2012 WNBA season standings
Every 2012 WNBA race charted day by day: East and West. Final standings, from a season that ran May 18 to September 23, 2012.
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East standings, 2012
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
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| Connecticut Sun (CON) | 25 | 9 | .735 | - | 7-3 | W3 |
| Indiana Fever (IND) | 22 | 12 | .647 | 3 | 6-4 | W2 |
| Atlanta Dream (ATL) | 19 | 15 | .559 | 6 | 7-3 | L1 |
| New York Liberty (NYL) | 15 | 19 | .441 | 10 | 6-4 | W1 |
| Chicago Sky (CHI) | 14 | 20 | .412 | 11 | 5-5 | W1 |
| Washington Mystics (WAS) | 5 | 29 | .147 | 20 | 0-10 | L13 |
The dashed line on the chart is the pace of the final playoff spot.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 6 times.
- The Connecticut Sun trailed by as many as 1 game on June 2, 2012.
- The Connecticut Sun took first place for good on June 23, 2012.
- The Chicago Sky won 6 games in a row from May 30, 2012 to June 13, 2012, the longest run of the race.
- The Chicago Sky led by 1 game as late as June 14, 2012.
- The Connecticut Sun went 9-2 from June 14, 2012 to July 13, 2012, turning a deficit of 1 game into a lead of 4 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 25 of the 67 days played.
- Six teams held first place.
- The Connecticut Sun spent 122 of the season's 129 charted days in first place.