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WNBA Playoff Bracket Set as Aces Clinch No. 2 and Lynx Enter as Top Seed

The postseason opens Sept. 14 under a revised format that guarantees both teams a home game in each first-round series.

Mercury forward DeWanna Bonner (14) celebrates her defensive stop against New York Liberty forward Stephanie Talbot (6) at PHX Arena, Aug. 30, 2025, in Phoenix.
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Overview

  • First-round matchups: (1) Minnesota Lynx vs. (8) Golden State Valkyries; (2) Las Vegas Aces vs. (7) Seattle Storm; (3) Atlanta Dream vs. (6) Indiana Fever; (4) Phoenix Mercury vs. (5) New York Liberty, with Indiana missing Caitlin Clark.
  • Minnesota finished 34-10, tying the WNBA single-season wins record, and will host the expansion Valkyries in Game 1 on Sunday.
  • Las Vegas secured the No. 2 seed by defeating the Sparks and extended its winning streak to 16 games to set up a series with Seattle.
  • Golden State became the first expansion team to reach the playoffs and fell to the eighth seed after losing to Minnesota on the final day.
  • The first round is a best-of-three with a 1-1-1 home structure, the semifinals are best-of-five, and the Finals expand to best-of-seven.