WNBA power rankings after Week 7:
1. New York Liberty: On a four-game win streak because the Commissioner’s Cup championship game doesn’t count in the regular season standings.
2. Minnesota Lynx: We elevate the Lynx to first place and they immediately lose to the last-place Wings to end their 11-game losing streak.
3. Seattle Storm: Winning four in a row and seven of 10 is worthy of a place on this week’s medal stand.
4. Las Vegas Aces: Also owners of a four-game winning streak, the champs haven’t regained their familiar spot in the top three of our rankings, but by the end of the season, we suspect they will.
5. Connecticut Sun: Three losses in four games have slowed a dominant start.
6. Atlanta Dream: Giving them a bump after the win over Connecticut.
7. Phoenix Mercury: Trying to decide who this team is. Inconsistent it is, as they’ve now lost three of four.
8. Indiana Fever: Suddenly creeping up the rankings as we try not to overinflate the typical. Winners of six of 10, including a nice win at Phoenix.
9. Chicago Sky: Did the Sky sacrifice a win to save Angel Reese’s double-double streak? Looked that way against the Lynx, with five points in the fourth quarter.
10. Dallas Wings: Beating Minnesota gives the Wings a (temporary?) lift.
11. Washington Mystics: Staying put at 11 after a long run at 12.
12. Los Angeles Sparks: The skid has reached seven.