WNBA Basketball Power Index 2026

Team
Connecticut Sun
Toronto Tempo
Portland Fire
Seattle Storm
Los Angeles Sparks
Chicago Sky
Phoenix Mercury
Washington Mystics
Dallas Wings
New York Liberty
Atlanta Dream
Indiana Fever
Las Vegas Aces
Golden State Valkyries
Minnesota Lynx
POWER INDEX
W-LBPIBPI RKOFFDEF
8-25
-5.4
15
-4.9
-0.6
10-23
-5.3
14
-1.0
-4.3
14-20
-5.3
13
-2.3
-3.0
7-29
-4.0
12
-3.0
-1.0
12-22
-2.1
11
0.6
-2.7
12-22
-2.1
10
0.2
-2.3
13-22
-1.2
9
-2.4
1.2
20-14
0.0
8
-2.7
2.7
20-15
1.8
7
1.7
0.1
22-14
3.3
6
2.8
0.5
21-12
3.5
5
1.9
1.6
22-12
3.6
4
5.5
-1.9
24-12
3.6
3
3.2
0.4
24-9
4.8
2
-2.3
7.1
29-7
4.9
1
2.6
2.2
Last Updated: August 16, 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.