2016 Women's National Basketball Association season

Seasons

2015

2016

2017

Teams and Alignment

Conference	Team	Primary Venue	Municipality
Eastern Conference	Atlanta Dream	State Farm Arena	Atlanta
	Chicago Sky	Allstate Arena	Rosemont, Illinois
	Connecticut Sun	Mohegan Sun Arena	Mohegan Indian Reservation, Connecticut
	Indiana Fever	Gainbridge Fieldhouse	Indianapolis
	New York Liberty	Madison Square Garden	Manhattan, New York
	Washington Mystics	Capital One Arena	Washington
Western Conference	Dallas Wings	College Park Center	Arlington, Texas
	Los Angeles Sparks	Crypto.com Arena	Los Angeles
	Minnesota Lynx	Target Center	Minneapolis
	Phoenix Mercury	Mortgage Matchup Center	Phoenix
	San Antonio Stars	Frost Bank Center	San Antonio
	Seattle Storm	Climate Pledge Arena	Seattle

Changes

• San Antonio Stars relocate from Freeman Coliseum to Frost Bank Center.
• Tulsa Shock relocate from BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma to College Park Center in Arlington, Texas and renamed Dallas Wings.

Regular Season Results

Conference	Team	W	L	GB
Eastern Conference	New York Liberty	21	13
	Chicago Sky	18	16	3
	Indiana Fever	17	17	4
	Atlanta Dream	17	17	4
	Connecticut Sun	14	20	7
	Washington Mystics	13	21	8
Western Conference	Minnesota Lynx	28	6
	Los Angeles Sparks	26	8	2
	Seattle Storm	16	18	12
	Phoenix Mercury	16	18	12
	Dallas Wings	11	23	17
	San Antonio Stars	7	27	21

Postseason Results

Team (Single-Game)		Team (Single-Game)		Team (Best-of-Five)		Team (Best-of-Five)		Champions
Minnesota Lynx					3	Minnesota Lynx	2	Los Angeles Sparks
New York Liberty			94	Phoenix Mercury	0
Indiana Fever	78	Phoenix Mercury	101
Phoenix Mercury	89
Los Angeles Sparks					3	Los Angeles Sparks	3
Chicago Sky			108	Chicago Sky	1
Atlanta Dream	94	Atlanta Dream	98
Seattle Storm	85

Markets and Venues

Combined Statistical Area	Metropolitan Statistical Area	Metropolitan Division	County / Equivalent	Municipality	Venue	Team / Event	Regular	Postseason	Total
Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL Combined Statistical Area	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Division	Fulton County, Georgia	Atlanta	McCamish Pavilion	Atlanta Dream	One	One	Two
					State Farm Arena	Atlanta Dream	16		16
Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Combined Statistical Area	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division	Cook County, Illinois	Rosemont, Illinois	Allstate Arena	Chicago Sky	17	Three	20
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK Combined Statistical Area	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	Fort Worth-Arlington-Grapevine, TX Metropolitan Division	Tarrant County, Texas	Arlington, Texas	College Park Center	Dallas Wings	17		17
Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN Combined Statistical Area	Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area		Marion County, Indiana	Indianapolis	Gainbridge Fieldhouse	Indiana Fever	17	One	18
Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA Combined Statistical Area	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division	Los Angeles County, California	Long Beach, California	LBS Financial Credit Union Pyramid	Los Angeles Sparks		One	One
				Los Angeles	Crypto.com Arena	Los Angeles Sparks	17	Two	19
					Galen Center	Los Angeles Sparks		One	One
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI Combined Statistical Area	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area		Hennepin County, Minnesota	Minneapolis	Target Center	Minnesota Lynx	17	Three	20
			Ramsey County, Minnesota	St. Paul, Minnesota	Grand Casino Arena	Minnesota Lynx		Two	Two
New Haven-Hartford-Waterbury, CT Combined Statistical Area	Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area		Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut	Mohegan Indian Reservation, Connecticut	Mohegan Sun Arena	Connecticut Sun	17		17
New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area	New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division	New York County, New York	Manhattan, New York	Madison Square Garden	New York Liberty	17	One	18
Phoenix-Mesa, AZ Combined Statistical Area	Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area		Maricopa County, Arizona	Phoenix	Mortgage Matchup Center	Phoenix Mercury	17	One	18
San Antonio-New Braunfels-Kerrville, TX Combined Statistical Area	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area		Bexar County, Texas	San Antonio	Frost Bank Center	San Antonio Stars	17		17
Seattle-Tacoma, WA Combined Statistical Area	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	Seattle-Bellevue-Kent, WA Metropolitan Division	King County, Washington	Seattle	Climate Pledge Arena	Seattle Storm	17		17
Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA Combined Statistical Area	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area	Washington, DC-MD Metropolitan Division	District of Columbia		Capital One Arena	Washington Mystics	17		17
Total							204	16	220