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
SPARKS    21 23 3769 3882  0.003 21.995    9 -0.054    9 -0.043    9 -0.189    9 0.4935    1  3.754    4  0.359   12 -0.737
WINGS     10 34 3594 3871  0.016 22.783   12 -0.593   12 -0.625   10 -0.448   12 0.4376    2  3.713    9 -0.088   13 -0.807
ACES      39 17 4743 4543  0.048 27.673    2  0.513    2  0.511    3  0.448    2 0.5465    3  3.666    1  0.598    4  0.298
FEVER     29 24 4457 4307  0.044 26.095    6  0.151    6  0.138    4  0.225    6 0.5124    4  3.653    5  0.319    7  0.131
LIBERTY   28 19 3922 3768  0.025 22.805    5  0.234    5  0.224    6  0.113    5 0.5213    5  3.645    7  0.173    8  0.053
MERCURY   32 23 4543 4423  0.100 28.372    4  0.279    4  0.271    5  0.221    4 0.5254    6  3.626    6  0.195    5  0.248
SKY       10 34 3335 3777 -0.027 22.746   13 -0.641   13 -0.657   13 -0.736   13 0.4353    7  3.617   13 -0.798   11 -0.673
LYNX      37 14 4344 3921  0.038 24.361    1  0.574    1  0.546    1  0.606    1 0.5523    8  3.616    2  0.536    1  0.676
STORM     24 23 3850 3783  0.033 23.279    7  0.055    7  0.048    8  0.069    7 0.5038    9  3.615    8 -0.003    6  0.142
SUN       11 33 3337 3782 -0.030 22.665   11 -0.582   11 -0.584   12 -0.651   11 0.4404   10  3.614   12 -0.727   10 -0.575
TEAM       W  L   PF   PA  SCHED  ELOSS  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
DREAM     31 16 3937 3610 -0.012 21.509    3  0.355    3  0.332    2  0.520    3 0.5314   11  3.598    3  0.373    2  0.667
MYSTICS   16 28 3394 3589 -0.039 21.785   10 -0.323   10 -0.325   11 -0.457   10 0.4655   12  3.576   11 -0.697    9 -0.218
VALKYRIES 23 23 3566 3535  0.042 23.005    8  0.033    8  0.026    7  0.093    8 0.5010   13  3.518   10 -0.388    3  0.574

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 SPARKS 21 23 3769 3882 0.003 21.995 9 -0.054 9 -0.043 9 -0.189 9 0.4935 1 3.754 4 0.359 12 -0.737 WINGS 10 34 3594 3871 0.016 22.783 12 -0.593 12 -0.625 10 -0.448 12 0.4376 2 3.713 9 -0.088 13 -0.807 ACES 39 17 4743 4543 0.048 27.673 2 0.513 2 0.511 3 0.448 2 0.5465 3 3.666 1 0.598 4 0.298 MERCURY 32 23 4543 4423 0.100 28.372 4 0.279 4 0.271 5 0.221 4 0.5254 6 3.626 6 0.195 5 0.248 LYNX 37 14 4344 3921 0.038 24.361 1 0.574 1 0.546 1 0.606 1 0.5523 8 3.616 2 0.536 1 0.676 STORM 24 23 3850 3783 0.033 23.279 7 0.055 7 0.048 8 0.069 7 0.5038 9 3.615 8 -0.003 6 0.142 VALKYRIES 23 23 3566 3535 0.042 23.005 8 0.033 8 0.026 7 0.093 8 0.5010 13 3.518 10 -0.388 3 0.574

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 FEVER 29 24 4457 4307 0.044 26.095 6 0.151 6 0.138 4 0.225 6 0.5124 4 3.653 5 0.319 7 0.131 LIBERTY 28 19 3922 3768 0.025 22.805 5 0.234 5 0.224 6 0.113 5 0.5213 5 3.645 7 0.173 8 0.053 SKY 10 34 3335 3777 -0.027 22.746 13 -0.641 13 -0.657 13 -0.736 13 0.4353 7 3.617 13 -0.798 11 -0.673 SUN 11 33 3337 3782 -0.030 22.665 11 -0.582 11 -0.584 12 -0.651 11 0.4404 10 3.614 12 -0.727 10 -0.575 DREAM 31 16 3937 3610 -0.012 21.509 3 0.355 3 0.332 2 0.520 3 0.5314 11 3.598 3 0.373 2 0.667 MYSTICS 16 28 3394 3589 -0.039 21.785 10 -0.323 10 -0.325 11 -0.457 10 0.4655 12 3.576 11 -0.697 9 -0.218


DIVISION             W   L   PCT  RNK RATING
WESTERN CONFERENCE 186 157 0.542    1  0.124
EASTERN CONFERENCE 125 154 0.448    2 -0.177

Home field advantage amounts to:
     0.310 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: Sat Oct 11 05:30:14 2025
games through: Fri Oct 10 2025

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