WNBA Basketball Power Index 2026

Team
Golden State Valkyries
Washington Mystics
Minnesota Lynx
Atlanta Dream
New York Liberty
Las Vegas Aces
Dallas Wings
Phoenix Mercury
Connecticut Sun
Seattle Storm
Indiana Fever
Los Angeles Sparks
Chicago Sky
Portland Fire
Toronto Tempo
POWER INDEX
W-LBPIBPI RKOFFDEF
32-12
5.6
1
-3.2
8.8
28-16
0.7
8
-1.9
2.5
33-11
4.8
3
2.4
2.4
30-14
5.0
2
2.8
2.2
26-18
3.5
6
2.6
0.9
31-13
4.4
4
3.7
0.7
27-17
2.7
7
2.0
0.7
16-28
-1.6
9
-2.2
0.6
11-33
-6.4
14
-5.4
-1.0
8-36
-5.0
12
-3.5
-1.5
28-16
3.7
5
6.0
-2.4
16-28
-2.3
10
0.2
-2.5
16-28
-3.0
11
-0.0
-3.0
17-27
-5.2
13
-1.9
-3.3
11-33
-6.7
15
-1.6
-5.1
Last Updated: September 25, 2026
ESPN's WNBA Basketball Power Index (BPI) is a measure of team strength developed by the ESPN Analytics team. BPI is meant to be the best predictor of a team's performance for the rest of the season. BPI represents how many points above or below average a team is. BPI accounts for game-by-game efficiency, strength of schedule, pace, days of rest, game location and preseason expectations.