Overview
- The eight playoff teams are locked and the league resumed this week with each club having four games left to finalize seedings and first‑round hosts.
- Minnesota (31-9) controls the No. 1 seed and can clinch it by winning two of its remaining games, thanks in part to its 3-1 head‑to‑head advantage over Golden State.
- Golden State (29-11) could reach No. 1 only if it wins all four remaining games and Minnesota drops at least three, a path helped by the Valkyries’ schedule of four eliminated opponents.
- Las Vegas (27-13) sits third but faces roster and health questions after NaLyssa Smith’s season‑ending injury and A’ja Wilson’s recent health concerns, with Kalani Brown added for frontcourt depth.
- New York, Washington and Dallas are tied at 24-16 in a tight fight for lower seeds where WNBA tiebreakers and the 1-1-1 first‑round format make every remaining game consequential and the regular season ends on Sept. 24 with the playoffs beginning Sept. 27.