Last week wasn't a stellar one for the Minnesota Lynx and they were in danger of losing their No. 1 spot in the new WNBA Power Rankings. Thanks to Monday night's 91-78 win over Angel Reese and the Chicago Sky,

WNBA Power Rankings: Fever and Mystics up, Lynx still No. 1 The Minnesota Lynx have held onto No. 1 in ESPN's WNBA Power Rankings since the opening weekend of games in May. This week is the closest the Lynx have come to losing their spot.

Alex Rodriguez and Marc Lore had to endure a grueling and long campaign to finally take control of the Minnesota Lynx, but now that they have, their plan for the WNBA franchise seems to be to leave it mostly alone.

Minnesota boasts the league’s best home record and leads defensively—allowing just ~75 PPG. Napheesa Collier is playing MVP-level basketball (≈24 PPG, 7.7 RPG), while Courtney Williams and Kayla McBride provide strong secondary scoring and playmaking.

The first-place Minnesota Lynx (18-4) are on the road on Monday night to take on the Chicago Sky (7-13) in WNBA action.

The Minnesota Lynx have been on top of the WNBA Power Rankings all season, but the Phoenix Mercury are closing in as the All-Star beak approaches.

Chicago Sky (7-14) | Prior Rank: 11 - The Sky move up to No. 10 this week. Even though they lost on Monday to the Lynx, during week 9, they went 2-1 beating the Dallas Wings and Minnesota Lynx. Their sole loss in week 9 was a two-point loss to the Mystics.

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