WNBA (W) basketball (WNBA)

Standings for 2017-2018 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 2902 2524 85.4 74.2 11.2 87.4
2 Los Angeles Sparks Los Angeles Sparks 76.5 34 26 8 2840 2557 83.5 75.2 8.3 81.2
3 New York Liberty New York Liberty 64.7 34 22 12 2710 2604 79.7 76.6 3.1 63.5
4 Connecticut Sun Connecticut Sun 61.8 34 21 13 2924 2774 86.0 81.6 4.4 67.5
5 Washington Mystics Washington Mystics 52.9 34 18 16 2779 2754 81.7 81.0 0.7 53.1
6 Phoenix Mercury Phoenix Mercury 52.9 34 18 16 2784 2784 81.9 81.9 0.0 50.0
7 Dallas Wings Dallas Wings 47.1 34 16 18 2929 3019 86.1 88.8 -2.7 39.6
8 Seattle Storm Seattle Storm 44.1 34 15 19 2808 2808 82.6 82.6 0.0 50.0
9 Atlanta Dream Atlanta Dream 35.3 34 12 22 2683 2811 78.9 82.7 -3.8 34.3
10 Chicago Sky Chicago Sky 35.3 34 12 22 2792 2966 82.1 87.2 -5.1 30.1
11 Indiana Fever Indiana Fever 26.5 34 9 25 2552 2865 75.1 84.3 -9.2 16.7
12 Las Vegas Aces Las Vegas Aces 23.5 34 8 26 2529 2766 74.4 81.4 -7.0 22.3

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.