WNBA Elo

This file contains links to the data behind our WNBA Predictions. More information on how our WNBA Elo model works can be found in this article.

wnba_elo.csv contains game-by-game Elo ratings and forecasts since 1997.

wnba_elo_latest.csv contains game-by-game Elo ratings and forecasts for only the latest season.

Column	Definition
season	Year of season
date	Date of game
playoff	Whether game was in playoffs
neutral	Whether game was on a neutral site
status	`post` if the game already happened; `pre` if it hasn't happened yet; `live` if it is being played at the time of data export
home_team	Home team name
away_team	Away team name
home_team_abbr	Home team abbreviation. Multiple team names can fall under the same team_abbr because of name changes or moves. Interactive is grouped by team_abbr.
away_team_abbr	Away team abbreviation. Multiple team names can fall under the same team_abbr because of name changes or moves. Interactive is grouped by team_abbr.
home_team_pregame_rating	Home team's Elo rating before the game
away_team_pregame_rating	Away team's Elo rating before the game
home_team_winprob	Home team's probability of winning according to team ratings
away_team_winprob	Away team's probability of winning according to team ratings
home_team_score	Home team's score (will be blank for `pre` and `live` games)
away_team_score	Away team's score (will be blank for `pre` and `live` games)
home_team_postgame_rating	Home team's rating after the game (will be blank for `pre` and `live` games)
away_team_postgame_rating	Away team's rating after the game (will be blank for `pre` and `live` games)
commissioners_cup_final	Whether this game was the WNBA Commissioner's Cup Championship Game. All Championship Games shift teams' Elo ratings but are excluded from Monte Carlo simulations, as they do not count towards teams' regular season records.