GOAT Index

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    Women's basketball GOAT ranking: the fans' top 20

    Based on 1 head-to-head votes from 1 fans. Updated live.

    1. A'ja Wilson Forward · Aces · rating 1592 · 1–0
    2. Diana Taurasi Guard · Mercury · rating 1500 · 0–0
    3. Sheryl Swoopes Forward · Comets · rating 1500 · 0–0
    4. Cynthia Cooper Guard · Comets · rating 1500 · 0–0
    5. Tamika Catchings Forward · Fever · rating 1500 · 0–0
    6. Candace Parker Forward · Sparks, Sky · rating 1500 · 0–0
    7. Sue Bird Guard · Storm · rating 1500 · 0–0
    8. Lauren Jackson Center · Storm · rating 1500 · 0–0
    9. Maya Moore Forward · Lynx · rating 1500 · 0–0
    10. Breanna Stewart Forward · Storm, Liberty · rating 1500 · 0–0
    11. Elena Delle Donne Forward · Sky, Mystics · rating 1500 · 0–0
    12. Lindsay Whalen Guard · Lynx · rating 1500 · 0–0
    13. Tina Thompson Forward · Comets · rating 1500 · 0–0
    14. Sylvia Fowles Center · Sky, Lynx · rating 1500 · 0–0
    15. Cheryl Miller Forward · USC · rating 1500 · 0–0
    16. Yolanda Griffith Center · Monarchs · rating 1500 · 0–0
    17. Caitlin Clark Guard · Fever · rating 1500 · 0–0
    18. Napheesa Collier Forward · Lynx · rating 1500 · 0–0
    19. Teresa Weatherspoon Guard · Liberty · rating 1500 · 0–0
    20. Lisa Leslie Center · Sparks · rating 1408 · 0–1

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    Who is the Women's basketball GOAT according to fans?

    A'ja Wilson currently leads the GOAT Index Women's basketball ranking after 1 head-to-head votes from 1 fans.

    How is the ranking calculated?

    Fans vote on head-to-head matchups between two legends. Every vote counts like a game result, and a Bradley–Terry model (the idea behind chess ratings) turns thousands of results into one ranking, where beating a highly rated legend counts for more than beating a long shot.

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    How the ranking works. Every head-to-head vote is a result, like a game. The standings use a Bradley–Terry model, the same idea behind chess ratings: beating a highly rated legend counts for more than beating a long shot. Ratings are shown on a chess-style scale centred on 1500.

    One vote per matchup per person. If you see a pairing again in another session your new answer replaces the old one, so nobody can stuff the ballot by repeating a matchup.

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