Overview
- Kansas City beat San Diego 2-1 to finish 21-3-2 with NWSL single-season records for points (65), wins (21), goals conceded (13) and shutouts (16), while Temwa Chawinga secured the Golden Boot with 15 goals after missing the match with an adductor issue.
- Racing Louisville defeated Bay FC 1-0 to reach the postseason for the first time, taking the No. 7 seed to visit No. 2 Washington in the quarterfinals.
- Portland rose to the No. 3 seed with a 2-0 win over Houston and will host No. 6 San Diego in the opening round.
- Orlando and Seattle drew 1-1, leaving the Pride fourth and the Reign fifth, setting a quarterfinal rematch in Orlando.
- North Carolina topped Gotham 3-2 but missed the playoffs by one point as Gotham slid to No. 8 to face top-seeded Kansas City; quarterfinals are Nov. 7–9 with the championship on Nov. 22 at PayPal Park in San Jose.