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Women's National Basketball Association

The premier women's professional basketball league, founded by the NBA in 1996 and first played in 1997. Franchise identity folds relocations and renames into one lineage, so the Detroit Shock's titles sit with the Dallas Wings and Utah Starzz history with the Las Vegas Aces. Defunct franchises are listed alongside the active ones below.

15 current franchises
5 defunct
30 seasons (1997–2026)
Reigning champion: Las Vegas Aces

2026 Standings

Eastern Conference
Atlanta Dream crestAtlanta Dream18-10.643
Indiana Fever crestIndiana Fever19-11.633
Washington Mystics crestWashington Mystics16-12.571
New York Liberty crestNew York Liberty17-13.567
Chicago Sky crestChicago Sky11-18.379
Toronto Tempo crestToronto Tempo10-19.345
Connecticut Sun crestConnecticut Sun7-23.233
Western Conference
Minnesota Lynx crestMinnesota Lynx25-6.806
Las Vegas Aces crestLas Vegas Aces20-9.690
Golden State Valkyries crestGolden State Valkyries20-9.690
Dallas Wings crestDallas Wings19-11.633
Los Angeles Sparks crestLos Angeles Sparks11-17.393
Portland Fire crestPortland Fire11-19.367
Phoenix Mercury crestPhoenix Mercury11-19.367
Seattle Storm crestSeattle Storm6-25.194

★ Champion · F Finalist · 2026 final standings

All-Time Franchises

Current and defunct franchises, sorted by championships. Click any column to sort.

Minnesota Lynx crest
Minnesota Lynx
Minneapolis
#1
Titles
4
Finals
7
Playoffs
16
W-L
541-410
Win%
.569
Seasons
28
Title years
2011, 2013, 2015, 2017
Seattle Storm crest
Seattle Storm
Seattle
#2
Titles
4
Finals
4
Playoffs
20
W-L
473-446
Win%
.515
Seasons
27
Title years
2004, 2010, 2018, 2020
Houston CometsDefunct
Houston
#3
Titles
4
Finals
4
Playoffs
9
W-L
241-149
Win%
.618
Seasons
12
Title years
1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
Phoenix Mercury crest
Phoenix Mercury
Phoenix
#4
Titles
3
Finals
6
Playoffs
19
W-L
506-502
Win%
.502
Seasons
30
Title years
2007, 2009, 2014
Los Angeles Sparks crest
Los Angeles Sparks
Los Angeles
#5
Titles
3
Finals
5
Playoffs
20
W-L
562-444
Win%
.559
Seasons
30
Title years
2001, 2002, 2016
Las Vegas Aces crest
Las Vegas Aces
Las Vegas
#6
Titles
3
Finals
5
Playoffs
16
W-L
505-502
Win%
.501
Seasons
30
Title years
2022, 2023, 2025
Dallas Wings crest
Dallas Wings
Arlington
#7
Titles
3
Finals
4
Playoffs
14
W-L
421-559
Win%
.430
Seasons
29
Title years
2003, 2006, 2008
New York Liberty crest
New York Liberty
New York
#8
Titles
1
Finals
6
Playoffs
20
W-L
526-482
Win%
.522
Seasons
30
Title years
2024
Indiana Fever crest
Indiana Fever
Indianapolis
#9
Titles
1
Finals
3
Playoffs
15
W-L
422-496
Win%
.460
Seasons
27
Title years
2012
Washington Mystics crest
Washington Mystics
Washington
#10
Titles
1
Finals
2
Playoffs
15
W-L
429-549
Win%
.439
Seasons
29
Title years
2019
Chicago Sky crest
Chicago Sky
Chicago
#11
Titles
1
Finals
2
Playoffs
9
W-L
318-401
Win%
.442
Seasons
21
Title years
2021
Sacramento MonarchsDefunct
Sacramento
#12
Titles
1
Finals
2
Playoffs
9
W-L
224-200
Win%
.528
Seasons
13
Title years
2005
Connecticut Sun crest
Connecticut Sun
Uncasville
#13
Titles
—
Finals
4
Playoffs
17
W-L
517-433
Win%
.544
Seasons
28
Atlanta Dream crest
Atlanta Dream
Atlanta
#14
Titles
—
Finals
3
Playoffs
11
W-L
302-348
Win%
.465
Seasons
19
Charlotte StingDefunct
Charlotte
#15
Titles
—
Finals
1
Playoffs
6
W-L
143-179
Win%
.444
Seasons
10
Cleveland RockersDefunct
Cleveland
#16
Titles
—
Finals
—
Playoffs
4
W-L
108-112
Win%
.491
Seasons
7
Golden State Valkyries crest
Golden State Valkyries
San Francisco
#17
Titles
—
Finals
—
Playoffs
1
W-L
43-30
Win%
.589
Seasons
2
Miami SolDefunct
Miami
#18
Titles
—
Finals
—
Playoffs
1
W-L
48-48
Win%
.500
Seasons
3
Portland Fire crest
Portland Fire
Portland
#19
Titles
—
Finals
—
Playoffs
—
W-L
48-78
Win%
.381
Seasons
4
Toronto Tempo crest
Toronto Tempo
Toronto
#20
Titles
—
Finals
—
Playoffs
—
W-L
10-19
Win%
.345
Seasons
1

Champions

2025Las Vegas Aces crestLas Vegas Aces
2024New York Liberty crestNew York Liberty
2023Las Vegas Aces crestLas Vegas Aces
2022Las Vegas Aces crestLas Vegas Aces
2021Chicago Sky crestChicago Sky
2020Seattle Storm crestSeattle Storm
2019Washington Mystics crestWashington Mystics
2018Seattle Storm crestSeattle Storm
2017Minnesota Lynx crestMinnesota Lynx
2016Los Angeles Sparks crestLos Angeles Sparks
2015Minnesota Lynx crestMinnesota Lynx
2014Phoenix Mercury crestPhoenix Mercury
2013Minnesota Lynx crestMinnesota Lynx
2012Indiana Fever crestIndiana Fever
2011Minnesota Lynx crestMinnesota Lynx
2010Seattle Storm crestSeattle Storm
2009Phoenix Mercury crestPhoenix Mercury
2008Dallas Wings crestDallas Wings
2007Phoenix Mercury crestPhoenix Mercury
2006Dallas Wings crestDallas Wings
2005Sacramento Monarchs
2004Seattle Storm crestSeattle Storm
2003Dallas Wings crestDallas Wings
2002Los Angeles Sparks crestLos Angeles Sparks
2001Los Angeles Sparks crestLos Angeles Sparks
2000Houston Comets
1999Houston Comets
1998Houston Comets
1997Houston Comets

Defunct Franchises

Houston Comets(1997, 1998, 1999, 2000)Sacramento Monarchs(2005)Charlotte StingCleveland RockersMiami Sol

Seasons 1997–2026. Records via WNBA official; live standings via ESPN.