WNBA (W) basketball (WNBA)

Standings for 2005-2006 season

Rk Team % Victory Gp Gw GL Pts+ Pts- Pts+ /g Pts- /g Diff Expected
Winning %
1 Connecticut Sun Connecticut Sun 76.5 34 26 8 2474 2244 72.8 66.0 6.8 79.5
2 Sacramento Monarchs Sacramento Monarchs 73.5 34 25 9 2329 2093 68.5 61.6 6.9 81.6
3 Indiana Fever Indiana Fever 61.8 34 21 13 2170 2133 63.8 62.7 1.1 56.0
4 Seattle Storm Seattle Storm 58.8 34 20 14 2498 2407 73.5 70.8 2.7 62.6
5 Houston Comets Houston Comets 55.9 34 19 15 2309 2263 67.9 66.6 1.3 57.0
6 New York Liberty New York Liberty 52.9 34 18 16 2316 2285 68.1 67.2 0.9 54.7
7 Los Angeles Sparks Los Angeles Sparks 50.0 34 17 17 2326 2345 68.4 69.0 -0.6 47.2
8 Phoenix Mercury Phoenix Mercury 47.1 34 16 18 2361 2354 69.4 69.2 0.2 51.0
9 Dallas Wings Dallas Wings 47.1 34 16 18 2247 2287 66.1 67.3 -1.2 43.9
10 Washington Mystics Washington Mystics 47.1 34 16 18 2263 2305 66.6 67.8 -1.2 43.6
11 Minnesota Lynx Minnesota Lynx 41.2 34 14 20 2211 2288 65.0 67.3 -2.3 38.3
12 Las Vegas Aces Las Vegas Aces 20.6 34 7 27 2141 2401 63.0 70.6 -7.6 16.9
13 Charlotte Sting Charlotte Sting 17.7 34 6 28 2095 2335 61.6 68.7 -7.1 18.1

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.