WNBA (W) basketball (WNBA)

Standings for 2001-2002 season

Rk Team % Victory Gp Gw GL Pts+ Pts- Pts+ /g Pts- /g Diff Expected
Winning %
1 Los Angeles Sparks Los Angeles Sparks 87.5 32 28 4 2441 2166 76.3 67.7 8.6 84.1
2 Cleveland Rockers Cleveland Rockers 68.8 32 22 10 2004 1788 62.6 55.9 6.7 83.0
3 New York Liberty New York Liberty 65.6 32 21 11 2162 2082 67.6 65.1 2.5 62.8
4 Sacramento Monarchs Sacramento Monarchs 62.5 32 20 12 2294 2139 71.7 66.8 4.9 72.6
5 Miami Sol Miami Sol 62.5 32 20 12 1957 1898 61.2 59.3 1.9 60.5
6 Houston Comets Houston Comets 59.4 32 19 13 2047 1994 64.0 62.3 1.7 59.0
7 Las Vegas Aces Las Vegas Aces 59.4 32 19 13 2207 2192 69.0 68.5 0.5 52.4
8 Charlotte Sting Charlotte Sting 56.3 32 18 14 2055 2009 64.2 62.8 1.4 57.8
9 Connecticut Sun Connecticut Sun 40.6 32 13 19 2140 2205 66.9 68.9 -2.0 39.7
10 Phoenix Mercury Phoenix Mercury 40.6 32 13 19 2064 2169 64.5 67.8 -3.3 33.4
11 Minnesota Lynx Minnesota Lynx 37.5 32 12 20 2077 2156 64.9 67.4 -2.5 37.3
12 Portland Fire Portland Fire 34.4 32 11 21 2088 2202 65.3 68.8 -3.5 32.3
13 Indiana Fever Indiana Fever 31.3 32 10 22 2153 2249 67.3 70.3 -3.0 35.3
14 Seattle Storm Seattle Storm 31.3 32 10 22 1921 2048 60.0 64.0 -4.0 29.1
15 Washington Mystics Washington Mystics 31.3 32 10 22 1928 2075 60.3 64.8 -4.5 26.5
16 Dallas Wings Dallas Wings 31.3 32 10 22 2103 2269 65.7 70.9 -5.2 25.8

Standings glossary

Stats abbreviations

  • Rk: rank
  • % Victory: number of win / number of games played
  • Gp: number of games played
  • Gw: number of games won
  • GL: number of games lost
  • Pts+: total number of points scored by the team
  • Pts-: total number of points scored by opposing teams
  • Pts+ /g: total number of points scored by the team per game
  • Pts- /g: total number of points scored by opposing teams per game
  • Diff: difference between points scored and received per game
  • Expected Winning %: through our basketball statistical database and the use of advanced stats, we are able to project a team’s win percentage which then allows us to project how many wins a team is expected to have. These projections are a unique way to understand whether a team has played better or worse than their record indicates.