diff --git a/app/models/__tests__/simulator-inputs.test.ts b/app/models/__tests__/simulator-inputs.test.ts
index ca3b5fd..e333d1f 100644
--- a/app/models/__tests__/simulator-inputs.test.ts
+++ b/app/models/__tests__/simulator-inputs.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { describe, expect, it, vi, beforeEach } from "vitest";
+import { getParticipantSimulatorInputs } from "../simulator";
 
 const mockDb = vi.hoisted(() => ({
   query: {
@@ -18,8 +19,6 @@ describe("simulator input model", () => {
   });
 
   it("does not treat previously generated ratings as direct rating inputs", async () => {
-    const { getParticipantSimulatorInputs } = await import("../simulator");
-
     mockDb.query.seasonParticipants.findMany.mockResolvedValue([
       { id: "direct-rating" },
       { id: "generated-rating" },
diff --git a/app/services/simulations/__tests__/llws-simulator.test.ts b/app/services/simulations/__tests__/llws-simulator.test.ts
index e6ccb94..15c236a 100644
--- a/app/services/simulations/__tests__/llws-simulator.test.ts
+++ b/app/services/simulations/__tests__/llws-simulator.test.ts
@@ -70,13 +70,13 @@ describe("LLWSSimulator", () => {
   describe("output structure", () => {
     it("returns one result per participant (20 total)", async () => {
       setupMockDb(defaultParticipants(), makeEvRows(ALL_IDS));
-      const results = await new LLWSSimulator().simulate("season-1");
+      const results = await new LLWSSimulator(1_000).simulate("season-1");
       expect(results).toHaveLength(20);
     });
 
     it("every result has source 'llws_monte_carlo'", async () => {
       setupMockDb(defaultParticipants(), makeEvRows(ALL_IDS));
-      const results = await new LLWSSimulator().simulate("season-1");
+      const results = await new LLWSSimulator(1_000).simulate("season-1");
       for (const r of results) {
         expect(r.source).toBe("llws_monte_carlo");
       }
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ describe("LLWSSimulator", () => {
 
     it("all probability values are between 0 and 1", async () => {
       setupMockDb(defaultParticipants(), makeEvRows(ALL_IDS));
-      const results = await new LLWSSimulator().simulate("season-1");
+      const results = await new LLWSSimulator(1_000).simulate("season-1");
       for (const r of results) {
         const p = r.probabilities;
         for (const v of Object.values(p)) {
@@ -100,35 +100,35 @@ describe("LLWSSimulator", () => {
   describe("probability conservation (one winner per sim)", () => {
     it("probFirst sums to ~1.0 across all participants", async () => {
       setupMockDb(defaultParticipants(), makeEvRows(ALL_IDS));
-      const results = await new LLWSSimulator().simulate("season-1");
+      const results = await new LLWSSimulator(1_000).simulate("season-1");
       const total = results.reduce((s, r) => s + r.probabilities.probFirst, 0);
       expect(total).toBeCloseTo(1.0, 1);
     });
 
     it("probSecond sums to ~1.0 across all participants", async () => {
       setupMockDb(defaultParticipants(), makeEvRows(ALL_IDS));
-      const results = await new LLWSSimulator().simulate("season-1");
+      const results = await new LLWSSimulator(1_000).simulate("season-1");
       const total = results.reduce((s, r) => s + r.probabilities.probSecond, 0);
       expect(total).toBeCloseTo(1.0, 1);
     });
 
     it("probThird sums to ~1.0 across all participants", async () => {
       setupMockDb(defaultParticipants(), makeEvRows(ALL_IDS));
-      const results = await new LLWSSimulator().simulate("season-1");
+      const results = await new LLWSSimulator(1_000).simulate("season-1");
       const total = results.reduce((s, r) => s + r.probabilities.probThird, 0);
       expect(total).toBeCloseTo(1.0, 1);
     });
 
     it("probFourth sums to ~1.0 across all participants", async () => {
       setupMockDb(defaultParticipants(), makeEvRows(ALL_IDS));
-      const results = await new LLWSSimulator().simulate("season-1");
+      const results = await new LLWSSimulator(1_000).simulate("season-1");
       const total = results.reduce((s, r) => s + r.probabilities.probFourth, 0);
       expect(total).toBeCloseTo(1.0, 1);
     });
 
     it("sum of probFifth across participants equals ~1.0 (4 bracket losers, split evenly)", async () => {
       setupMockDb(defaultParticipants(), makeEvRows(ALL_IDS));
-      const results = await new LLWSSimulator().simulate("season-1");
+      const results = await new LLWSSimulator(1_000).simulate("season-1");
       // 4 bracket losers per sim, each assigned bracketLoser/(4*N) → sum = 1.0
       const total = results.reduce((s, r) => s + r.probabilities.probFifth, 0);
       expect(total).toBeCloseTo(1.0, 1);
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ describe("LLWSSimulator", () => {
 
     it("probFifth through probEighth are equal for every participant (even bracket-loser split)", async () => {
       setupMockDb(defaultParticipants(), makeEvRows(ALL_IDS));
-      const results = await new LLWSSimulator().simulate("season-1");
+      const results = await new LLWSSimulator(1_000).simulate("season-1");
       for (const r of results) {
         const p = r.probabilities;
         expect(p.probFifth).toBeCloseTo(p.probSixth, 10);
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ describe("LLWSSimulator", () => {
   describe("odds-driven win probability", () => {
     it("strong favourite (us-1) has higher probFirst than a weak team", async () => {
       setupMockDb(defaultParticipants(), makeEvRows(ALL_IDS, { includeOdds: true }));
-      const results = await new LLWSSimulator().simulate("season-1");
+      const results = await new LLWSSimulator(1_000).simulate("season-1");
       const byId = new Map(results.map((r) => [r.participantId, r]));
       const us1prob = byId.get("us-1")?.probabilities.probFirst ?? 0;
       const us10prob = byId.get("us-10")?.probabilities.probFirst ?? 0;
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ describe("LLWSSimulator", () => {
 
     it("works when no odds are entered (all 50/50 fallback)", async () => {
       setupMockDb(defaultParticipants(), makeEvRows(ALL_IDS)); // no odds
-      const results = await new LLWSSimulator().simulate("season-1");
+      const results = await new LLWSSimulator(1_000).simulate("season-1");
       const total = results.reduce((s, r) => s + r.probabilities.probFirst, 0);
       expect(total).toBeCloseTo(1.0, 1);
     });
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ describe("LLWSSimulator", () => {
       // Equal positive odds (+5000 for every team) → vig-removed prob ≈ 1/20 each.
       const eqOddsRows = ALL_IDS.map((id) => ({ participantId: id, sourceOdds: 5000 }));
       setupMockDb(defaultParticipants(), eqOddsRows);
-      const results = await new LLWSSimulator().simulate("season-1");
+      const results = await new LLWSSimulator(1_000).simulate("season-1");
       for (const r of results) {
         // With equal odds and random pools, each team should win ~5% of the time.
         // Allow a generous band given Monte Carlo variance.
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ describe("LLWSSimulator", () => {
   describe("pool assignment modes", () => {
     it("fixed pools (US:A / US:B / Intl:A / Intl:B) produce valid results", async () => {
       setupMockDb(defaultParticipants("fixed"), makeEvRows(ALL_IDS));
-      const results = await new LLWSSimulator().simulate("season-1");
+      const results = await new LLWSSimulator(1_000).simulate("season-1");
       expect(results).toHaveLength(20);
       const total = results.reduce((s, r) => s + r.probabilities.probFirst, 0);
       expect(total).toBeCloseTo(1.0, 1);
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ describe("LLWSSimulator", () => {
         ...INTL_IDS.map((id) => ({ id, name: `Team ${id}`, externalId: "Intl" })),
       ];
       setupMockDb(participants, makeEvRows(ALL_IDS));
-      const results = await new LLWSSimulator().simulate("season-1");
+      const results = await new LLWSSimulator(1_000).simulate("season-1");
       expect(results).toHaveLength(20);
       const total = results.reduce((s, r) => s + r.probabilities.probFirst, 0);
       expect(total).toBeCloseTo(1.0, 1);
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ describe("LLWSSimulator", () => {
         externalId: i < 10 ? "US" : "Intl",
       }));
       setupMockDb(participants, makeEvRows(nineteen));
-      await expect(new LLWSSimulator().simulate("season-1")).rejects.toThrow(/exactly 20/);
+      await expect(new LLWSSimulator(1_000).simulate("season-1")).rejects.toThrow(/exactly 20/);
     });
 
     it("infers US side from name prefix when externalId is null", async () => {
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ describe("LLWSSimulator", () => {
         ...INTL_IDS.map((id) => ({ id, name: `Japan ${id}`, externalId: null })),
       ];
       setupMockDb(participants, makeEvRows(ALL_IDS));
-      const results = await new LLWSSimulator().simulate("season-1");
+      const results = await new LLWSSimulator(1_000).simulate("season-1");
       expect(results).toHaveLength(20);
       const total = results.reduce((s, r) => s + r.probabilities.probFirst, 0);
       expect(total).toBeCloseTo(1.0, 1);
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ describe("LLWSSimulator", () => {
         ...INTL_IDS.map((id) => ({ id, name: `Team ${id}`, externalId: null })),
       ];
       setupMockDb(participants, makeEvRows(ALL_IDS));
-      const results = await new LLWSSimulator().simulate("season-1");
+      const results = await new LLWSSimulator(1_000).simulate("season-1");
       expect(results).toHaveLength(20);
       const total = results.reduce((s, r) => s + r.probabilities.probFirst, 0);
       expect(total).toBeCloseTo(1.0, 1);
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ describe("LLWSSimulator", () => {
         { id: "intl-10", name: "Team intl-10", externalId: "CANADA" }, // unrecognized
       ];
       setupMockDb(participants, makeEvRows(ALL_IDS));
-      await expect(new LLWSSimulator().simulate("season-1")).rejects.toThrow(/invalid externalId/);
+      await expect(new LLWSSimulator(1_000).simulate("season-1")).rejects.toThrow(/invalid externalId/);
     });
 
     it("throws when US team count is not 10", async () => {
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ describe("LLWSSimulator", () => {
         ...Array.from({ length: 9 }, (_, i) => ({ id: `intl-${i + 1}`, name: `Team ${i + 1}`, externalId: "Intl" })),
       ];
       setupMockDb(participants, makeEvRows(ALL_IDS));
-      await expect(new LLWSSimulator().simulate("season-1")).rejects.toThrow(/10 US teams/);
+      await expect(new LLWSSimulator(1_000).simulate("season-1")).rejects.toThrow(/10 US teams/);
     });
 
     it("throws when fixed pools have unequal A/B split", async () => {
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ describe("LLWSSimulator", () => {
         ...INTL_IDS.map((id) => ({ id, name: `Team ${id}`, externalId: "Intl" })),
       ];
       setupMockDb(participants, makeEvRows(ALL_IDS));
-      await expect(new LLWSSimulator().simulate("season-1")).rejects.toThrow(/exactly 5 teams each/);
+      await expect(new LLWSSimulator(1_000).simulate("season-1")).rejects.toThrow(/exactly 5 teams each/);
     });
 
     it("throws when US externalIds mix pool suffixes and bare side", async () => {
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ describe("LLWSSimulator", () => {
         ...INTL_IDS.map((id) => ({ id, name: `Team ${id}`, externalId: "Intl" })),
       ];
       setupMockDb(participants, makeEvRows(ALL_IDS));
-      await expect(new LLWSSimulator().simulate("season-1")).rejects.toThrow(/mixed externalId formats/);
+      await expect(new LLWSSimulator(1_000).simulate("season-1")).rejects.toThrow(/mixed externalId formats/);
     });
   });
 });
diff --git a/app/services/simulations/llws-simulator.ts b/app/services/simulations/llws-simulator.ts
index b6dfcb3..c633b08 100644
--- a/app/services/simulations/llws-simulator.ts
+++ b/app/services/simulations/llws-simulator.ts
@@ -259,6 +259,8 @@ function determineRandomized(sideTeams: Team[], sideName: string): boolean {
 // ─── Simulator ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 export class LLWSSimulator implements Simulator {
+  constructor(private numSimulations = NUM_SIMULATIONS) {}
+
   async simulate(sportsSeasonId: string): Promise<SimulationResult[]> {
     const db = database();
 
@@ -345,7 +347,7 @@ export class LLWSSimulator implements Simulator {
     };
 
     // 6. Run Monte Carlo simulations.
-    for (let s = 0; s < NUM_SIMULATIONS; s++) {
+    for (let s = 0; s < this.numSimulations; s++) {
       // Assign pools for this simulation.
       const [usPoolA, usPoolB] = assignPools(usTeams, usRandomized);
       const [intlPoolA, intlPoolB] = assignPools(intlTeams, intlRandomized);
@@ -376,7 +378,7 @@ export class LLWSSimulator implements Simulator {
     // 7. Convert counts to probability distributions.
     //    bracketLosers: 4 per sim (2 US + 2 Intl) → split evenly.
     const bracketLosersPerSim = 4;
-    const bracketDivisor = bracketLosersPerSim * NUM_SIMULATIONS;
+    const bracketDivisor = bracketLosersPerSim * this.numSimulations;
 
     const zeroCounts: PlacementCounts = { champion: 0, finalist: 0, thirdPlace: 0, fourthPlace: 0, bracketLoser: 0 };
     return allIds.map((id) => {
@@ -385,10 +387,10 @@ export class LLWSSimulator implements Simulator {
       return {
         participantId: id,
         probabilities: {
-          probFirst: c.champion / NUM_SIMULATIONS,
-          probSecond: c.finalist / NUM_SIMULATIONS,
-          probThird: c.thirdPlace / NUM_SIMULATIONS,
-          probFourth: c.fourthPlace / NUM_SIMULATIONS,
+          probFirst: c.champion / this.numSimulations,
+          probSecond: c.finalist / this.numSimulations,
+          probThird: c.thirdPlace / this.numSimulations,
+          probFourth: c.fourthPlace / this.numSimulations,
           probFifth: bracketProb,
           probSixth: bracketProb,
           probSeventh: bracketProb,
diff --git a/app/services/standings-sync/__tests__/mlb.test.ts b/app/services/standings-sync/__tests__/mlb.test.ts
index 0968412..da3e545 100644
--- a/app/services/standings-sync/__tests__/mlb.test.ts
+++ b/app/services/standings-sync/__tests__/mlb.test.ts
@@ -1,82 +1,70 @@
 import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach } from "vitest";
 import { MlbStandingsAdapter } from "../mlb";
 
-const SAMPLE_MLB_RESPONSE = {
-  records: [
+// Minimal ESPN-shaped response: AL East + NL East with a few teams
+const SAMPLE_ESPN_RESPONSE = {
+  children: [
     {
-      // AL East division record
-      teamRecords: [
+      name: "American League",
+      children: [
         {
-          team: {
-            id: 110,
-            name: "Baltimore Orioles",
-            league: { name: "American League" },
-            division: { name: "AL East" },
-          },
-          wins: 47,
-          losses: 34,
-          gamesPlayed: 81,
-          winningPercentage: ".580",
-          divisionRank: "1",
-          leagueRank: "1",
-          gamesBack: "-",
-          streak: { streakCode: "W3", streakNumber: 3 },
-          records: {
-            splitRecords: [
-              { type: "home", wins: 24, losses: 15 },
-              { type: "away", wins: 23, losses: 19 },
-              { type: "lastTen", wins: 7, losses: 3 },
-            ],
-          },
-        },
-        {
-          team: {
-            id: 111,
-            name: "Boston Red Sox",
-            league: { name: "American League" },
-            division: { name: "AL East" },
-          },
-          wins: 42,
-          losses: 39,
-          gamesPlayed: 81,
-          winningPercentage: ".519",
-          divisionRank: "2",
-          leagueRank: "4",
-          gamesBack: "5.0",
-          streak: { streakCode: "L2", streakNumber: 2 },
-          records: {
-            splitRecords: [
-              { type: "home", wins: 22, losses: 18 },
-              { type: "away", wins: 20, losses: 21 },
-              { type: "lastTen", wins: 4, losses: 6 },
+          name: "American League East",
+          standings: {
+            entries: [
+              {
+                team: { id: "2", displayName: "Baltimore Orioles" },
+                stats: [
+                  { name: "wins", value: 47 },
+                  { name: "losses", value: 34 },
+                  { name: "winPercent", value: 0.58 },
+                  { name: "gamesBehind", value: 0 },
+                  { name: "streak", displayValue: "W3" },
+                  { name: "Home", displayValue: "24-15" },
+                  { name: "Road", displayValue: "23-19" },
+                  { name: "Last Ten Games", displayValue: "7-3" },
+                  { name: "playoffSeed", value: 1 },
+                ],
+              },
+              {
+                team: { id: "3", displayName: "Boston Red Sox" },
+                stats: [
+                  { name: "wins", value: 42 },
+                  { name: "losses", value: 39 },
+                  { name: "winPercent", value: 0.519 },
+                  { name: "gamesBehind", value: 5.0 },
+                  { name: "streak", displayValue: "L2" },
+                  { name: "Home", displayValue: "22-18" },
+                  { name: "Road", displayValue: "20-21" },
+                  { name: "Last Ten Games", displayValue: "4-6" },
+                  { name: "playoffSeed", value: 2 },
+                ],
+              },
             ],
           },
         },
       ],
     },
     {
-      // NL East division record
-      teamRecords: [
+      name: "National League",
+      children: [
         {
-          team: {
-            id: 121,
-            name: "New York Mets",
-            league: { name: "National League" },
-            division: { name: "NL East" },
-          },
-          wins: 43,
-          losses: 38,
-          gamesPlayed: 81,
-          winningPercentage: ".531",
-          divisionRank: "1",
-          leagueRank: "1",
-          gamesBack: "-",
-          streak: { streakCode: "W1", streakNumber: 1 },
-          records: {
-            splitRecords: [
-              { type: "home", wins: 22, losses: 17 },
-              { type: "away", wins: 21, losses: 21 },
-              { type: "lastTen", wins: 6, losses: 4 },
+          name: "National League East",
+          standings: {
+            entries: [
+              {
+                team: { id: "21", displayName: "New York Mets" },
+                stats: [
+                  { name: "wins", value: 43 },
+                  { name: "losses", value: 38 },
+                  { name: "winPercent", value: 0.531 },
+                  { name: "gamesBehind", value: 0 },
+                  { name: "streak", displayValue: "W1" },
+                  { name: "Home", displayValue: "22-17" },
+                  { name: "Road", displayValue: "21-21" },
+                  { name: "Last Ten Games", displayValue: "6-4" },
+                  { name: "playoffSeed", value: 1 },
+                ],
+              },
             ],
           },
         },
@@ -93,20 +81,20 @@ describe("MlbStandingsAdapter", () => {
   it("maps AL teams to conference 'AL'", async () => {
     vi.mocked(fetch).mockResolvedValueOnce({
       ok: true,
-      json: async () => SAMPLE_MLB_RESPONSE,
+      json: async () => SAMPLE_ESPN_RESPONSE,
     } as Response);
 
     const adapter = new MlbStandingsAdapter();
     const records = await adapter.fetchStandings();
 
-    const bos = records.find((r) => r.teamName === "Baltimore Orioles");
-    expect(bos?.conference).toBe("AL");
+    const ori = records.find((r) => r.teamName === "Baltimore Orioles");
+    expect(ori?.conference).toBe("AL");
   });
 
   it("maps NL teams to conference 'NL'", async () => {
     vi.mocked(fetch).mockResolvedValueOnce({
       ok: true,
-      json: async () => SAMPLE_MLB_RESPONSE,
+      json: async () => SAMPLE_ESPN_RESPONSE,
     } as Response);
 
     const adapter = new MlbStandingsAdapter();
@@ -119,22 +107,22 @@ describe("MlbStandingsAdapter", () => {
   it("maps division names correctly", async () => {
     vi.mocked(fetch).mockResolvedValueOnce({
       ok: true,
-      json: async () => SAMPLE_MLB_RESPONSE,
+      json: async () => SAMPLE_ESPN_RESPONSE,
     } as Response);
 
     const adapter = new MlbStandingsAdapter();
     const records = await adapter.fetchStandings();
 
-    const bos = records.find((r) => r.teamName === "Baltimore Orioles");
+    const ori = records.find((r) => r.teamName === "Baltimore Orioles");
     const mets = records.find((r) => r.teamName === "New York Mets");
-    expect(bos?.division).toBe("AL East");
+    expect(ori?.division).toBe("AL East");
     expect(mets?.division).toBe("NL East");
   });
 
   it("maps wins, losses, gamesPlayed, and winPct", async () => {
     vi.mocked(fetch).mockResolvedValueOnce({
       ok: true,
-      json: async () => SAMPLE_MLB_RESPONSE,
+      json: async () => SAMPLE_ESPN_RESPONSE,
     } as Response);
 
     const adapter = new MlbStandingsAdapter();
@@ -150,7 +138,7 @@ describe("MlbStandingsAdapter", () => {
   it("formats streak as 'W3' or 'L2'", async () => {
     vi.mocked(fetch).mockResolvedValueOnce({
       ok: true,
-      json: async () => SAMPLE_MLB_RESPONSE,
+      json: async () => SAMPLE_ESPN_RESPONSE,
     } as Response);
 
     const adapter = new MlbStandingsAdapter();
@@ -162,10 +150,10 @@ describe("MlbStandingsAdapter", () => {
     expect(bos?.streak).toBe("L2");
   });
 
-  it("extracts lastTen from splitRecords", async () => {
+  it("extracts lastTen from Last Ten Games stat", async () => {
     vi.mocked(fetch).mockResolvedValueOnce({
       ok: true,
-      json: async () => SAMPLE_MLB_RESPONSE,
+      json: async () => SAMPLE_ESPN_RESPONSE,
     } as Response);
 
     const adapter = new MlbStandingsAdapter();
@@ -175,10 +163,36 @@ describe("MlbStandingsAdapter", () => {
     expect(ori?.lastTen).toBe("7-3");
   });
 
-  it("extracts homeRecord and awayRecord from splitRecords", async () => {
+  it("gamesBack is 0 for the division leader (ESPN returns numeric 0, not '-')", async () => {
     vi.mocked(fetch).mockResolvedValueOnce({
       ok: true,
-      json: async () => SAMPLE_MLB_RESPONSE,
+      json: async () => SAMPLE_ESPN_RESPONSE,
+    } as Response);
+
+    const adapter = new MlbStandingsAdapter();
+    const records = await adapter.fetchStandings();
+
+    const ori = records.find((r) => r.teamName === "Baltimore Orioles");
+    expect(ori?.gamesBack).toBe(0);
+  });
+
+  it("gamesBack is a positive number for non-leaders", async () => {
+    vi.mocked(fetch).mockResolvedValueOnce({
+      ok: true,
+      json: async () => SAMPLE_ESPN_RESPONSE,
+    } as Response);
+
+    const adapter = new MlbStandingsAdapter();
+    const records = await adapter.fetchStandings();
+
+    const bos = records.find((r) => r.teamName === "Boston Red Sox");
+    expect(bos?.gamesBack).toBeCloseTo(5.0, 1);
+  });
+
+  it("extracts homeRecord and awayRecord", async () => {
+    vi.mocked(fetch).mockResolvedValueOnce({
+      ok: true,
+      json: async () => SAMPLE_ESPN_RESPONSE,
     } as Response);
 
     const adapter = new MlbStandingsAdapter();
@@ -189,36 +203,10 @@ describe("MlbStandingsAdapter", () => {
     expect(ori?.awayRecord).toBe("23-19");
   });
 
-  it("parses gamesBack as null for the division leader ('-')", async () => {
+  it("computes leagueRank sorted by wins desc across all teams", async () => {
     vi.mocked(fetch).mockResolvedValueOnce({
       ok: true,
-      json: async () => SAMPLE_MLB_RESPONSE,
-    } as Response);
-
-    const adapter = new MlbStandingsAdapter();
-    const records = await adapter.fetchStandings();
-
-    const ori = records.find((r) => r.teamName === "Baltimore Orioles");
-    expect(ori?.gamesBack).toBeUndefined();
-  });
-
-  it("parses gamesBack as a number for non-leaders", async () => {
-    vi.mocked(fetch).mockResolvedValueOnce({
-      ok: true,
-      json: async () => SAMPLE_MLB_RESPONSE,
-    } as Response);
-
-    const adapter = new MlbStandingsAdapter();
-    const records = await adapter.fetchStandings();
-
-    const bos = records.find((r) => r.teamName === "Boston Red Sox");
-    expect(bos?.gamesBack).toBeCloseTo(5.0, 1);
-  });
-
-  it("computes leagueRank sorted by wins desc across all 30 teams", async () => {
-    vi.mocked(fetch).mockResolvedValueOnce({
-      ok: true,
-      json: async () => SAMPLE_MLB_RESPONSE,
+      json: async () => SAMPLE_ESPN_RESPONSE,
     } as Response);
 
     const adapter = new MlbStandingsAdapter();
@@ -231,10 +219,23 @@ describe("MlbStandingsAdapter", () => {
     expect(bos?.leagueRank).toBeGreaterThan(1);
   });
 
+  it("uses ESPN string team id as externalTeamId", async () => {
+    vi.mocked(fetch).mockResolvedValueOnce({
+      ok: true,
+      json: async () => SAMPLE_ESPN_RESPONSE,
+    } as Response);
+
+    const adapter = new MlbStandingsAdapter();
+    const records = await adapter.fetchStandings();
+
+    const ori = records.find((r) => r.teamName === "Baltimore Orioles");
+    expect(ori?.externalTeamId).toBe("2");
+  });
+
   it("never sets otLosses (MLB has no OT losses)", async () => {
     vi.mocked(fetch).mockResolvedValueOnce({
       ok: true,
-      json: async () => SAMPLE_MLB_RESPONSE,
+      json: async () => SAMPLE_ESPN_RESPONSE,
     } as Response);
 
     const adapter = new MlbStandingsAdapter();
@@ -245,34 +246,70 @@ describe("MlbStandingsAdapter", () => {
     }
   });
 
-  it("uses team numeric id as externalTeamId", async () => {
+  it("throws on non-ok HTTP response", async () => {
+    vi.mocked(fetch).mockResolvedValueOnce({
+      ok: false,
+      status: 406,
+      statusText: "Not Acceptable",
+    } as Response);
+
+    const adapter = new MlbStandingsAdapter();
+    await expect(adapter.fetchStandings()).rejects.toThrow("406");
+  });
+
+  it("produces a stable leagueRank when two teams are tied on wins and losses", async () => {
+    const tiedResponse = {
+      children: [
+        {
+          name: "American League",
+          children: [
+            {
+              name: "American League East",
+              standings: {
+                entries: [
+                  {
+                    team: { id: "99", displayName: "Z Team" },
+                    stats: [
+                      { name: "wins", value: 40 },
+                      { name: "losses", value: 40 },
+                      { name: "winPercent", value: 0.5 },
+                    ],
+                  },
+                  {
+                    team: { id: "98", displayName: "A Team" },
+                    stats: [
+                      { name: "wins", value: 40 },
+                      { name: "losses", value: 40 },
+                      { name: "winPercent", value: 0.5 },
+                    ],
+                  },
+                ],
+              },
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+      ],
+    };
+
     vi.mocked(fetch).mockResolvedValueOnce({
       ok: true,
-      json: async () => SAMPLE_MLB_RESPONSE,
+      json: async () => tiedResponse,
     } as Response);
 
     const adapter = new MlbStandingsAdapter();
     const records = await adapter.fetchStandings();
 
-    const ori = records.find((r) => r.teamName === "Baltimore Orioles");
-    expect(ori?.externalTeamId).toBe("110");
+    // Tiebreaker is alphabetical — "A Team" should always rank above "Z Team"
+    const aTeam = records.find((r) => r.teamName === "A Team");
+    const zTeam = records.find((r) => r.teamName === "Z Team");
+    expect(aTeam?.leagueRank).toBe(1);
+    expect(zTeam?.leagueRank).toBe(2);
   });
 
-  it("throws on non-ok HTTP response", async () => {
-    vi.mocked(fetch).mockResolvedValueOnce({
-      ok: false,
-      status: 503,
-      statusText: "Service Unavailable",
-    } as Response);
-
-    const adapter = new MlbStandingsAdapter();
-    await expect(adapter.fetchStandings()).rejects.toThrow("503");
-  });
-
-  it("throws on unexpected response shape", async () => {
+  it("throws when response has no entries", async () => {
     vi.mocked(fetch).mockResolvedValueOnce({
       ok: true,
-      json: async () => ({ unexpected: true }),
+      json: async () => ({ children: [] }),
     } as Response);
 
     const adapter = new MlbStandingsAdapter();
diff --git a/app/services/standings-sync/espn.ts b/app/services/standings-sync/espn.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cd17279
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/services/standings-sync/espn.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+// Shared interfaces and utilities for ESPN standings API adapters.
+// Used by MLB, NBA, WNBA, and MLS adapters.
+
+export interface EspnStat {
+  name: string;
+  displayName?: string;
+  shortDisplayName?: string;
+  description?: string;
+  abbreviation?: string;
+  type?: string;
+  value?: number;
+  displayValue?: string;
+}
+
+export interface EspnTeam {
+  id: string;
+  displayName: string;
+  shortDisplayName?: string;
+  abbreviation?: string;
+  location?: string;
+  name?: string;
+}
+
+export interface EspnStandingsEntry {
+  team: EspnTeam;
+  stats: EspnStat[];
+}
+
+export interface EspnStandingsGroup {
+  name?: string;
+  standings?: { entries?: EspnStandingsEntry[] };
+  children?: EspnStandingsGroup[];
+}
+
+export interface EspnStandingsResponse {
+  children?: EspnStandingsGroup[];
+}
+
+export function statsMap(stats: EspnStat[]): Map<string, EspnStat> {
+  const map = new Map<string, EspnStat>();
+  for (const stat of stats) map.set(stat.name, stat);
+  return map;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Flatten an ESPN standings response into individual entries with their
+ * conference and division context.
+ *
+ * Handles two layouts ESPN uses:
+ * - conf → div → entries (NBA, MLB): division name is populated
+ * - conf → entries (flat conferences): division is ""
+ */
+export function flattenEspnStandings(
+  response: EspnStandingsResponse
+): Array<{ entry: EspnStandingsEntry; conference: string; division: string }> {
+  const results: Array<{ entry: EspnStandingsEntry; conference: string; division: string }> = [];
+
+  for (const confGroup of response.children ?? []) {
+    const conferenceName = confGroup.name ?? "";
+
+    if (confGroup.children && confGroup.children.length > 0) {
+      for (const divGroup of confGroup.children) {
+        const divisionName = divGroup.name ?? "";
+        for (const entry of divGroup.standings?.entries ?? []) {
+          results.push({ entry, conference: conferenceName, division: divisionName });
+        }
+      }
+    } else {
+      for (const entry of confGroup.standings?.entries ?? []) {
+        results.push({ entry, conference: conferenceName, division: "" });
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  return results;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Extract the playoffSeed stat as a conference rank integer, or undefined if absent.
+ * Only meaningful for team sports that use playoff seeding (MLB, NBA, WNBA).
+ */
+export function parseConferenceRank(sm: Map<string, EspnStat>): number | undefined {
+  const stat = sm.get("playoffSeed");
+  if (stat?.value !== undefined && stat.value !== null) return Math.round(stat.value);
+  if (stat?.displayValue) {
+    const parsed = parseInt(stat.displayValue, 10);
+    return isNaN(parsed) ? undefined : parsed;
+  }
+  return undefined;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Sort comparator for ESPN win-loss standings: wins descending, losses ascending,
+ * alphabetical by team name as a stable tiebreaker.
+ */
+export function sortByWinLoss(
+  a: { sm: Map<string, EspnStat>; entry: EspnStandingsEntry },
+  b: { sm: Map<string, EspnStat>; entry: EspnStandingsEntry }
+): number {
+  const winsA = a.sm.get("wins")?.value ?? 0;
+  const winsB = b.sm.get("wins")?.value ?? 0;
+  if (winsB !== winsA) return winsB - winsA;
+  const lossA = a.sm.get("losses")?.value ?? 0;
+  const lossB = b.sm.get("losses")?.value ?? 0;
+  if (lossA !== lossB) return lossA - lossB;
+  return a.entry.team.displayName.localeCompare(b.entry.team.displayName);
+}
diff --git a/app/services/standings-sync/mlb.ts b/app/services/standings-sync/mlb.ts
index c84711e..b1b6d3f 100644
--- a/app/services/standings-sync/mlb.ts
+++ b/app/services/standings-sync/mlb.ts
@@ -1,156 +1,82 @@
 import type { FetchedStandingsRecord, StandingsSyncAdapter } from "./types";
+import {
+  flattenEspnStandings,
+  parseConferenceRank,
+  sortByWinLoss,
+  statsMap,
+  type EspnStandingsResponse,
+} from "./espn";
 
-// MLB Stats API — free, no key required.
-// leagueId 103 = American League, 104 = National League
 const MLB_STANDINGS_URL =
-  "https://statsapi.mlb.com/api/v1/standings?leagueId=103,104&standingsTypes=regularSeason&hydrate=team(division,league)";
+  "https://site.api.espn.com/apis/v2/sports/baseball/mlb/standings";
 
-interface MlbSplitRecord {
-  type: string;     // "home", "away", "lastTen", etc.
-  wins: number;
-  losses: number;
+// "American League" → "AL", "National League" → "NL"
+function abbreviateLeague(name: string): string {
+  if (name.startsWith("American")) return "AL";
+  if (name.startsWith("National")) return "NL";
+  return name;
 }
 
-interface MlbTeamRecord {
-  team: {
-    id: number;
-    name: string;
-    league?: { name?: string };
-    division?: { name?: string };
-  };
-  wins: number;
-  losses: number;
-  gamesPlayed: number;
-  winningPercentage: string;     // e.g. ".617"
-  divisionRank?: string;         // e.g. "1"–"5" — rank within the 5-team division (all teams)
-  wildCardRank?: string;         // e.g. "1" — only set for WC-ranked teams
-  leagueRank?: string;           // rank within the 15-team AL or NL
-  gamesBack: string;             // "-" for leader, "2.0" otherwise
-  wildCardGamesBack?: string;
-  streak?: {
-    streakCode: string;  // full streak string e.g. "W3" or "L5" — NOT just the letter
-    streakNumber: number; // numeric part; redundant with streakCode, not used
-  };
-  records?: { splitRecords?: MlbSplitRecord[] };
-}
-
-interface MlbDivisionRecord {
-  teamRecords: MlbTeamRecord[];
-}
-
-interface MlbStandingsResponse {
-  records: MlbDivisionRecord[];
-}
-
-function sortByRecord(a: MlbTeamRecord, b: MlbTeamRecord): number {
-  return b.wins !== a.wins ? b.wins - a.wins : a.losses - b.losses;
+// "American League East" → "AL East", "National League West" → "NL West"
+function abbreviateDivision(name: string): string {
+  return name
+    .replace(/^American League /, "AL ")
+    .replace(/^National League /, "NL ");
 }
 
 export class MlbStandingsAdapter implements StandingsSyncAdapter {
-  constructor(private season: number = new Date().getFullYear()) {}
-
   async fetchStandings(): Promise<FetchedStandingsRecord[]> {
-    const url = `${MLB_STANDINGS_URL}&season=${this.season}`;
-    const response = await fetch(url);
+    const response = await fetch(MLB_STANDINGS_URL);
     if (!response.ok) {
       throw new Error(`MLB standings API returned ${response.status}: ${response.statusText}`);
     }
 
-    const json = (await response.json()) as MlbStandingsResponse;
+    const json = (await response.json()) as EspnStandingsResponse;
+    const flattened = flattenEspnStandings(json);
 
-    if (!json.records || !Array.isArray(json.records)) {
-      throw new Error("Unexpected MLB standings API response shape");
+    if (flattened.length === 0) {
+      throw new Error("MLB standings API returned no entries — response shape may have changed");
     }
 
-    // Collect all team records from all division groups
-    const allTeamRecords: MlbTeamRecord[] = json.records.flatMap(
-      (divRecord) => divRecord.teamRecords ?? []
-    );
+    // Pre-build statsMap once per entry so the sort doesn't rebuild it on every comparison.
+    const withSm = flattened.map(({ entry, conference, division }) => ({
+      entry,
+      conference,
+      division,
+      sm: statsMap(entry.stats),
+    }));
 
-    if (allTeamRecords.length === 0) {
-      throw new Error("MLB standings API returned no team records");
-    }
+    const sorted = [...withSm].toSorted(sortByWinLoss);
 
-    // Compute leagueRank by sorting all teams by wins desc, losses asc within each league.
-    // We'll assign ranks per league (AL rank 1–15, NL rank 1–15) separately since
-    // the API's leagueRank field may reflect conference-level rank.
-    const alTeams = allTeamRecords.filter(
-      (t) => t.team.league?.name?.includes("American")
-    );
-    const nlTeams = allTeamRecords.filter(
-      (t) => t.team.league?.name?.includes("National")
-    );
+    return sorted.map(({ entry, conference, division, sm }, leagueIdx): FetchedStandingsRecord => {
+      const wins = sm.get("wins")?.value ?? 0;
+      const losses = sm.get("losses")?.value ?? 0;
 
-    const alSorted = [...alTeams].toSorted(sortByRecord);
-    const nlSorted = [...nlTeams].toSorted(sortByRecord);
+      // Fall back to computing win% from wins/losses if ESPN omits the stat.
+      const winPctStat = sm.get("winPercent")?.value ?? sm.get("winPct")?.value;
+      const winPct = winPctStat ?? (wins + losses > 0 ? wins / (wins + losses) : 0);
 
-    const conferenceRankMap = new Map<number, number>();
-    for (const [i, t] of alSorted.entries()) conferenceRankMap.set(t.team.id, i + 1);
-    for (const [i, t] of nlSorted.entries()) conferenceRankMap.set(t.team.id, i + 1);
+      const gamesBehind = sm.get("gamesBehind")?.value;
+      const streak = sm.get("streak")?.displayValue ?? sm.get("streakSummary")?.displayValue;
+      const lastTen =
+        sm.get("Last Ten Games")?.displayValue ?? sm.get("L10")?.displayValue ?? undefined;
+      const homeRecord = sm.get("Home")?.displayValue ?? undefined;
+      const awayRecord = sm.get("Road")?.displayValue ?? undefined;
 
-    // Compute overall league rank across all 30 teams for leagueRank field
-    const allSorted = [...allTeamRecords].toSorted(sortByRecord);
-    const overallRankMap = new Map<number, number>();
-    for (const [i, t] of allSorted.entries()) overallRankMap.set(t.team.id, i + 1);
-
-    return allTeamRecords.map((team): FetchedStandingsRecord => {
-      // Conference: "American League" → "AL", "National League" → "NL"
-      const leagueName = team.team.league?.name ?? "";
-      const conference = leagueName.startsWith("American")
-        ? "AL"
-        : leagueName.startsWith("National")
-        ? "NL"
-        : leagueName;
-
-      // Division: "AL East", "AL Central", etc.
-      const division = team.team.division?.name ?? null;
-
-      // Win percentage
-      const winPct = parseFloat(team.winningPercentage) || 0;
-
-      // Games back — "-" means leader; use null. Use isNaN guard so GB=0 (tied for first) is kept.
-      const gbParsed = parseFloat(team.gamesBack);
-      const gbStr = (team.gamesBack === "-" || isNaN(gbParsed)) ? null : gbParsed;
-
-      // Division rank and conference rank
-      const divisionRank = team.divisionRank ? parseInt(team.divisionRank, 10) : null;
-
-      // Conference rank: use the per-league rank computed above
-      const conferenceRank = conferenceRankMap.get(team.team.id) ?? null;
-
-      // streakCode is the full string e.g. "W3"; streakNumber is the numeric part embedded within it
-      const streak = team.streak?.streakCode;
-
-      // Split records
-      const splits = team.records?.splitRecords ?? [];
-      const homeSplit  = splits.find((s) => s.type === "home");
-      const awaySplit  = splits.find((s) => s.type === "away");
-      const lastTenSplit = splits.find((s) => s.type === "lastTen");
-
-      const homeRecord = homeSplit
-        ? `${homeSplit.wins}-${homeSplit.losses}`
-        : undefined;
-      const awayRecord = awaySplit
-        ? `${awaySplit.wins}-${awaySplit.losses}`
-        : undefined;
-      const lastTen = lastTenSplit
-        ? `${lastTenSplit.wins}-${lastTenSplit.losses}`
-        : undefined;
+      const abbreviatedDiv = abbreviateDivision(division);
 
       return {
-        teamName: team.team.name,
-        externalTeamId: String(team.team.id),
-        wins: team.wins,
-        losses: team.losses,
-        gamesPlayed: team.gamesPlayed,
+        teamName: entry.team.displayName,
+        externalTeamId: entry.team.id,
+        wins: Math.round(wins),
+        losses: Math.round(losses),
         winPct,
-        // MLB has no OT losses
-        conference,
-        division: division ?? undefined,
-        divisionRank: divisionRank ?? undefined,
-        conferenceRank: conferenceRank ?? undefined,
-        leagueRank: overallRankMap.get(team.team.id) ?? 1,
-        gamesBack: gbStr ?? undefined,
+        gamesPlayed: Math.round(wins) + Math.round(losses),
+        gamesBack: gamesBehind,
+        conference: abbreviateLeague(conference),
+        division: abbreviatedDiv || undefined,
+        conferenceRank: parseConferenceRank(sm),
+        leagueRank: leagueIdx + 1,
         streak,
         lastTen,
         homeRecord,
diff --git a/app/services/standings-sync/mls.ts b/app/services/standings-sync/mls.ts
index e5d91f8..709d010 100644
--- a/app/services/standings-sync/mls.ts
+++ b/app/services/standings-sync/mls.ts
@@ -1,70 +1,14 @@
 import type { FetchedStandingsRecord, StandingsSyncAdapter } from "./types";
+import {
+  flattenEspnStandings,
+  parseConferenceRank,
+  statsMap,
+  type EspnStandingsResponse,
+} from "./espn";
 
 const MLS_STANDINGS_URL =
   "https://site.api.espn.com/apis/v2/sports/soccer/usa.1/standings";
 
-interface EspnStat {
-  name: string;
-  displayName?: string;
-  abbreviation?: string;
-  value?: number;
-  displayValue?: string;
-}
-
-interface EspnTeam {
-  id: string;
-  displayName: string;
-  shortDisplayName?: string;
-  abbreviation?: string;
-}
-
-interface EspnStandingsEntry {
-  team: EspnTeam;
-  stats: EspnStat[];
-}
-
-interface EspnStandingsGroup {
-  name?: string;
-  standings?: { entries?: EspnStandingsEntry[] };
-  children?: EspnStandingsGroup[];
-}
-
-interface EspnStandingsResponse {
-  children?: EspnStandingsGroup[];
-}
-
-function statsMap(stats: EspnStat[]): Map<string, EspnStat> {
-  const map = new Map<string, EspnStat>();
-  for (const stat of stats) {
-    map.set(stat.name, stat);
-  }
-  return map;
-}
-
-function flattenEspnStandings(
-  response: EspnStandingsResponse
-): Array<{ entry: EspnStandingsEntry; conference: string }> {
-  const results: Array<{ entry: EspnStandingsEntry; conference: string }> = [];
-
-  for (const confGroup of response.children ?? []) {
-    const conferenceName = confGroup.name ?? "";
-
-    if (confGroup.children && confGroup.children.length > 0) {
-      for (const subGroup of confGroup.children) {
-        for (const entry of subGroup.standings?.entries ?? []) {
-          results.push({ entry, conference: conferenceName });
-        }
-      }
-    } else {
-      for (const entry of confGroup.standings?.entries ?? []) {
-        results.push({ entry, conference: conferenceName });
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
-  return results;
-}
-
 /**
  * Normalize ESPN conference group names to "Eastern" or "Western".
  * ESPN returns names like "Eastern Conference" or "Western Conference".
@@ -76,12 +20,6 @@ function normalizeConference(raw: string): string {
   return raw;
 }
 
-/**
- * MLS standings adapter backed by ESPN's free soccer standings API.
- *
- * Endpoint: GET /apis/v2/sports/soccer/usa.1/standings
- * No API key required.
- */
 export class MlsStandingsAdapter implements StandingsSyncAdapter {
   async fetchStandings(): Promise<FetchedStandingsRecord[]> {
     const response = await fetch(MLS_STANDINGS_URL);
@@ -100,14 +38,14 @@ export class MlsStandingsAdapter implements StandingsSyncAdapter {
       );
     }
 
-    // Pre-parse each entry's stats once, then sort by points desc for overall league rank
-    const parsed = flattened.map(({ entry, conference }) => ({
+    // Pre-parse each entry's stats once, then sort by points desc for overall league rank.
+    const withSm = flattened.map(({ entry, conference }) => ({
       entry,
       conference,
       sm: statsMap(entry.stats),
     }));
 
-    const sorted = [...parsed].toSorted((a, b) => {
+    const sorted = [...withSm].toSorted((a, b) => {
       const ptsA = a.sm.get("points")?.value ?? 0;
       const ptsB = b.sm.get("points")?.value ?? 0;
       if (ptsB !== ptsA) return ptsB - ptsA;
@@ -129,14 +67,6 @@ export class MlsStandingsAdapter implements StandingsSyncAdapter {
       const goalsAgainst = sm.get("pointsAgainst")?.value ?? sm.get("ga")?.value;
       const goalDifference = sm.get("pointDifferential")?.value ?? sm.get("gd")?.value;
 
-      const playoffSeedStat = sm.get("playoffSeed");
-      const conferenceRank =
-        playoffSeedStat?.value !== null && playoffSeedStat?.value !== undefined
-          ? Math.round(playoffSeedStat.value)
-          : playoffSeedStat?.displayValue
-          ? parseInt(playoffSeedStat.displayValue, 10) || undefined
-          : undefined;
-
       const homeRecord = sm.get("Home")?.displayValue ?? undefined;
       const awayRecord = sm.get("Road")?.displayValue ?? undefined;
 
@@ -153,7 +83,7 @@ export class MlsStandingsAdapter implements StandingsSyncAdapter {
         winPct: gamesPlayed > 0 ? wins / gamesPlayed : 0,
         gamesPlayed,
         conference: normalizeConference(conference),
-        conferenceRank,
+        conferenceRank: parseConferenceRank(sm),
         leagueRank: leagueIdx + 1,
         homeRecord,
         awayRecord,
diff --git a/app/services/standings-sync/nba.ts b/app/services/standings-sync/nba.ts
index 01de825..649610f 100644
--- a/app/services/standings-sync/nba.ts
+++ b/app/services/standings-sync/nba.ts
@@ -1,86 +1,15 @@
 import type { FetchedStandingsRecord, StandingsSyncAdapter } from "./types";
+import {
+  flattenEspnStandings,
+  parseConferenceRank,
+  sortByWinLoss,
+  statsMap,
+  type EspnStandingsResponse,
+} from "./espn";
 
 const NBA_STANDINGS_URL =
   "https://site.api.espn.com/apis/v2/sports/basketball/nba/standings";
 
-interface EspnStat {
-  name: string;
-  displayName?: string;
-  shortDisplayName?: string;
-  description?: string;
-  abbreviation?: string;
-  type?: string;
-  value?: number;
-  displayValue?: string;
-}
-
-interface EspnTeam {
-  id: string;
-  displayName: string;
-  shortDisplayName?: string;
-  abbreviation?: string;
-  location?: string;
-  name?: string;
-}
-
-interface EspnStandingsEntry {
-  team: EspnTeam;
-  stats: EspnStat[];
-}
-
-interface EspnStandingsGroup {
-  name?: string;
-  standings?: { entries?: EspnStandingsEntry[] };
-  children?: EspnStandingsGroup[];
-}
-
-interface EspnStandingsResponse {
-  children?: EspnStandingsGroup[];
-}
-
-function statsMap(stats: EspnStat[]): Map<string, EspnStat> {
-  const map = new Map<string, EspnStat>();
-  for (const stat of stats) {
-    map.set(stat.name, stat);
-  }
-  return map;
-}
-
-/**
- * Flatten the ESPN standings response (conference → division → entries).
- * Returns enriched entries with conference and division names attached.
- */
-function flattenEspnStandings(
-  response: EspnStandingsResponse
-): Array<{ entry: EspnStandingsEntry; conference: string; division: string }> {
-  const results: Array<{
-    entry: EspnStandingsEntry;
-    conference: string;
-    division: string;
-  }> = [];
-
-  for (const confGroup of response.children ?? []) {
-    const conferenceName = confGroup.name ?? "";
-
-    // Some ESPN responses have nested division children
-    if (confGroup.children && confGroup.children.length > 0) {
-      for (const divGroup of confGroup.children) {
-        const divisionName = divGroup.name ?? "";
-        for (const entry of divGroup.standings?.entries ?? []) {
-          results.push({ entry, conference: conferenceName, division: divisionName });
-        }
-      }
-    } else {
-      // Flat conference without division sub-groups
-      for (const entry of confGroup.standings?.entries ?? []) {
-        results.push({ entry, conference: conferenceName, division: "" });
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
-  return results;
-}
-
 export class NbaStandingsAdapter implements StandingsSyncAdapter {
   async fetchStandings(): Promise<FetchedStandingsRecord[]> {
     const response = await fetch(NBA_STANDINGS_URL);
@@ -95,42 +24,28 @@ export class NbaStandingsAdapter implements StandingsSyncAdapter {
       throw new Error("NBA standings API returned no entries — response shape may have changed");
     }
 
-    // Assign league rank by sorting on wins desc, then losses asc
-    const sorted = [...flattened].toSorted((a, b) => {
-      const winsA = statsMap(a.entry.stats).get("wins")?.value ?? 0;
-      const winsB = statsMap(b.entry.stats).get("wins")?.value ?? 0;
-      if (winsB !== winsA) return winsB - winsA;
-      const lossA = statsMap(a.entry.stats).get("losses")?.value ?? 0;
-      const lossB = statsMap(b.entry.stats).get("losses")?.value ?? 0;
-      return lossA - lossB;
-    });
+    // Pre-build statsMap once per entry so the sort doesn't rebuild it on every comparison.
+    const withSm = flattened.map(({ entry, conference, division }) => ({
+      entry,
+      conference,
+      division,
+      sm: statsMap(entry.stats),
+    }));
 
-    return sorted.map(({ entry, conference, division }, leagueIdx): FetchedStandingsRecord => {
-      const sm = statsMap(entry.stats);
+    const sorted = [...withSm].toSorted(sortByWinLoss);
+
+    return sorted.map(({ entry, conference, division, sm }, leagueIdx): FetchedStandingsRecord => {
       const wins = sm.get("wins")?.value ?? 0;
       const losses = sm.get("losses")?.value ?? 0;
-      const winPercent = sm.get("winPercent")?.value ?? sm.get("winPct")?.value ?? 0;
+
+      // Fall back to computing win% from wins/losses if ESPN omits the stat.
+      const winPctStat = sm.get("winPercent")?.value ?? sm.get("winPct")?.value;
+      const winPct = winPctStat ?? (wins + losses > 0 ? wins / (wins + losses) : 0);
+
       const gamesBehind = sm.get("gamesBehind")?.value;
       const streak = sm.get("streak")?.displayValue ?? sm.get("streakSummary")?.displayValue;
-
-      // ESPN returns last-10 as "Last Ten Games" with a displayValue like "7-3"
       const lastTen =
-        sm.get("Last Ten Games")?.displayValue ??
-        sm.get("L10")?.displayValue ??
-        undefined;
-
-      // Seed within conference — ESPN key is "playoffSeed", value is a float (1.0, 2.0 ...)
-      const playoffSeedStat = sm.get("playoffSeed");
-      const conferenceRank =
-        playoffSeedStat !== undefined && playoffSeedStat.value !== null && playoffSeedStat.value !== undefined
-          ? Math.round(playoffSeedStat.value)
-          : playoffSeedStat?.displayValue
-          ? parseInt(playoffSeedStat.displayValue, 10) || undefined
-          : undefined;
-
-      const gamesPlayed = wins + losses;
-
-      // Home/road records — ESPN returns these as displayValue strings (e.g. "24-17")
+        sm.get("Last Ten Games")?.displayValue ?? sm.get("L10")?.displayValue ?? undefined;
       const homeRecord = sm.get("Home")?.displayValue ?? undefined;
       const awayRecord = sm.get("Road")?.displayValue ?? undefined;
 
@@ -139,12 +54,12 @@ export class NbaStandingsAdapter implements StandingsSyncAdapter {
         externalTeamId: entry.team.id,
         wins: Math.round(wins),
         losses: Math.round(losses),
-        winPct: winPercent,
-        gamesPlayed,
+        winPct,
+        gamesPlayed: Math.round(wins) + Math.round(losses),
         gamesBack: gamesBehind,
         conference,
         division: division || undefined,
-        conferenceRank,
+        conferenceRank: parseConferenceRank(sm),
         leagueRank: leagueIdx + 1,
         streak,
         lastTen,
diff --git a/app/services/standings-sync/wnba.ts b/app/services/standings-sync/wnba.ts
index 10b6a35..c6931ba 100644
--- a/app/services/standings-sync/wnba.ts
+++ b/app/services/standings-sync/wnba.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
 import type { FetchedStandingsRecord, StandingsSyncAdapter } from "./types";
+import {
+  parseConferenceRank,
+  sortByWinLoss,
+  statsMap,
+  type EspnStat,
+  type EspnStandingsEntry,
+  type EspnStandingsResponse,
+} from "./espn";
 
 const WNBA_STANDINGS_URL =
   "https://site.api.espn.com/apis/v2/sports/basketball/wnba/standings";
@@ -10,41 +18,6 @@ const WNBA_STANDINGS_URL =
 const WNBA_TEAMS_URL =
   "https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/basketball/wnba/teams";
 
-interface EspnStat {
-  name: string;
-  displayName?: string;
-  shortDisplayName?: string;
-  description?: string;
-  abbreviation?: string;
-  type?: string;
-  value?: number;
-  displayValue?: string;
-}
-
-interface EspnTeam {
-  id: string;
-  displayName: string;
-  shortDisplayName?: string;
-  abbreviation?: string;
-  location?: string;
-  name?: string;
-}
-
-interface EspnStandingsEntry {
-  team: EspnTeam;
-  stats: EspnStat[];
-}
-
-interface EspnStandingsGroup {
-  name?: string;
-  standings?: { entries?: EspnStandingsEntry[] };
-  children?: EspnStandingsGroup[];
-}
-
-interface EspnStandingsResponse {
-  children?: EspnStandingsGroup[];
-}
-
 interface EspnTeamItem {
   team: {
     id: string;
@@ -61,21 +34,11 @@ interface EspnTeamsResponse {
   }>;
 }
 
-function statsMap(stats: EspnStat[]): Map<string, EspnStat> {
-  const map = new Map<string, EspnStat>();
-  for (const stat of stats) {
-    map.set(stat.name, stat);
-  }
-  return map;
-}
-
 /**
- * Flatten the ESPN standings response.
- * WNBA has conferences (East/West) but no divisions — entries are either directly
- * under the conference group or nested one level deeper (ESPN sometimes wraps
- * conferences in a single top-level group).  Handles both layouts.
+ * WNBA-specific flatten: conferences may be directly under root or wrapped in a
+ * single top-level group. ESPN sometimes wraps them; handle both layouts.
  */
-function flattenEspnStandings(
+function flattenWnbaStandings(
   response: EspnStandingsResponse
 ): Array<{ entry: EspnStandingsEntry; conference: string }> {
   const results: Array<{ entry: EspnStandingsEntry; conference: string }> = [];
@@ -104,14 +67,18 @@ function flattenEspnStandings(
 /** Parse a standings entry into a FetchedStandingsRecord (rank assigned by caller). */
 function parseEntry(
   entry: EspnStandingsEntry,
+  sm: Map<string, EspnStat>,
   conference: string,
   leagueRank: number
 ): FetchedStandingsRecord {
-  const sm = statsMap(entry.stats);
 
   const wins = sm.get("wins")?.value ?? 0;
   const losses = sm.get("losses")?.value ?? 0;
-  const winPercent = sm.get("winPercent")?.value ?? sm.get("winPct")?.value ?? 0;
+
+  // Fall back to computing win% from wins/losses if ESPN omits the stat.
+  const winPctStat = sm.get("winPercent")?.value ?? sm.get("winPct")?.value;
+  const winPct = winPctStat ?? (wins + losses > 0 ? wins / (wins + losses) : 0);
+
   const gamesBehind = sm.get("gamesBehind")?.value;
   const streak =
     sm.get("streak")?.displayValue ??
@@ -123,14 +90,6 @@ function parseEntry(
   const homeRecord = sm.get("Home")?.displayValue ?? undefined;
   const awayRecord = sm.get("Road")?.displayValue ?? undefined;
 
-  const playoffSeedStat = sm.get("playoffSeed");
-  const conferenceRank =
-    playoffSeedStat?.value !== undefined && playoffSeedStat.value !== null
-      ? Math.round(playoffSeedStat.value)
-      : playoffSeedStat?.displayValue
-      ? parseInt(playoffSeedStat.displayValue, 10) || undefined
-      : undefined;
-
   // SRS proxy: average point differential per game.
   // ESPN exposes "avgPointsFor" and "avgPointsAgainst" (or "pointsFor"/"pointsAgainst").
   // If unavailable, fall back to null so the simulator uses the league-average Elo (1500).
@@ -153,11 +112,11 @@ function parseEntry(
     externalTeamId: entry.team.id,
     wins: Math.round(wins),
     losses: Math.round(losses),
-    winPct: winPercent,
+    winPct,
     gamesPlayed: Math.round(wins) + Math.round(losses),
     gamesBack: gamesBehind,
     conference: conference || undefined,
-    conferenceRank,
+    conferenceRank: parseConferenceRank(sm),
     leagueRank,
     streak,
     lastTen,
@@ -193,26 +152,19 @@ export class WnbaStandingsAdapter implements StandingsSyncAdapter {
 
     // Build standings records from the standings endpoint, sorted by wins desc.
     // Pre-parse each entry once so statsMap isn't rebuilt multiple times per entry.
-    const flattened = flattenEspnStandings(standingsJson).map(({ entry, conference }) => ({
+    const flattened = flattenWnbaStandings(standingsJson).map(({ entry, conference }) => ({
       entry,
       conference,
       sm: statsMap(entry.stats),
     }));
-    const sortedEntries = [...flattened].toSorted((a, b) => {
-      const winsA = a.sm.get("wins")?.value ?? 0;
-      const winsB = b.sm.get("wins")?.value ?? 0;
-      if (winsB !== winsA) return winsB - winsA;
-      const lossA = a.sm.get("losses")?.value ?? 0;
-      const lossB = b.sm.get("losses")?.value ?? 0;
-      return lossA - lossB;
-    });
+    const sortedEntries = [...flattened].toSorted(sortByWinLoss);
 
     // Map externalTeamId → parsed record (so we can detect which teams are missing).
     const recordsByTeamId = new Map<string, FetchedStandingsRecord>();
-    sortedEntries.forEach(({ entry, conference }, idx) => {
+    sortedEntries.forEach(({ entry, sm, conference }, idx) => {
       recordsByTeamId.set(
         entry.team.id,
-        parseEntry(entry, conference, idx + 1)
+        parseEntry(entry, sm, conference, idx + 1)
       );
     });