WNBA (W) basketball (WNBA)

Standings for 2014-2015 season

Rk Team % Victory Gp Gw GL Pts+ Pts- Pts+ /g Pts- /g Diff Expected
Winning %
1 Phoenix Mercury Phoenix Mercury 85.3 34 29 5 2840 2520 83.5 74.1 9.4 84.1
2 Minnesota Lynx Minnesota Lynx 73.5 34 25 9 2776 2624 81.6 77.2 4.4 68.6
3 Atlanta Dream Atlanta Dream 55.9 34 19 15 2740 2670 80.6 78.5 2.1 58.9
4 Washington Mystics Washington Mystics 47.1 34 16 18 2525 2510 74.3 73.8 0.5 52.1
5 Los Angeles Sparks Los Angeles Sparks 47.1 34 16 18 2632 2639 77.4 77.6 -0.2 49.1
6 Indiana Fever Indiana Fever 47.1 34 16 18 2521 2554 74.1 75.1 -1.0 45.5
7 Las Vegas Aces Las Vegas Aces 47.1 34 16 18 2645 2705 77.8 79.6 -1.8 42.3
8 Chicago Sky Chicago Sky 44.1 34 15 19 2591 2660 76.2 78.2 -2.0 41.0
9 New York Liberty New York Liberty 44.1 34 15 19 2453 2557 72.1 75.2 -3.1 35.9
10 Connecticut Sun Connecticut Sun 38.2 34 13 21 2573 2635 75.7 77.5 -1.8 41.8
11 Dallas Wings Dallas Wings 35.3 34 12 22 2760 2831 81.2 83.3 -2.1 41.3
12 Seattle Storm Seattle Storm 35.3 34 12 22 2410 2561 70.9 75.3 -4.4 30.0

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.