WNBA (W) basketball (WNBA)

Standings for 2011-2012 season

Rk Team % Victory Gp Gw GL Pts+ Pts- Pts+ /g Pts- /g Diff Expected
Winning %
1 Minnesota Lynx Minnesota Lynx 79.4 34 27 7 2771 2503 81.5 73.6 7.9 80.5
2 Indiana Fever Indiana Fever 61.8 34 21 13 2643 2510 77.7 73.8 3.9 67.2
3 Connecticut Sun Connecticut Sun 61.8 34 21 13 2724 2612 80.1 76.8 3.3 64.2
4 Seattle Storm Seattle Storm 61.8 34 21 13 2436 2375 71.6 69.9 1.7 58.7
5 Atlanta Dream Atlanta Dream 58.8 34 20 14 2805 2747 82.5 80.8 1.7 57.2
6 Phoenix Mercury Phoenix Mercury 55.9 34 19 15 3025 2923 89.0 86.0 3.0 61.7
7 New York Liberty New York Liberty 55.9 34 19 15 2584 2542 76.0 74.8 1.2 55.7
8 Las Vegas Aces Las Vegas Aces 52.9 34 18 16 2640 2568 77.6 75.5 2.1 59.5
9 Los Angeles Sparks Los Angeles Sparks 44.1 34 15 19 2623 2731 77.1 80.3 -3.2 36.3
10 Chicago Sky Chicago Sky 41.2 34 14 20 2524 2556 74.2 75.2 -1.0 45.6
11 Washington Mystics Washington Mystics 17.7 34 6 28 2408 2678 70.8 78.8 -8.0 18.6
12 Dallas Wings Dallas Wings 8.8 34 3 31 2353 2791 69.2 82.1 -12.9 8.5

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.