| Dates | September 27 – October 2026 |
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The 2026 WNBA playoffs is the postseason tournament of the Women's National Basketball Association's 2026 season. The playoffs began on September 27, 2026.
The first round of the WNBA playoffs consists of a best-of-three series, with the following matchups: No. 1 vs. No. 8, No. 2 vs. No. 7, No. 3 vs. No. 6, and No. 4 vs. No. 5. The higher seed in the first round had home-court advantage in Games 1 and, if necessary, 3.
In the semifinals of the postseason, a best-of-five series, the higher seed hosted Games 1, 2 and, if necessary, 5. Additionally, the WNBA Finals will be a best-of-seven format for the second time in the league's history. Games 1 and 2, as well as Games 5 and 7, if necessary, was hosted by the higher seed.
| Seed | Team | Record | Clinched |
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| Playoff berth | |||
| 1 | Minnesota Lynx | 33–11 | August 9 |
| 2 | Golden State Valkyries | 32–12 | August 17 |
| 3 | Las Vegas Aces | 31–13 | August 13 |
| 4 | Atlanta Dream | 30–14 | August 22 |
| 5 | Washington Mystics | 28–16 | August 23 |
| 6 | Indiana Fever | 28–16 | August 21 |
| 7 | Dallas Wings | 27–17 | August 25 |
| 8 | New York Liberty | 26–18 | August 23 |
| First round Best-of-3 | Semifinals Best-of-5 | Finals Best-of-7 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Minnesota Lynx | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | New York Liberty | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | New York Liberty | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Atlanta Dream | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Atlanta Dream | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Washington Mystics | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Atlanta Dream | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Golden State Valkyries | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Golden State Valkyries | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Dallas Wings | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Golden State Valkyries | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Las Vegas Aces | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Las Vegas Aces | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Indiana Fever | 1 | ||||||||||||
September 27 2 PM ET |
| New York Liberty 91, Minnesota Lynx 75 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 25–18, 15–26, 25–16, 26–15 | ||
| Pts: Breanna Stewart 34 Rebs: Breanna Stewart 12 Asts: Ionescu, Stewart 6 |
Pts: Nia Brodie 16 Rebs: Olivia Miles 8 Asts: Kayla McBride 6 | |
| New York lead series, 1–0 | ||
September 29 8:30 PM ET |
| Minnesota Lynx 71, New York Liberty 87 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 21–26, 16–23, 19–19, 15–19 | ||
| Pts: Courtney Williams 18 Rebs: Courtney Williams 8 Asts: Courtney Williams 5 |
Pts: Breanna Stewart 21 Rebs: Jonquel Jones 13 Asts: Sabrina Ionescu 7 | |
| New York won series, 2–0 | ||
| New York won 2–1 in the regular-season series |
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September 27 9 PM ET |
| Dallas Wings 80, Golden State Valkyries 104 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 20–21, 11–37, 25–27, 24–19 | ||
| Pts: Paige Bueckers 21 Rebs: Paige Bueckers 6 Asts: Odyssey Sims 7 |
Pts: Cecilia Zandalasini 22 Rebs: Kiah Stokes 8 Asts: Veronica Burton 5 | |
| Golden State leads series, 1–0 | ||
September 30 9 PM ET |
| Golden State Valkyries 100, Dallas Wings 108 (OT) | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 26–23, 19–27, 29–22, 19–21, Overtime: 7–15 | ||
| Pts: Gabby Williams 36 Rebs: Thornton, Williams 6 Asts: Gabby Williams 7 |
Pts: Arike Ogunbowale 45 Rebs: Jessica Shepard 8 Asts: Jessica Shepard 6 | |
| Series tied, 1–1 | ||
October 2 9 PM ET |
| Dallas Wings 73, Golden State Valkyries 77 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 19–14, 25–23, 15–17, 14–23 | ||
| Pts: Arike Ogunbowale 30 Rebs: Jessica Shepard 12 Asts: Paige Bueckers 6 |
Pts: Gabby Williams 19 Rebs: Kiah Stokes 13 Asts: Veronica Burton 6 | |
| Golden State won series, 2–1 | ||
| Golden State won 3–0 in the regular-season series |
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September 27 4 PM ET |
| Indiana Fever 85, Las Vegas Aces 102 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 23–27, 24–35, 18–24, 20–16 | ||
| Pts: Aliyah Boston 18 Rebs: Aliyah Boston 8 Asts: Caitlin Clark 10 |
Pts: A'ja Wilson 38 Rebs: A'ja Wilson 16 Asts: Jackie Young 10 | |
| Las Vegas lead series, 1–0 | ||
September 29 6:30 PM ET |
| Las Vegas Aces 89, Indiana Fever 99 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 26–18, 17–30, 17–24, 29–27 | ||
| Pts: Jackie Young 31 Rebs: A'ja Wilson 9 Asts: Chelsea Gray 7 |
Pts: Caitlin Clark 27 Rebs: Lexie Hull, Clark 7 Asts: Caitlin Clark 15 | |
| Series tied, 1–1 | ||
October 1 9 PM ET |
| Indiana Fever 83, Las Vegas Aces 94 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 31–31, 17–23, 17–16, 18–24 | ||
| Pts: Kelsey Mitchell 23 Rebs: Aliyah Boston 10 Asts: Caitlin Clark 4 |
Pts: A'ja Wilson 36 Rebs: A'ja Wilson 10 Asts: Jackie Young 7 | |
| Las Vegas won series, 2–1 | ||
| Indiana won 2-1 in the regular-season series |
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September 27 7 PM ET |
| Washington Mystics 77, Atlanta Dream 92 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 26–21, 15–15, 12–29, 24–27 | ||
| Pts: Sonia Citron 25 Rebs: Shakira Austin 16 Asts: Amoore, Citron, McMahon 3 |
Pts: Rhyne Howard 26 Rebs: Angel Reese 12 Asts: Jordin Canada 10 | |
| Atlanta leads series, 1–0 | ||
September 30 7 PM ET |
| Atlanta Dream 93, Washington Mystics 75 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 24–17, 17–18, 24–23, 28–17 | ||
| Pts: Allisha Gray 22 Rebs: Canada, Reese 7 Asts: Jordin Canada 11 |
Pts: Sonia Citron 25 Rebs: Kiki Iriafen 16 Asts: Georgia Amoore 4 | |
| Atlanta won series, 2–0 | ||
October 4 4 PM ET |
| Las Vegas Aces 60, Golden State Valkyries 71 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 18–22, 13–12, 17–22, 12–15 | ||
| Pts: A'ja Wilson 24 Rebs: Brianna Turner 7 Asts: Jackie Young 5 |
Pts: Gabby Williams 25 Rebs: Kiah Stokes 14 Asts: Gabby Williams 5 | |
| Golden State leads series, 1–0 | ||
October 7 9:30 PM ET |
| Las Vegas Aces 81, Golden State Valkyries 83 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 11–19, 20–23, 24–24, 26–17 | ||
| Pts: A'ja Wilson 24 Rebs: Kalani Brown 8 Asts: Jackie Young 8 |
Pts: Tiffany Hayes 21 Rebs: Kiah Stokes 7 Asts: Williams, Burton 3 | |
| Golden State leads series, 2–0 | ||
October 9 9:30 PM ET |
| Golden State Valkyries 87, Las Vegas Aces 77 (OT) | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 16-19, 20–26, 17–7, 18–19, Overtime: 16–6 | ||
| Pts: Kayla Thornton 18 Rebs: Kiah Stokes 10 Asts: Burton, Hayes 4 |
Pts: A'ja Wilson 21 Rebs: Wilson 10 Asts: Chelsea Gray 5 | |
| Golden State wins series, 3–0 | ||
| TBD won 0–0 in the regular-season series |
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October 4 2 PM ET |
| New York Liberty 82, Atlanta Dream 92 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 24–21, 16–16, 15–32, 27–23 | ||
| Pts: Sabrina Ionescu 27 Rebs: Jonquel Jones 1 Asts: Jonquel Jones 4 |
Pts: Jordin Canada 25 Rebs: DeWanna Bonner 9 Asts: Rhyne Howard 8 | |
| Atlanta leads series, 1–0 | ||
October 7 7:30 PM ET |
| New York Liberty 98, Atlanta Dream 101 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 26–26, 28–30, 20–19, 10–13 | ||
| Pts: Breanna Stewart 35 Rebs: Breanna Stewart 11 Asts: Sabrina Ionescu 7 |
Pts: Reese, Canada 23 Rebs: Reese, Howard 7 Asts: Canada 8 | |
| Atlanta leads series, 2–0 | ||
October 9 7:30 PM ET |
| Atlanta Dream 85, New York Liberty 83 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 25–18, 19–21, 22–29, 19–15 | ||
| Pts: Angel Reese 22 Rebs: DeWanna Bonner 13 Asts: Jordin Canada 11 |
Pts: Stewart, Jones 26 Rebs: Jones 14 Asts: Stewart 6 | |
| Atlanta won series, 3–0 | ||
| TBD won 0–0 in the regular-season series |
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October 17 3:30 PM ET |
| Atlanta Dream 64, Golden State Valkyries 68 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 22–14, 17–28, 17–9, 8–17 | ||
| Pts: Allisha Gray 19 Rebs: Angel Reese 12 Asts: Jordin Canada 7 |
Pts: Gabby Williams 26 Rebs: Kaila Charles 10 Asts: Tiffany Hayes 4 | |
| Golden State leads series, 1–0 | ||
October 19 8 PM ET |
| Atlanta Dream vs. Golden State Valkyries |
Chase Center Referees: Tiara Cruse, Angel Kent, Kevin Fahy |
| TBD won 0–0 in the regular-season series |
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