WNBA playoffs 2026 tracker: Standings, clinch scenarios, schedule, playoff bracket and more as Lynx clinch No. 1 seed

The WNBA playoff picture has been fluid, to say the least, since the league returned from the FIBA World Cup break for the final week of its regular season. While the eight playoff teams have been set, seeding has been up for grabs.

style="text-align: left;">But with just two days of games left, things are coming into focus. On Tuesday, the Minnesota Lynx clinched the No. 1 overall seed despite their loss to the Fever, as the Golden State Valkyries lost to the Portland Fire.

style="text-align: left;">The top four seeds will secure home-court advantage in the first round, while the Lynx, as the No. 1 seed, will own home-court throughout the playoffs.

Current WNBA standingsMinnesota Lynx (32-11); No. 1 overall seed secured

• >Golden State Valkyries (31-12)

• >Las Vegas Aces (30-13)

• >Atlanta Dream (29-14)

• >Indiana Fever (28-15)

• >Washington Mystics (27-16)

• >New York Liberty (26-17)

• >Dallas Wings (26-17)

• >Portland Fire (17-27)

• >Los Angeles Sparks (16-27)

• >Chicago Sky (16-27)

• >Phoenix Mercury (16-27)

• >Toronto Tempo (11-32)

• >Connecticut Sun (10-33)

• >Seattle Storm (8-35)

Playoff matchups if the season ended today…(1) Lynx vs. (8) Liberty

• >(2) Valkyries vs. (7) Wings

• >(3) Aces vs. (6) Mystics

• >(4) Dream vs. (5) Fever

Schedule for Wednesday, Sept. 23Atlanta Dream vs. New York Liberty, 8 p.m. ET (USA Network)

• >Dallas Wings vs. Seattle Storm, 10 p.m. ET (USA Network)

Today’s clinching scenariosDream can clinch the No. 4 seed with a win vs. Liberty

• >Wings can clinch No. 7 seed with Liberty loss

• >Liberty will fall to No. 8 seed with a loss to Dream

Schedule for Thursday, Sept. 24Toronto Tempo vs. Connecticut Sun, 7 p.m. ET (NBA TV)

• >Chicago Sky vs. Washington Mystics, 7:30 p.m. ET (League Pass)

• >Indiana Fever vs. Minnesota Lynx, 8 p.m. ET (USA Network)

• >Golden State Valkyries vs. Los Angeles Sparks, 10 p.m. ET (League Pass)

• >Las Vegas Aces vs. Phoenix Mercury, 10 p.m. ET (USA Network)

The 2026 WNBA playoffs begin on Sunday, Sept. 27 with four games to tip off the first round. For the full playoff schedule and format, click here.

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