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Originally published Monday, August 27, 2012 at 8:02 PM
WNBA power rankings
POWER RANKINGS: Seattle Times reporter Jayda Evans ranks the WNBA teams: Ranking (Before Olympic Break) Team (Record): Comment 1. (2) Minnesota (19-4): Hosts...
POWER RANKINGS: Seattle Times reporter Jayda Evans ranks the WNBA teams:
Ranking (Before Olympic Break) Team (Record): Comment
1. (2) Minnesota (19-4): Hosts San Antonio on Tuesday, could be Western Conference Finals preview.
2. (4) Los Angeles (19-6): Australian G Jenna O'Hea returned after winning bronze in the London Games.
3. (1) San Antonio (17-6): Franchise-best 12-game win streak snapped after 101-77 road loss at Los Angeles.
4. (3) Connecticut (17-6): Played in London, but Asjha Jones is last Olympic holdout in WNBA due to Achilles injury.
5. (5) Indiana (14-8): Spokane's Briann January scores 22 points to help Indy defeat Phoenix on Saturday.
6. (6) Seattle (11-13): Ann Wauters returns, makes statement: "In playoffs...we can beat everybody."
7. (7) Atlanta (12-12): Dream caught in nightmare: Coach Marynell Meadors replaced; G Angel McCoughrty blamed.
8. (9) Chicago (9-14): Zags Courtney Vandersloot has 11 assists in upset at Connecticut to nix 9-game losing skid.
9. (8) New York (9-15): Treated to 6-game homestand after rough 5-game road trip ended in losing back-to-back set.
10. (10) Washington (5-18): Signed X-Storm F Iziane Castro Marques, who was recently kicked off Brazilian Olympic team.
11. (11) Tulsa (4-19): Winless on the road (0-10) but may be able to take advantage of Atlanta's drama Tuesday.
12. (12) Phoenix (4-19): Diana Taurasi healthy again, threw out first pitch for Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday.
— Jayda Evans
| WNBA power rankings | ||
| Seattle Times reporter Jayda Evans ranks the WNBA teams: | ||
| Ranking (*) | Team (Record) | Comment |
| 1. (2) | Minnesota (19-4) | Hosts San Antonio on Tuesday, could be Western Conference Finals preview. |
| 2. (4) | Los Angeles (19-6) | Australian Jenna O'Hea returned after winning bronze in the London Games. |
| 3. (1) | San Antonio (17-6) | Franchise-best 12-game win streak snapped after 101-77 road loss at LA. |
| 4. (3) | Connecticut (17-6) | Asjha Jones is last Olympic holdout in WNBA due to Achilles injury. |
| 5. (5) | Indiana (14-8) | Spokane's Briann January scores 22 points in victory over Phoenix. |
| 6. (6) | Seattle (11-13) | Ann Wauters returns, says, "In playoffs ... we can beat everybody." |
| 7. (7) | Atlanta (12-12) | Dream caught in nightmare: Coach replaced, star Angel McCoughtry blamed. |
| 8. (9) | Chicago (9-14) | Courtney Vandersloot has 11 assists at Connecticut to end 9-game skid. |
| 9. (8) | New York (9-15) | Has six-game homestand after ending rough five-game trip. |
| 10. (10) | Washington (5-18) | Signed Iziane Castro Marques, recently kicked off Brazilian Olympic team. |
| 11. (11) | Tulsa (4-19) | Winless on road but might take advantage of Atlanta's drama Tuesday. |
| 12. (12) | Phoenix (4-19) | Diana Taurasi healthy again, threw out first pitch for Diamondbacks Monday. |
| * ranking before Olympic break | ||










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