MERCURY 4 8 980 1019 0.130 6.604 13 -0.213 13 -0.201 8 -0.094 13 0.4602 11 3.644 10 -0.202 8 0.015 P FIRE 6 6 985 1024 -0.054 5.903 8 -0.051 8 0.004 12 -0.217 8 0.4802 9 3.649 12 -0.303 11 -0.132 P SPARKS 4 6 887 930 -0.072 4.854 12 -0.208 12 -0.195 13 -0.266 12 0.4620 2 3.762 8 0.156 14 -0.688 P STORM 3 8 832 894 -0.357 4.457 14 -0.549 14 -0.562 14 -0.521 14 0.4099 15 3.537 15 -1.086 7 0.044 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 DREAM 6 3 749 716 0.355 5.309 2 0.436 2 0.452 3 0.359 2 0.5478 14 3.594 9 0.033 2 0.685 P FEVER 5 4 817 783 0.083 4.521 6 0.105 6 0.118 5 0.218 6 0.5026 3 3.749 3 0.582 12 -0.146 P LIBERTY 6 4 876 831 -0.089 4.365 7 0.092 7 0.099 6 0.172 7 0.5015 7 3.671 7 0.183 5 0.161 P MYSTICS 4 4 674 682 -0.136 3.554 10 -0.073 10 -0.071 9 -0.118 10 0.4736 13 3.617 13 -0.343 6 0.107 P SKY 4 6 819 860 0.157 5.729 9 -0.056 9 -0.022 10 -0.154 9 0.4784 8 3.656 11 -0.210 10 -0.098 P TEMPO 5 5 888 898 -0.189 4.248 11 -0.114 11 -0.102 11 -0.175 11 0.4710 1 3.775 5 0.310 13 -0.660 P SUN 2 10 911 1057 -0.281 5.310 15 -0.737 15 -0.709 15 -0.832 15 0.3952 12 3.640 14 -0.959 15 -0.705 P


DIVISION            W  L   PCT  RNK RATING
WESTERN CONFERENCE 44 40 0.524    1  0.114
EASTERN CONFERENCE 32 36 0.471    2 -0.066

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: Sat Jun  6 05:30:07 2026
games through: Fri Jun  5 2026

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