Explanation: Each team is listed with its record, overall score differential, and its ratings. Brief explanations of the ratings follow.
In order to increase early-season stability, the three main rankings, the improved RPI, and the college pseudopoll include priors based on the previous season final predictive ratings and occasionally incorporating preseason predictions of various major publications. The other rankings for college sports do not include priors, and thus can be wildly unstable early in the year. A team whose rankings are affected by this prior is noted with a P following its rankings.

Full Ranking

                                          STANDARD   MED LIKELY  PREDICTIVE  IMPRVD RPI    SCORING     OFFENSE     DEFENSE 
TEAM       W  L   PF   PA  SCHED  ELOSS  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
LIBERTY   11  5 1401 1278  0.132  7.760    3  0.433    3  0.465    2  0.529    3 0.5491    2  3.702    1  0.858    7  0.200
MERCURY   12  5 1421 1348  0.067  8.044    2  0.439    2  0.492    4  0.311    2 0.5523    8  3.630    2  0.321    4  0.300
DREAM     11  6 1434 1334  0.002  7.461    5  0.226    5  0.234    3  0.368    5 0.5227    9  3.616    3  0.316    3  0.419
FEVER      9  8 1419 1340  0.050  7.851    7  0.041    7  0.041    5  0.301    7 0.5031    7  3.631    4  0.314    5  0.289
STORM     10  7 1404 1357  0.157  8.799    4  0.275    4  0.307    7  0.264    4 0.5318    5  3.637    5  0.303    6  0.225
LYNX      14  3 1424 1260 -0.032  7.118    1  0.633    1  0.661    1  0.577    1 0.5646   12  3.554    6  0.262    1  0.893
SPARKS     5 12 1390 1476  0.056  8.755   10 -0.378   10 -0.382   11 -0.325   10 0.4606    1  3.705    7  0.016   11 -0.666
WINGS      5 13 1467 1527 -0.058  8.579   12 -0.522   12 -0.525   10 -0.241   12 0.4471    3  3.679    8 -0.015   10 -0.467
ACES       8  8 1294 1312 -0.005  7.658    8 -0.000    8  0.015    9 -0.080    8 0.5008    6  3.637    9 -0.042    9 -0.117
VALKYRIES  9  7 1272 1235  0.088  7.836    6  0.169    6  0.180    6  0.272    6 0.5166   13  3.532   10 -0.135    2  0.679
TEAM       W  L   PF   PA  SCHED  ELOSS  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
MYSTICS    8  9 1346 1361  0.028  8.393    9 -0.027    9 -0.014    8 -0.073    9 0.4915   11  3.581   11 -0.276    8  0.130
SKY        5 11 1261 1403 -0.064  7.968   11 -0.436   11 -0.395   12 -0.595   11 0.4502    4  3.657   12 -0.469   12 -0.722
SUN        2 15 1208 1510 -0.023  9.079   13 -0.853   13 -0.784   13 -1.247   13 0.4138   10  3.601   13 -1.365   13 -1.129

WESTERN CONFERENCE
STANDARD MED LIKELY PREDICTIVE IMPRVD RPI SCORING OFFENSE DEFENSE TEAM W L PF PA SCHED ELOSS RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING MERCURY 12 5 1421 1348 0.067 8.044 2 0.439 2 0.492 4 0.311 2 0.5523 8 3.630 2 0.321 4 0.300 STORM 10 7 1404 1357 0.157 8.799 4 0.275 4 0.307 7 0.264 4 0.5318 5 3.637 5 0.303 6 0.225 LYNX 14 3 1424 1260 -0.032 7.118 1 0.633 1 0.661 1 0.577 1 0.5646 12 3.554 6 0.262 1 0.893 SPARKS 5 12 1390 1476 0.056 8.755 10 -0.378 10 -0.382 11 -0.325 10 0.4606 1 3.705 7 0.016 11 -0.666 WINGS 5 13 1467 1527 -0.058 8.579 12 -0.522 12 -0.525 10 -0.241 12 0.4471 3 3.679 8 -0.015 10 -0.467 ACES 8 8 1294 1312 -0.005 7.658 8 -0.000 8 0.015 9 -0.080 8 0.5008 6 3.637 9 -0.042 9 -0.117 VALKYRIES 9 7 1272 1235 0.088 7.836 6 0.169 6 0.180 6 0.272 6 0.5166 13 3.532 10 -0.135 2 0.679

EASTERN CONFERENCE
STANDARD MED LIKELY PREDICTIVE IMPRVD RPI SCORING OFFENSE DEFENSE TEAM W L PF PA SCHED ELOSS RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING RNK RATING LIBERTY 11 5 1401 1278 0.132 7.760 3 0.433 3 0.465 2 0.529 3 0.5491 2 3.702 1 0.858 7 0.200 DREAM 11 6 1434 1334 0.002 7.461 5 0.226 5 0.234 3 0.368 5 0.5227 9 3.616 3 0.316 3 0.419 FEVER 9 8 1419 1340 0.050 7.851 7 0.041 7 0.041 5 0.301 7 0.5031 7 3.631 4 0.314 5 0.289 MYSTICS 8 9 1346 1361 0.028 8.393 9 -0.027 9 -0.014 8 -0.073 9 0.4915 11 3.581 11 -0.276 8 0.130 SKY 5 11 1261 1403 -0.064 7.968 11 -0.436 11 -0.395 12 -0.595 11 0.4502 4 3.657 12 -0.469 12 -0.722 SUN 2 15 1208 1510 -0.023 9.079 13 -0.853 13 -0.784 13 -1.247 13 0.4138 10 3.601 13 -1.365 13 -1.129


DIVISION            W  L   PCT  RNK RATING
WESTERN CONFERENCE 63 55 0.534    1  0.128
EASTERN CONFERENCE 46 54 0.460    2 -0.092

Home field advantage amounts to:
     0.311 points in main ratings (0.226 for semineutral)
     0.030 points in improved RPI (0.023 for semineutral)
Average of 2.15 points per score
Predict score:
Team Strength vs. Time Plot:
posted: Wed Jul  2 05:30:08 2025
games through: Tue Jul  1 2025

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