2026 WNBA Championship Odds
Live title probabilities for all 15 WNBA teams — our ELO model's view side by side with real-money prediction-market prices.
As of 2026-09-01 · Today's games · Playoff picture
All 15 Teams
Our Model — softmax of each team's ELO advantage; sums to 100%. Market — implied probability from real-money prediction-market trading (kalshi.com; "out" = team eliminated).
| # | Team | Our Model | Market |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Toronto Tempo
|
Out | out |
| 2 |
Seattle Storm
|
Out | out |
| 3 |
Phoenix Mercury
|
Out | out |
| 4 |
Portland Fire
|
Out | out |
| 5 |
Los Angeles Sparks
|
Out | out |
| 6 |
Connecticut Sun
|
Out | out |
| 7 |
Chicago Sky
|
Out | out |
| 8 |
Minnesota Lynx
|
28.3%
|
43.5% |
| 9 |
Las Vegas Aces
|
10.9%
|
13.0% |
| 10 |
Golden State Valkyries
|
21.1%
|
11.0% |
| 11 |
Indiana Fever
|
12.3%
|
10.5% |
| 12 |
Atlanta Dream
|
10.1%
|
10.5% |
| 13 |
New York Liberty
|
7.2%
|
6.5% |
| 14 |
Washington Mystics
|
2.4%
|
1.5% |
| 15 |
Dallas Wings
|
7.7%
|
1.5% |
Methodology
Our Model softmaxes each team's ELO advantage against the league mean — the same FiveThirtyEight-style ELO system and the same softmax that powers our NBA championship odds, computed from every WNBA game since 2021. Eliminated teams are zeroed out and the remaining probability is renormalised across teams still in contention.
An honesty note: in the WNBA this signal is weaker than in the NBA. The end-of-regular-season ELO leader won the NBA title in 5 of the last 5 seasons, but the WNBA title in only 2 of the last 5 — shorter playoff series (a best-of-three first round) leave far more room for upsets. Treat the model column as "who is actually good," not "who will win."
Market is the bid-ask midpoint on each team's championship contract at Kalshi, a federally regulated prediction market. A contract pays $1 if the team wins the 2026 title, so a 35¢ price implies roughly a 35% chance. Real money moves these prices — injuries, trades, and streaks show up within hours. When the two columns disagree, the market usually knows something ELO can't see — but the gaps are where the interesting questions live.
Market prices across all teams can add to slightly more than 100% (currently 448%) — that gap is the bid-ask spread, not a math error. Thinly traded long shots carry the most price noise.
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FAQ
Who is favored to win the 2026 WNBA championship?
The Toronto Tempo are the current favorite at 50.0% by real-money market prices. Updated daily.
Where do these WNBA odds come from?
The market column is the live bid-ask midpoint on Kalshi championship contracts; the model column is an ELO rating system computed from every WNBA game since 2021, the same engine as our NBA predictions. Both refresh with every daily site update.
How accurate is ELO at predicting the WNBA champion?
Directionally useful, honestly imperfect: the end-of-season ELO leader won 2 of the last 5 WNBA titles. Short playoff series make the WNBA bracket more upset-prone than the NBA's, which is why we show the model next to market prices instead of alone.
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