WNBA Basketball Power Index 2026

Team
Golden State Valkyries
Washington Mystics
Minnesota Lynx
Atlanta Dream
Dallas Wings
Phoenix Mercury
New York Liberty
Las Vegas Aces
Connecticut Sun
Seattle Storm
Indiana Fever
Chicago Sky
Los Angeles Sparks
Portland Fire
Toronto Tempo
POWER INDEX
W-LBPIBPI RKOFFDEF
30-11
5.8
1
-2.9
8.7
25-16
0.4
8
-2.0
2.4
31-10
4.7
2
2.4
2.3
27-14
4.3
3
2.6
1.8
25-16
2.7
7
1.8
0.9
15-26
-1.5
9
-2.2
0.7
25-16
3.4
6
2.7
0.7
28-13
4.1
4
3.6
0.6
10-31
-6.4
15
-5.4
-1.0
8-33
-4.8
12
-3.4
-1.4
27-14
3.8
5
6.4
-2.5
15-26
-2.8
11
-0.2
-2.6
15-26
-2.6
10
0.1
-2.7
16-26
-5.2
13
-2.0
-3.1
11-30
-6.1
14
-1.5
-4.6
Last Updated: September 19, 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.