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      17  4 1749 1560 -0.030  9.036    1  0.615    1  0.646    1  0.550    1 0.5650   12  3.555    4  0.243    1  0.858
MERCURY   14  6 1691 1589  0.044  9.379    3  0.424    2  0.446    3  0.376    2 0.5488    5  3.644    2  0.450    5  0.303
LIBERTY   13  6 1647 1514  0.099  9.228    2  0.429    3  0.445    2  0.471    3 0.5455    3  3.685    1  0.726    6  0.215
STORM     12  8 1646 1599  0.123 10.248    4  0.258    4  0.275    7  0.191    4 0.5310    6  3.634    5  0.219    7  0.163
DREAM     12  7 1603 1495  0.009  8.588    5  0.222    5  0.216    4  0.375    5 0.5227    7  3.627    3  0.371    3  0.379
VALKYRIES 10  9 1504 1468  0.137  9.815    6  0.139    6  0.143    5  0.292    6 0.5116   13  3.540    9 -0.079    2  0.663
MYSTICS    9 10 1502 1532 -0.001  9.353    8 -0.056    7 -0.028    8 -0.144    9 0.4921   11  3.591   11 -0.300    8  0.013
FEVER     10 10 1648 1563  0.019  9.243    7 -0.016    8 -0.030    6  0.264    7 0.4953    9  3.612    6  0.196    4  0.332
ACES       9 10 1512 1548 -0.046  9.067    9 -0.091    9 -0.065    9 -0.186    8 0.4924    8  3.613   10 -0.249    9 -0.123
SPARKS     6 13 1558 1652  0.113 10.226   10 -0.293   10 -0.289   10 -0.260   10 0.4649    1  3.708    7  0.097   12 -0.617
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 -0.037  9.518   11 -0.412   11 -0.393   12 -0.458   11 0.4516    4  3.650   12 -0.361   10 -0.554
WINGS      6 15 1713 1805 -0.057 10.187   12 -0.481   12 -0.487   11 -0.334   12 0.4510    2  3.689    8 -0.062   11 -0.606
SUN        3 16 1369 1679 -0.037  9.949   13 -0.738   13 -0.694   13 -1.138   13 0.4223   10  3.609   13 -1.216   13 -1.061

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 17 4 1749 1560 -0.030 9.036 1 0.615 1 0.646 1 0.550 1 0.5650 12 3.555 4 0.243 1 0.858 MERCURY 14 6 1691 1589 0.044 9.379 3 0.424 2 0.446 3 0.376 2 0.5488 5 3.644 2 0.450 5 0.303 STORM 12 8 1646 1599 0.123 10.248 4 0.258 4 0.275 7 0.191 4 0.5310 6 3.634 5 0.219 7 0.163 VALKYRIES 10 9 1504 1468 0.137 9.815 6 0.139 6 0.143 5 0.292 6 0.5116 13 3.540 9 -0.079 2 0.663 ACES 9 10 1512 1548 -0.046 9.067 9 -0.091 9 -0.065 9 -0.186 8 0.4924 8 3.613 10 -0.249 9 -0.123 SPARKS 6 13 1558 1652 0.113 10.226 10 -0.293 10 -0.289 10 -0.260 10 0.4649 1 3.708 7 0.097 12 -0.617 WINGS 6 15 1713 1805 -0.057 10.187 12 -0.481 12 -0.487 11 -0.334 12 0.4510 2 3.689 8 -0.062 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 0.099 9.228 2 0.429 3 0.445 2 0.471 3 0.5455 3 3.685 1 0.726 6 0.215 DREAM 12 7 1603 1495 0.009 8.588 5 0.222 5 0.216 4 0.375 5 0.5227 7 3.627 3 0.371 3 0.379 MYSTICS 9 10 1502 1532 -0.001 9.353 8 -0.056 7 -0.028 8 -0.144 9 0.4921 11 3.591 11 -0.300 8 0.013 FEVER 10 10 1648 1563 0.019 9.243 7 -0.016 8 -0.030 6 0.264 7 0.4953 9 3.612 6 0.196 4 0.332 SKY 6 13 1502 1640 -0.037 9.518 11 -0.412 11 -0.393 12 -0.458 11 0.4516 4 3.650 12 -0.361 10 -0.554 SUN 3 16 1369 1679 -0.037 9.949 13 -0.738 13 -0.694 13 -1.138 13 0.4223 10 3.609 13 -1.216 13 -1.061


DIVISION            W  L   PCT  RNK RATING
WESTERN CONFERENCE 74 65 0.532    1  0.108
EASTERN CONFERENCE 53 62 0.461    2 -0.091

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: Thu Jul 10 05:30:06 2025
games through: Wed Jul  9 2025

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