{"id":129435,"date":"2025-09-08T19:09:14","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T19:09:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/129435\/"},"modified":"2025-09-08T19:09:14","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T19:09:14","slug":"2025-wnba-power-rankings-week-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/129435\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 WNBA Power Rankings: Week 14"},"content":{"rendered":"

With only four days remaining in the regular season, this is our final power rankings of the 2025 campaign.<\/p>\n

Over the past week, the playoff picture has continued to come into focus, with seven of the eight spots secured. However, the final 11 games on the regular-season schedule will be important to deciding seeding as well as the final playoff berth.<\/p>\n

Who\u2019s In: Lynx, Aces, Dream, Mercury, Liberty, Valkyries, Fever
\nWho\u2019s Out: Mystics, Sun, Sky, Wings
\nWho\u2019s In The Mix: Storm, Sparks<\/p>\n

As the regular season wraps and the playoffs draw near, we take a look at each team\u2019s season as a whole and how we got to this final snapshot of the league rankings.<\/p>\n

\u2705 Who\u2019s In: Clinched Playoff Berth<\/p>\n

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1. Minnesota Lynx (33-9)<\/p>\n

Last Week: 1 \u2194\ufe0f<\/p>\n

Remaining Schedule: Tue. at IND, Thur. vs. GSV<\/p>\n

The Lynx are 33-9 with two games to play, meaning they are guaranteed to finish with a win percentage of at least .750 (33-11). Why is that significant? All six times the Lynx have finished the regular season with a win percentage of .750 or better they have gone on to make the WNBA Finals (2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017 and 2024). Can Napheesa Collier and Co. make it seven-for-seven as they enter the playoffs as the No. 1 seed?<\/p>\n

2. Las Vegas Aces (28-14)<\/p>\n

Last Week: 2 \u2194\ufe0f<\/p>\n

Remaining Schedule: Tue. vs. CHI, Thur. at LAS<\/p>\n

A search for the phrase \u201cpeaking at the right time\u201d should show A\u2019ja Wilson and the Las Vegas Aces as the top results. The Aces enter their final two games of the regular season looking to extend a franchise-record 14-game win streak that has vaulted them to No. 2 in the standings \u2013 via a tiebreaker over the Atlanta (3-0 season series lead) \u2013 and looking as dangerous as any team entering the postseason.<\/p>\n

3. Atlanta Dream (28-14)<\/p>\n

Last Week: 3 \u2194\ufe0f<\/p>\n

Remaining Schedule: Mon. vs. CON, Wed. at CON<\/p>\n

Riding a four-game win streak, Atlanta closes the regular season with a home-and-home with Connecticut. Sweeping those two games would see the Dream finish 30-14, cementing the best regular season (.681 win percentage) in franchise history \u2013 surpassing the 23-11 (.676) by the 2018 squad and doubling last season\u2019s win total (15-25). The next challenge is the postseason, where Atlanta looks to win a series for the first time since 2016.<\/p>\n

4. Phoenix Mercury (27-15)<\/p>\n

Last Week: 4 \u2194\ufe0f<\/p>\n

Remaining Schedule: Tue. vs. LAS, Thur. at DAL<\/p>\n

The Mercury completely overhauled their roster last offseason \u2013 returning only two players from the 2024 squad. The culmination of those moves is a squad that has locked up home-court advantage in the opening round (PHX holds tiebreaker over NY) and is two wins away from matching the franchise record for wins in a season (29 in 2014) with two games to play. Prior to this season, Phoenix has won 23 or more games three times in a season \u2013 they won the Finals all three times.<\/p>\n

5. New York Liberty (25-17)<\/p>\n

Last Week: 5 \u2194\ufe0f<\/p>\n

Remaining Schedule: Tue. vs. WAS, Thur. at CHI<\/p>\n

The Liberty will open their title defense on the road as they are locked into the 5-seed \u2013 New York does not have tiebreaker over only team they can catch (1-3 vs. Phoenix), but does hold the tiebreaker over the only team that can match them (3-1 vs. Golden State). But a key question entering their championship defense is health. Breanna Stewart has averaged a team-high 17.6 ppg, 6.4 reb and 1.4 bpg in five games since returning from a knee injury. However, Sabrina Ionescu has missed the past four games (toe) and Nyara Sabally has not played since mid-July (knee). <\/p>\n

6. Golden State Valkyries (23-19)<\/p>\n

Last Week: 6 \u2194\ufe0f<\/p>\n

Remaining Schedule: Tue. at SEA, Thur. at MIN<\/p>\n

The Valkyries made history with Thursday\u2019s win over Dallas, becoming the first expansion team to clinch a playoff berth in their inaugural season. Although a loss to the Lynx on Saturday snapped a five-game win streak, Golden State is guaranteed a winning record in its debut season \u2013 setting a foundation to build upon in the years to come as well as the present in the Valkyries\u2019s first postseason.<\/p>\n

7. Indiana Fever (23-20)<\/p>\n

Last Week: 8 \u2b06\ufe0f<\/p>\n

Remaining Schedule: Tue. vs. MIN<\/p>\n

On Thursday, Caitlin Clark announced that she would miss the remainder of the season after being limited to 13 games in her sophomore season. However, three days later, the Fever defeated the Mystics to clinch a playoff berth for the second straight year following a seven-season playoff drought. Indiana has overcome multiple injuries \u2013 particularly in their backcourt \u2013to not only stay in the playoff hunt, but lock up a top-seven finish.<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udc40 In The Hunt: Two Teams Competing For One Spot<\/p>\n

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8. Seattle Storm (22-21)<\/p>\n

Last Week: 7 \u2b07\ufe0f<\/p>\n

Remaining Schedule: Tue. vs. GSV<\/p>\n

The Storm have a magic number of one with one game remaining in the regular season, meaning one Storm win or one Sparks loss will clinch a playoff berth for Seattle. With a veteran-laden roster led by Nneka Ogwumike and Skylar Diggins, this team has been built to make a playoff run now, but may need to do so from the 8-seed. At the All-Star break, the Storm (14-9) were in fourth place, but an 8-12 run post All-Star has dropped them into a battle for the final playoff spot.<\/p>\n

9. Los Angeles Sparks (20-22)<\/p>\n

Last Week: 9 \u2194\ufe0f<\/p>\n

Remaining Schedule: Tue. at PHX, Thur. vs. LVA<\/p>\n

L.A. must win its final two games (at Phoenix, vs. red-hot Vegas) and have Seattle lose its regular-season finale (vs. Golden State) in order to secure the final playoff spot. While the Sparks may fall short of reaching the postseason for the first time since 2020, they have already made a 12-win improvement over last season when they won a franchise-low eight games. That\u2019s the season\u2019s second-highest wins leap behind only Atlanta\u2019s 13-win jump from 2024 to 2025.<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udeab Who\u2019s Out: Eliminated From Playoffs<\/p>\n

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10. Washington Mystics (16-27)<\/p>\n

Last Week: 10 \u2194\ufe0f<\/p>\n

Remaining Schedule: Tue. at NYL<\/p>\n

After an offseason of change \u2013 Elena Delle Donne retired, Ariel Atkins traded, new head coach and general manager and three top-six picks in the 2025 Draft \u2013 the Mystics exceeded projections early in the season, entering the All-Star break in seventh place at .500 (11-11) \u2013 sending Sonia Citron and Kiki Iriafen to Indy as the league\u2019s first All-Star rookie teammates since 1999. However, after trading leading scorer Brittney Sykes to Seattle at the deadline for more future assets, the Mystics have gone 5-16 since the break to fall out of the playoff picture.<\/p>\n

11. Connecticut Sun (11-31)<\/p>\n

Last Week: 11 \u2194\ufe0f<\/p>\n

Remaining Schedule: Mon. at ATL, Wed. vs. ATL<\/p>\n

The Sun knocked on the championship door for eight straight seasons from 2017-2024 \u2013 racking up a league-high 181 regular-season wins during that span, but never breaking through to win the franchise\u2019s first championship. The core of that team was broken up in the offseason as the Sun began a rebuild. With a new-look roster featuring five rookies, the Sun struggled early, entering the All-Star break at 3-19. However, they have gone 8-12 since the break thanks to key contributions from veterans Marina Mabrey and Tina Charles and the development of their young talent.<\/p>\n

12. Chicago Sky (10-32)<\/p>\n

Last Week: 12 \u2194\ufe0f<\/p>\n

Remaining Schedule: Tue. at LVA, Thur. vs. NYL<\/p>\n

The Sky will cap off a challenging season with a challenging final two games, facing two teams that won the past three WNBA titles \u2013 Las Vegas (2022 & 2023 champs) and New York (2024 champs) to conclude the 2025 campaign. Chicago struggled with consistency (they won consecutive games only two times all year) and offensive production (currently last at 75.9 points per game). Key injuries to Courtney Vandersloot (torn ACL after seven games) and Angel Reese (Sky went 1-9 in her 10 games missed with a back injury) played a key role as Chicago has its fewest wins since its inaugural season in 2006.<\/p>\n

13. Dallas Wings (9-34)<\/p>\n

Last Week: 13 \u2194\ufe0f<\/p>\n

Remaining Schedule: Thur. vs. PHX<\/p>\n

The Wings close out their season on Thursday against the Mercury looking to snap a 10-game losing streak and earn their 10th win of the season. Dallas\u2019 season has featured a mix of highs and lows. No. 1 pick Paige Bueckers has shined, ranked in the top eight in the league in scoring (5th, 19.1), assists (8th, 5.3), steals (5th, 1.6) and minutes (4th, 33.4). However, the team struggled on defense (last in points allowed at 88.3 per game) and through injuries (only three players have appeared in 30+ games). Outside of a seven-game stretch from June 17-July 3 when the Wings went 5-2 with wins over three playoff teams, Dallas has gone 4-32 while enduring five losing streaks of 4+ games.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"With only four days remaining in the regular season, this is our final power rankings of the 2025…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":129436,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[629],"tags":[49,48,82,630],"class_list":{"0":"post-129435","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-wnba","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-sports","11":"tag-wnba"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/129435","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=129435"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/129435\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/129436"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=129435"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=129435"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=129435"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}