Similar to last week, this week’s power rankings will offer a hybrid look at each team’s performance in both the overall season and the Commissioner’s Cup.

While Cup play wraps up with a six-game slate on Wednesday, June 17, we already know one of the teams that will compete in the Commissioner’s Cup Championship Game on June 30, after the New York Liberty punched their ticket on Sunday.

Let’s dive into this week’s rankings to see which teams have the best shot at facing the Liberty in the Commissioner’s Cup Championship Game and competing for a share of the $500,000 prize pool.

Note: All stats and records are through games played Sunday, June 14.

1. New York Liberty | Overall: 10-4 | Commissioner’s Cup: 5-0 (+68) ⬆️

• Last Week: 5
• This Week: Wed. at CHI, Fri. vs. WAS, Sun. at LAS

Jonquel Jones #35, Breanna Stewart #30, and Leonie Fiebich #13 of the New York Liberty

The Liberty not only clinched the best Commissioner’s Cup record in the East with Sunday’s win over Washington but also their seventh straight victory, giving New York the longest active win streak in the league. The Liberty advanced to the Championship Game for the third time in the last four years, looking to add a second Cup Championship after winning the competition in 2023.

2. Las Vegas Aces | Overall: 10-3 | Commissioner’s Cup: 5-0 (+44) ⬆️

• Last Week: 4
• This Week: Mon. at DAL, Wed. at PHX, Sun. vs. GSV

As the West’s only unbeaten in Commissioner’s Cup play, the Aces control their own destiny. They need just one win, either against Dallas on Monday or against Phoenix on Wednesday, to clinch their spot in the Cup Championship Game and set up a 2023 rematch with the Liberty. Las Vegas enters the week with two active streaks — six straight wins and 11 consecutive 20+ point games by A’ja Wilson. The four-time MVP already holds the WNBA record for the longest such streak (15 in 2024) and can tie the second-longest streak (12 by Breanna Stewart and Diana Taurasi) with one more 20-piece on Monday.

3. Minnesota Lynx | Overall: 10-3 | Commissioner’s Cup: 4-1 (+78) ⬇️

• Last Week: 1
• This Week: Mon. vs. POR, Wed. at LAS, Fri. at GSV, Sun. vs. WAS

It’s tough to bump the Lynx down by two spots after just a three-point loss to the defending champs snapped an eight-game win streak. However, that loss was critical in the Commissioner’s Cup race and played a significant role in this week’s rankings. Even in defeat, rookie sensation Olivia Miles continues to shine, posting a career-best 29 points against the Aces.

4. Atlanta Dream | Overall: 9-4 | Commissioner’s Cup: 4-2 (+54) ⬇️

• Last Week: 2
• This Week: Thur. at IND, Sat. vs. IND

Despite the loss to New York that took them out of contention for the Commissioner’s Cup, the Dream have won three of their last four games entering this week’s two-game set with the Fever. So far this season, the Dream have followed an interesting pattern: winning two games, then losing, then repeating the cycle. They enter Thursday’s game at Indiana coming off a win. Will the pattern hold this week?

5. Dallas Wings | Overall: 8-5 | Commissioner’s Cup: 3-2 (+21) ⬇️

Azzi Fudd #35 and Arike Ogunbowale #24 of the Dallas Wings

• Last Week: 3
• This Week: Mon. vs. LVA, Wed. at GSV, Sat. vs. CHI

At 3-2 in Cup play, Dallas’ hopes of claiming the West’s berth in the Championship Game are slim. The Wings must not only win their final two games — against Las Vegas and Golden State — but they’ll also need help from other teams to bring down the Aces and Lynx. Outside of Cup play, the Wings are 8-5 on the season and need only three wins to surpass last year’s total of 10 victories. 

6. Golden State Valkyries | Overall: 8-5 | Commissioner’s Cup: 3-2 (+20) ↔️

• Last Week: 6
• This Week: Mon. vs. LAS, Wed. vs. DAL, Fri. vs. MIN, Sun. at LVA 

After dropping Cup games on the road to Las Vegas and Minnesota — both by five points or less — the Valkyries bounced back with two straight wins last week to keep their slim Championship Game hopes alive. However, this week presents a challenge with a four-game slate that begins against the Sparks (winners of three straight) and the Wings (to close out Cup play), before hosting the Lynx and the Aces, who have both been red-hot of late.

7. Indiana Fever | Overall: 8-5 | Commissioner’s Cup: 4-1 (+24) ↔️

• Last Week: 7
• This Week: Tue. vs. TOR, Thur. vs. ATL, Sat. at ATL

The Fever have won three straight games (all against teams in the bottom third of the standings) and four of their last five, but have already been eliminated from Cup play by unbeaten New York. In their win on Thursday, Caitlin Clark and Aliyah Boston became the first teammates to each post 30-point double-doubles in the same game. Another notable storyline is the balanced scoring between Kelsey Mitchell and Clark, who are both averaging 20.3 ppg (top five in the WNBA). Only twice in WNBA history have teammates averaged 20 or more points over the course of a season (Phoenix in 2008 and 2018).

8. Los Angeles Sparks | Overall: 7-6 | Commissioner’s Cup: 3-2 (+13) ⬆️

• Last Week: 9
• This Week: Mon. at GSV, Wed. vs. MIN, Sun. vs. NYL

After falling to Dallas in Kelsey Plum’s first game back from an ankle injury, the Sparks have won three straight games. That stretch includes the historic duel between Plum (43 points) and Phoenix’s Kahleah Copper (41 points), who both set career-highs as they became the first opponents in WNBA history to each score 40 or more points in the same game. Can L.A. ride that momentum into a tough schedule this week with matchups against the Valkyries (8-5), Lynx (10-3) and Liberty (10-4), who are a combined 28-12 on the season?

9. Toronto Tempo | Overall: 7-7 | Commissioner’s Cup: 2-3 (-20) ⬇️

• Last Week: 8
• This Week: Tue. at IND, Fri. at CON

The Tempo opened the week on a high note with Brittney Sykes dropping a career-best 38 points to give Toronto a win over Connecticut in its first overtime contest. However, that was followed by consecutive losses, including a heartbreaker at Washington on Sonia Citron’s buzzer-beater. The Tempo will look to bounce back when they visit the Fever and Sun this week as they open their final road trip before a massive nine-game homestand takes them into the All-Star break.

10. Portland Fire | Overall: 7-8 | Commissioner’s Cup: 1-4 (-56) ↔️

Bridget Carleton #6 of the Portland Fire

• Last Week: 10
• This Week: Mon. at MIN, Wed. vs. SEA

It took five tries, but the Fire earned their first-ever Commissioner’s Cup win on Saturday as they edged out Dallas to snap a four-game losing streak. Portland opens the week in Minnesota to take on the Lynx in the first of nine road games over its next 11 contests. The Fire are 2-3 on the road so far this season, compared to 5-5 in their league-high 10 home games.  

11. Washington Mystics | Overall: 5-7 | Commissioner’s Cup: 2-3 (-37) ↔️

• Last Week: 11
• This Week: Wed. at CON, Fri. at NYL, Sun. at MIN

Sonia Citron’s turnaround fadeaway jumper at the buzzer to beat Toronto on Friday was only her third mid-range bucket of the season, as she typically does her work either in the paint (55.2% of her shots) or beyond the 3-point line (38.8% of her shots). That thrilling win was followed by a loss — Washington’s third in its last four games — to the Liberty as New York clinched its spot in the Commissioner’s Cup Championship Game.

12. Phoenix Mercury | Overall: 4-11 | Commissioner’s Cup: 2-4 (-54) ↔️

• Last Week: 12
• This Week: Wed. vs. LVA, Sat. vs. SEA

Kahleah Copper and the Mercury were on the wrong end of a historic duel against Kelsey Plum and the Sparks on Saturday. For Phoenix, it marked a third straight loss and the team’s ninth defeat in its last 11 games. This week, the Mercury will close out Commissioner’s Cup play against the Aces in a Finals rematch on Wednesday, before hosting the Storm in the second half of ABC’s Saturday doubleheader.

13. Chicago Sky | Overall: 4-9 | Commissioner’s Cup: 1-4 (-45) ↔️

• Last Week: 13
• This Week: Wed. vs. NYL, Sat. at DAL

On Thursday, the Sky trailed by as many as 19 points at Indiana before rallying back and ultimately falling in overtime. Leading the comeback was rookie guard Sydney Taylor, who scored a career-best 30 points in just 21 minutes. The undrafted rookie out of Louisville was impressive in her limited minutes. Could that performance earn her a larger role? After dropping eight of their last nine games, the Sky need a spark to help turn their season around. Could that spark come from Taylor, who has the highest-scoring game by a rookie this season?

14. Seattle Storm | Overall: 3-12 | Commissioner’s Cup: 0-6 (-66) ↔️

• Last Week: 14
• This Week: Wed. at POR, Sat. at PHX

The Storm have dropped eight straight games, the longest active losing streak in the league and just two shy of the longest skid in franchise history (10 straight in 2023). Seattle’s first shot to get a win comes on Wednesday in a Pacific Northwest clash with the Fire in Portland before heading to Phoenix to close out the week.

15. Connecticut Sun | Overall: 2-13 | Commissioner’s Cup: 0-5 (-44) ↔️

• Last Week: 15
• This Week: Wed. vs. WAS, Fri. vs. TOR

Entering this week, the Sun have dropped five straight games — including three decided by single digits. Their first chance to end that skid is Wednesday against Washington in the Commissioner’s Cup finale for both teams. After playing a league-high nine road games so far this season, the Sun continue their six-game homestand this week.