{"id":63242,"date":"2025-08-12T05:45:14","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T05:45:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/63242\/"},"modified":"2025-08-12T05:45:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T05:45:14","slug":"2025-wnba-power-rankings-week-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/63242\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 WNBA Power Rankings: Week 10"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 2025 WNBA regular season ends on Sept. 11. That\u2019s exactly one month from today, which means the final sprint to the finish line begins now.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s where the postseason races stand with a month to play:<\/p>\n

In The Driver\u2019s Seat: With a 6.5-game lead on the rest of the field, the Lynx\u2019s path to the No. 1 overall seed is clear. With 12 games to play and an 11.5-game advantage on the 9-seed, the Lynx will likely have a chance to clinch a playoff berth this week.<\/p>\n

Race For Home Court: Five teams \u2013 the Liberty, Dream, Mercury, Fever and Aces \u2013 enter the week at least four games over .500 and are separated by just 2.5 games in a race for the 2-4 seeds that earn home-court in the first round of the playoffs.<\/p>\n

Race For The Playoffs: Four teams \u2013 the Valkyries, Storm, Sparks and Mystics \u2013 all hovering around .500 and separated by just 1.5 games are battling to secure a top eight finish.<\/p>\n

Running Out Of Time: Three teams \u2013 the Sky, Wings and Sun \u2013 are each at least 7.5 games back of the current 8-seed. While no teams have been eliminated from playoff contention yet, these are the first three teams in danger.<\/p>\n

1. Minnesota Lynx (27-5)<\/p>\n

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

This Week: Sat. vs. NYL<\/p>\n

Despite the loss of league-leading scorer (and May, June and July Western Conference Player of the Month) Napheesa Collier to an ankle sprain on Aug. 2, the Lynx have kept rolling. Minnesota went 3-0 on the week to push their win streak to five straight, capped off by their second Finals rematch win over New York on Sunday behind Kayla McBride\u2019s 18 points and four triples.<\/p>\n

2. Atlanta Dream (20-11)<\/p>\n

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

This Week: Wed. at SEA, Fri. vs. SEA, Sun. at GSV<\/p>\n

The Dream match the Lynx for the longest active win streak in the league at five in a row as they continue to climb the standings, pulling into a tie with the Liberty for the second-best record in the W. Atlanta also joins Minnesota as the only two teams with double-digit road wins, winning five straight outside of the A. The Dream will try to push both of their streaks (overall and road) to six when they visit the Storm on Wednesday, but may be without Jordin Canada, who left Sunday\u2019s win with a right leg injury.<\/p>\n

3. New York Liberty (20-11)<\/p>\n

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

This Week: Tue. at LAS, Wed. at LVA, Sat. at MIN<\/p>\n

The Liberty have held the No. 2 spot in the standings every day since July 16, but their grip on that spot is in danger of slipping. New York is fending off Atlanta \u2013 both are 20-11 to open the week \u2013 via the head-to-head tiebreaker, while Phoenix is only a game back. After sweeping a home-and-home with the Wings, the Liberty fell to the Lynx at home in the second of four Finals rematches in a three-week span. Their next chance is Saturday in Minnesota, but the Liberty will still be without Breanna Stewart, who is targeting a return from a knee injury by the end of August.<\/p>\n

4. Phoenix Mercury (19-12)<\/p>\n

Last Week: 5 \u2b06\ufe0f<\/p>\n

This Week: Fri. vs. LVA, Sun. at SEA<\/p>\n

Sunday\u2019s loss to Atlanta snapped a three-game win streak for Phoenix. In the game, the Mercury shot just 6-of-23 from 3-point range (they are 8-10 when hitting fewer than 10 3s, and 11-2 when making 10 or more) and scored just 66 points (they are 4-9 when scoring under 80, 13-5 when they score 80+). Already a top-tier defense (Phoenix\u2019s 98.8 defensive rating ranks second in the W), finding consistency on offense will be key for the Mercury down the stretch.<\/p>\n

5. Las Vegas Aces (18-14)<\/p>\n

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Last Week: 7 \u2b06\ufe0f<\/p>\n

This Week: Wed. vs. NYL, Fri. at PHX, Sun. vs. DAL<\/p>\n

A\u2019ja Wilson made history on Sunday \u2013 posting the first 30\/20 game in WNBA history as she finished with 32 points, 20 rebounds and 5 assists in Vegas\u2019 win over Connecticut. It marked the Aces\u2019 fourth straight win for their longest win streak of the 2025 season. Las Vegas\u2019 hot streak will be challenged quickly as four of the Aces\u2019 next five games come against opponents at least seven games over .500 entering this week \u2013 the Liberty, Mercury, Dream and Mercury (again).<\/p>\n

6. Indiana Fever (18-14)<\/p>\n

Last Week: 4 \u2b07\ufe0f<\/p>\n

This Week: Tue. vs. DAL, Fri. vs. WAS, Sun. at CON<\/p>\n

After putting together a season-long five-game win streak, the Fever dropped two straight before righting the ship on Sunday with a win over the Sky in the opening game of WNBA Rivals Week. Unfortunately, Indiana\u2019s run of losing guards to injury continues as both Sydney Colson (ACL) and Aari McDonald (broken foot) have been ruled out for the season \u2013 along with the ongoing absence of Caitlin Clark. Indy signed veteran guard Odyssey Sims to a hardship contract to help fill the void.<\/p>\n

7. Los Angeles Sparks (15-16)<\/p>\n

Last Week: 9 \u2b06\ufe0f<\/p>\n

This Week: Tue. vs. NYL, Fri. at DAL, Sun. at WAS<\/p>\n

The busiest team in the league last week, the Sparks went 3-1 to improve to 9-2 over their last 11 games following their 6-14 start to the season through 20 games. During this 11-game stretch, the Sparks have been led by former Vegas teammates Kelsey Plum (19.5 ppg, 6.5 apg, 2.5 3pm) and Dearica Hamby (19.2 ppg, 8.1 rpg, 62.6% FG). Meanwhile, Cameron Brink has made an impact in her first six games back from last year\u2019s torn ACL, averaging 7.0 points, 2.2 blocks and 46.7% 3P% in limited minutes (14.2 mpg).<\/p>\n

8. Golden State Valkyries (15-15)<\/p>\n

Last Week: 8 \u2194\ufe0f<\/p>\n

This Week: Mon. vs. CON, Wed. at WAS, Fri. at CHI, Sun. vs. ATL<\/p>\n

Saturday\u2019s win over the Sparks helped the Valkyries avoid a three-game skid and get back to .500 ball in their inaugural season. Golden State is set to be the busiest team this week with four games on the schedule \u2013 including the first three against opponents under .500 as the Valkyries attempt to gain some separation in the jam-packed middle of the playoff race.<\/p>\n

9. Seattle Storm (16-16)<\/p>\n

Last Week: 6 \u2b07\ufe0f<\/p>\n

This Week: Wed. vs. ATL, Fri. at ATL, Sun. vs. PHX<\/p>\n

So far, August has not been kind to the Storm, who have dropped their first five games of the month \u2013 all by four points or less. No team has played in more clutch games \u2013 score within five points in the final five minutes \u2013 than the Storm with 22, but Seattle is just 10-12 in those games. While the wins have not gone in Seattle\u2019s favor, this month has been a breakout for rookie Dominique Malonga. The 6-6 center from France is averaging 14.4 ppg on 64.6% shooting with 7.8 rpg in just 22.3 minutes in August, while becoming the youngest player in WNBA history (19 years old) to post back-to-back 20+ point games.<\/p>\n

10. Washington Mystics (14-17)<\/p>\n

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

This Week: Wed. vs. GSV, Fri. at IND, Sun vs. LAS<\/p>\n

Rookie All-Stars Kiki Iriafen (career-high 23 points, 10 reb) and Sonia Citron (18 pts, 6 ast) shined on Sunday as the Mystics defeated the Wings to snap a four-game losing streak. It was Washington\u2019s first win since trading All-Star Brittney Sykes to the Storm in exchange for three-time WNBA champ Alysha Clark, young guard Zia Cooke and a 2026 first-round draft pick.<\/p>\n

11. Chicago Sky (8-23)<\/p>\n

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Last Week: 12 \u2b06\ufe0f<\/p>\n

This Week: Wed. at CON, Fri. vs. GSV<\/p>\n

The Sky\u2019s win over the Mystics on Tuesday was Chicago\u2019s only win over the past 11 games. All-Star Angel Reese has only appeared in three of those 11 games due to a back injury that has kept Chicago\u2019s leading scorer (14.2 ppg) and the league\u2019s leading rebounder (12.6 rpg) out of the Sky lineup.<\/p>\n

12. Dallas Wings (8-24)<\/p>\n

Last Week: 11 \u2b07\ufe0f<\/p>\n

This Week: Tue. at IND, Fri. vs. LAS, Sun. at LVA<\/p>\n

Dallas enters the week looking to snap one streak while extending another. The Wings will look to end a five-game losing streak on Tuesday when they visit the Fever. During that game, rookie Paige Bueckers will look to score 10+ points for the 26th straight game to begin her WNBA career, which would break a tie with Ruthie Bolton for the fourth longest such streak in league history. The only players with more are Cynthia Cooper (92), A\u2019ja Wilson (37) and Candace Parker (32) \u2013 a trio of legends that each won multiple MVPs and championships.<\/p>\n

13. Connecticut Sun (5-25)<\/p>\n

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

This Week: Mon. at GSV, Wed. vs. CHI, Sun. vs. IND<\/p>\n

The Sun close out a four-game road trip tonight against the Valkyries in San Francisco, looking to snap a pair of losing streaks \u2013 four straight overall and 12 straight on the road as the Sun\u2019s only road win of the season came back on May 30. Tonight\u2019s game will be the second in a Sun uniform for Aaliyah Edwards, who Connecticut acquired at the trade deadline. The former UConn standout was the sixth overall pick in the 2024 Draft.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The 2025 WNBA regular season ends on Sept. 11. That\u2019s exactly one month from today, which means the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":63243,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[629],"tags":[49,48,82,630],"class_list":["post-63242","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wnba","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-sports","tag-wnba"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63242","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=63242"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63242\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/63243"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63242"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=63242"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=63242"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}