WNBA (W) basketball (WNBA)

Standings for 2015-2016 season

Rk Team % Victory Gp Gw GL Pts+ Pts- Pts+ /g Pts- /g Diff Expected
Winning %
1 New York Liberty New York Liberty 67.7 34 23 11 2529 2416 74.4 71.1 3.3 65.4
2 Minnesota Lynx Minnesota Lynx 64.7 34 22 12 2566 2439 75.5 71.7 3.8 67.0
3 Chicago Sky Chicago Sky 61.8 34 21 13 2818 2680 82.9 78.8 4.1 66.8
4 Phoenix Mercury Phoenix Mercury 58.8 34 20 14 2555 2458 75.1 72.3 2.8 63.1
5 Indiana Fever Indiana Fever 58.8 34 20 14 2641 2577 77.7 75.8 1.9 58.4
6 Washington Mystics Washington Mystics 52.9 34 18 16 2501 2422 73.6 71.2 2.4 61.0
7 Dallas Wings Dallas Wings 52.9 34 18 16 2642 2620 77.7 77.1 0.6 52.9
8 Connecticut Sun Connecticut Sun 44.1 34 15 19 2550 2605 75.0 76.6 -1.6 42.6
9 Atlanta Dream Atlanta Dream 44.1 34 15 19 2645 2712 77.8 79.8 -2.0 41.4
10 Los Angeles Sparks Los Angeles Sparks 41.2 34 14 20 2503 2535 73.6 74.6 -1.0 45.6
11 Seattle Storm Seattle Storm 29.4 34 10 24 2394 2586 70.4 76.1 -5.7 25.5
12 Las Vegas Aces Las Vegas Aces 23.5 34 8 26 2314 2608 68.1 76.7 -8.6 15.9

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.