Overview
- The eight playoff teams are locked — Minnesota, Golden State, Las Vegas, Atlanta, Indiana, New York, Washington and Dallas — but no club has a guaranteed seed as the league enters the season’s final games.
- Dallas moved up in the standings after beating Phoenix 87-82 on Saturday, Sept. 19, with Paige Bueckers scoring 26 points to push the Wings closer to a higher seed.
- Las Vegas sits third at 28-13 with a magic number of two to clinch a top-four seed, but tiebreakers with Indiana and Atlanta could shift the Aces’ final position if multiple teams finish with the same record.
- The playoff bracket is fixed by seed (No. 1 vs. No. 8, No. 2 vs. No. 7, No. 3 vs. No. 6, No. 4 vs. No. 5), Round 1 is best-of-three, semifinals are best-of-five with no reseeding, and the Finals are best-of-seven; the postseason begins Sept. 27.
- Player availability after the FIBA Women’s World Cup and late-season injuries will influence seeding and matchups, and national TV and streaming plans across ABC, NBC, ESPN, Prime Video and other outlets will carry opening-round games.