WNBA Basketball Power Index 2026

Team
Minnesota Lynx
Golden State Valkyries
Las Vegas Aces
Indiana Fever
Atlanta Dream
Dallas Wings
New York Liberty
Washington Mystics
Portland Fire
Los Angeles Sparks
Chicago Sky
Phoenix Mercury
Toronto Tempo
Connecticut Sun
Seattle Storm
POWER INDEX
W-LBPIBPI RKOFFDEF
31-9
4.9
2
2.5
2.3
29-11
5.7
1
-2.8
8.5
27-13
3.7
4
3.3
0.4
26-14
3.7
5
6.3
-2.6
26-14
3.9
3
2.5
1.5
24-16
2.5
7
1.8
0.7
24-16
3.2
6
2.7
0.5
24-16
-0.0
8
-2.3
2.3
16-24
-5.1
13
-2.0
-3.1
15-25
-2.4
11
0.2
-2.7
15-25
-2.3
10
-0.1
-2.2
14-26
-1.5
9
-2.3
0.8
11-29
-5.9
14
-1.4
-4.5
10-30
-6.0
15
-5.2
-0.9
8-32
-4.3
12
-3.3
-1.0
Last Updated: September 5, 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.