WNBA Basketball Power Index 2026

Team
Golden State Valkyries
Minnesota Lynx
Atlanta Dream
Las Vegas Aces
Indiana Fever
New York Liberty
Dallas Wings
Washington Mystics
Phoenix Mercury
Chicago Sky
Los Angeles Sparks
Seattle Storm
Portland Fire
Toronto Tempo
Connecticut Sun
POWER INDEX
W-LBPIBPI RKOFFDEF
29-11
5.7
1
-2.8
8.5
31-9
4.9
2
2.5
2.4
26-14
3.9
3
2.4
1.4
27-13
3.7
4
3.3
0.4
26-14
3.7
5
6.3
-2.6
24-16
3.2
6
2.7
0.5
24-16
2.5
7
1.8
0.7
24-16
0.0
8
-2.3
2.3
14-26
-1.5
9
-2.3
0.8
15-25
-2.3
10
-0.1
-2.2
15-25
-2.4
11
0.3
-2.6
8-32
-4.3
12
-3.3
-1.0
16-24
-5.1
13
-2.0
-3.1
11-29
-5.9
14
-1.4
-4.5
10-30
-6.1
15
-5.2
-0.9
Last Updated: 2 September 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.