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  3 1678 1481 -0.047  8.381    1  0.712    1  0.754    1  0.603    1 0.5716   12  3.560    5  0.311    1  0.896
LIBERTY   12  6 1560 1436  0.110  8.757    2  0.415    3  0.421    2  0.465    4 0.5404    3  3.685    1  0.713    7  0.217
STORM     12  7 1563 1506  0.185 10.101    3  0.409    2  0.427    6  0.326    3 0.5427    7  3.622    6  0.301    5  0.350
MERCURY   13  6 1612 1518  0.021  8.732    4  0.387    4  0.402    5  0.331    2 0.5431    5  3.650    2  0.425    6  0.237
DREAM     12  7 1603 1495  0.031  8.679    5  0.232    5  0.231    3  0.388    5 0.5224    6  3.627    3  0.382    4  0.394
VALKYRIES  9  9 1424 1407  0.125  9.279    6  0.080    6  0.086    7  0.195    6 0.5061   13  3.549    9 -0.141    2  0.531
FEVER     10  9 1587 1483  0.017  8.580    7  0.015    7  0.003    4  0.361    7 0.4997    8  3.620    4  0.326    3  0.396
ACES       9  9 1434 1461 -0.069  8.433    8 -0.062    8 -0.024    9 -0.192    8 0.4959    9  3.615   10 -0.250    9 -0.135
MYSTICS    8 10 1421 1453  0.034  9.106    9 -0.093    9 -0.063    8 -0.133    9 0.4869   11  3.590   11 -0.297    8  0.030
SPARKS     6 13 1558 1652  0.100 10.138   10 -0.316   10 -0.309   10 -0.273   10 0.4654    1  3.705    7  0.066   11 -0.612
TEAM       W  L   PF   PA  SCHED  ELOSS  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
SKY        5 12 1336 1483 -0.022  8.783   11 -0.450   11 -0.422   12 -0.547   12 0.4483    4  3.652   12 -0.443   12 -0.652
WINGS      6 14 1637 1718 -0.023  9.921   12 -0.453   12 -0.447   11 -0.281   11 0.4567    2  3.692    8  0.002   10 -0.563
SUN        2 16 1276 1596 -0.057  9.452   13 -0.875   13 -0.845   13 -1.293   13 0.4107   10  3.597   13 -1.428   13 -1.158

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 3 1678 1481 -0.047 8.381 1 0.712 1 0.754 1 0.603 1 0.5716 12 3.560 5 0.311 1 0.896 STORM 12 7 1563 1506 0.185 10.101 3 0.409 2 0.427 6 0.326 3 0.5427 7 3.622 6 0.301 5 0.350 MERCURY 13 6 1612 1518 0.021 8.732 4 0.387 4 0.402 5 0.331 2 0.5431 5 3.650 2 0.425 6 0.237 VALKYRIES 9 9 1424 1407 0.125 9.279 6 0.080 6 0.086 7 0.195 6 0.5061 13 3.549 9 -0.141 2 0.531 ACES 9 9 1434 1461 -0.069 8.433 8 -0.062 8 -0.024 9 -0.192 8 0.4959 9 3.615 10 -0.250 9 -0.135 SPARKS 6 13 1558 1652 0.100 10.138 10 -0.316 10 -0.309 10 -0.273 10 0.4654 1 3.705 7 0.066 11 -0.612 WINGS 6 14 1637 1718 -0.023 9.921 12 -0.453 12 -0.447 11 -0.281 11 0.4567 2 3.692 8 0.002 10 -0.563

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 12 6 1560 1436 0.110 8.757 2 0.415 3 0.421 2 0.465 4 0.5404 3 3.685 1 0.713 7 0.217 DREAM 12 7 1603 1495 0.031 8.679 5 0.232 5 0.231 3 0.388 5 0.5224 6 3.627 3 0.382 4 0.394 FEVER 10 9 1587 1483 0.017 8.580 7 0.015 7 0.003 4 0.361 7 0.4997 8 3.620 4 0.326 3 0.396 MYSTICS 8 10 1421 1453 0.034 9.106 9 -0.093 9 -0.063 8 -0.133 9 0.4869 11 3.590 11 -0.297 8 0.030 SKY 5 12 1336 1483 -0.022 8.783 11 -0.450 11 -0.422 12 -0.547 12 0.4483 4 3.652 12 -0.443 12 -0.652 SUN 2 16 1276 1596 -0.057 9.452 13 -0.875 13 -0.845 13 -1.293 13 0.4107 10 3.597 13 -1.428 13 -1.158


DIVISION            W  L   PCT  RNK RATING
WESTERN CONFERENCE 72 61 0.541    1  0.117
EASTERN CONFERENCE 49 60 0.450    2 -0.101

Home field advantage amounts to:
     0.312 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: Tue Jul  8 05:30:06 2025
games through: Mon Jul  7 2025

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