WNBA basketball (WNBA)

Standings for 2016-2017 season

Rk Team % Victory Gp Gw GL Pts+ Pts- Pts+ /g Pts- /g Diff Expected
Winning %
1 Minnesota Lynx Minnesota Lynx 82.4 34 28 6 2917 2617 85.8 77.0 8.8 81.9
2 Los Angeles Sparks Los Angeles Sparks 76.5 34 26 8 2821 2580 83.0 75.9 7.1 77.6
3 New York Liberty New York Liberty 61.8 34 21 13 2776 2749 81.6 80.9 0.7 53.4
4 Chicago Sky Chicago Sky 52.9 34 18 16 2930 2909 86.2 85.6 0.6 52.5
5 Indiana Fever Indiana Fever 50.0 34 17 17 2736 2749 80.5 80.9 -0.4 48.4
6 Atlanta Dream Atlanta Dream 50.0 34 17 17 2780 2855 81.8 84.0 -2.2 40.8
7 Phoenix Mercury Phoenix Mercury 47.1 34 16 18 2876 2832 84.6 83.3 1.3 55.3
8 Seattle Storm Seattle Storm 47.1 34 16 18 2748 2728 80.8 80.2 0.6 52.5
9 Connecticut Sun Connecticut Sun 41.2 34 14 20 2822 2868 83.0 84.4 -1.4 44.4
10 Washington Mystics Washington Mystics 38.2 34 13 21 2745 2795 80.7 82.2 -1.5 43.8
11 Dallas Wings Dallas Wings 32.4 34 11 23 2810 3000 82.6 88.2 -5.6 28.7
12 Las Vegas Aces Las Vegas Aces 20.6 34 7 27 2449 2728 72.0 80.2 -8.2 18.2

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.