{"id":212952,"date":"2025-09-09T13:52:12","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T13:52:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/212952\/"},"modified":"2025-09-09T13:52:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T13:52:12","slug":"wnba-power-rankings-aces-leapfrog-lynx-as-regular-season-wraps-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/212952\/","title":{"rendered":"WNBA Power Rankings: Aces leapfrog Lynx as regular season wraps up"},"content":{"rendered":"


With only three days left in the regular season, we have arrived at the final edition of ESPN’s WNBA Power Rankings for 2025.<\/p>\n

The Minnesota Lynx<\/a> already have wrapped up the No. 1 seed and home-court advantage for as long as they are in the playoffs. They remain the championship favorite, as they have been for most of the season. But with the Power Rankings acting as a weekly barometer of how teams are performing right now, the Las Vegas Aces<\/a> have jumped into the top spot of this final update — a move that would have seemed absurd to predict on Aug. 2, when Las Vegas lost at home to Minnesota by 53 points and fell to 14-14. But the Aces have gone on a 14-game winning streak since, making them the hottest team in the league heading into the postseason.<\/p>\n

The Lynx won the first three matchups of the season against the Aces before Las Vegas beat Minnesota at home last Thursday. The teams also feature the two leading MVP candidates: Napheesa Collier<\/a>andA’ja Wilson<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Lynx have had less to play for since Aug. 30, when they clinched the league’s best record — though they have stressed that they have not gone into cruise control since they want to enter the playoffs competing at a high standard. The Aces, by contrast, are still trying to secure the No. 2 seed.<\/p>\n

Both teams have championship hopes and will join six others when the playoffs tip off Sunday, while the five teams that don’t make it start looking ahead to 2026. But all 13 teams have had bright spots this season, so let’s look at the top highlight for each as we close out our weekly rankings.<\/p>\n

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Previous ranking:<\/strong> 2<\/p>\n

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