2001 WNBA season standings
Every 2001 WNBA race charted day by day: East and West. Final standings, from a season that ran May 28 to August 14, 2001.
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East standings, 2001
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
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| Cleveland Rockers (CLE) | 22 | 10 | .688 | - | 5-5 | L3 |
| New York Liberty (NYL) | 21 | 11 | .656 | 1 | 5-5 | W1 |
| Miami Sol (MIA) | 20 | 12 | .625 | 2 | 7-3 | L1 |
| Charlotte Sting (CHA) | 18 | 14 | .563 | 4 | 9-1 | W7 |
| Orlando Miracle (ORL) | 13 | 19 | .406 | 9 | 4-6 | W1 |
| Detroit Shock (DET) | 10 | 22 | .313 | 12 | 4-6 | W1 |
| Indiana Fever (IND) | 10 | 22 | .313 | 12 | 3-7 | L1 |
| Washington Mystics (WAS) | 10 | 22 | .313 | 12 | 4-6 | L1 |
The dashed line on the chart is the pace of the final playoff spot.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 6 times.
- The Cleveland Rockers trailed by as many as 1.5 games on June 5, 2001.
- The Cleveland Rockers took first place for good on July 19, 2001.
- The Cleveland Rockers won 7 games in a row from June 14, 2001 to June 27, 2001, the longest run of the race.
- The Miami Sol led by 1.5 games as late as June 13, 2001.
- The Cleveland Rockers went 6-1 from July 18, 2001 to August 4, 2001, turning a deficit of half a game into a lead of 3.5 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 37 of the 61 days played.
- Eight teams held first place.
- The Cleveland Rockers spent 61 of the season's 79 charted days in first place.