Thursday, October 22, 2026
WNBA Schedule Rankings
| # | Team | Difficulty | Miles | B2B | 3in4 | Zone | Rest disadv. | Longest trip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Las VegasAcesLVA | 32,836 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 5 gm · 4,069 mi | |
| 2 |  New YorkLibertyNYL | 29,886 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 4 gm · 4,232 mi | |
| 3 |  IndianaFeverIND | 25,971 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 5 gm · 4,448 mi | |
| 4 |  DallasWingsDAL | 38,505 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 4 gm · 2,519 mi | |
| 5 |  PortlandFirePDX | 31,714 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 4 gm · 4,678 mi | |
| 6 |  Golden StateValkyriesGSV | 30,245 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 5 gm · 5,854 mi | |
| 7 |  MinnesotaLynxMIN | 33,893 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 4 gm · 5,033 mi | |
| 8 |  TorontoTempoTOR | 25,562 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 5 gm · 5,703 mi | |
| 9 |  SeattleStormSEA | 35,100 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 5 gm · 4,202 mi | |
| 10 |  Los AngelesSparksLAS | 32,656 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 4 gm · 4,018 mi | |
| 11 |  ConnecticutSunCON | 28,488 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 5 gm · 3,870 mi | |
| 12 |  AtlantaDreamATL | 27,534 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 4 gm · 5,141 mi | |
| 13 |  PhoenixMercuryPHX | 26,676 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 5 gm · 5,526 mi | |
| 14 |  WashingtonMysticsWAS | 25,971 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 6 gm · 5,623 mi | |
| 15 |  ChicagoSkyCHI | 24,543 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 4 gm · 4,221 mi |
What the columns mean
- #
- Rank on the column the board is sorted by, 1 = most. The rank belongs to the team, not the row, so flipping to low-to-high counts down to #1 at the foot. Ties share a rank.
- Difficulty
- Schedule Difficulty Index, 0–100: the mean of the five columns to its right, each min-max normalized across this league's teams. Higher is harder.
- Miles
- Great-circle miles between consecutive game venues, summed over the season.
- B2B
- Games played on zero days rest — the second night of two in two days.
- 3in4
- Distinct stretches of three games in four local calendar days. Overlapping windows count once.
- Zone
- How many games start in a different time zone than the team's previous game. A count of crossings, whatever their size.
- Rest disadv.
- Back-to-backs played against an opponent who had at least a day off.
- Longest trip
- The team's longest unbroken road trip — games, then miles covered.
How it's counted
Most strength-of-schedule rankings measure opponents. This one measures the schedule itself: miles, back-to-backs, time zones, and rest.
The Schedule Difficulty Index is the mean of five metrics — travel miles, back-to-backs, 3-in-4 stretches, time-zone crossings, and rest-disadvantage games — each min-max normalized to 0–100 across the league's teams, then averaged with equal weight.
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