WNBA Playoffs

Updated May 21, 2025

Recent Changes

LVA logo Aces entered bracket (seed 6)
CON logo Sun left bracket
DAL logo Wings left bracket
CHI logo Sky (seed 7 → 8)
MIN logo Lynx (seed 4 → 3)
WAS logo Mystics (seed 3 → 2)
NYL logo Liberty (seed 2 → 1)
IND logo Fever (seed 1 → 5)
ATL logo Dream (seed 6 → 4)
LAS logo Sparks (seed 5 → 7)

WNBA Playoff Format and Rules

Regular season records are used to seed the top 8 teams from across the league.

Tiebreakers

  1. Winning percentage among all head to head games
  2. Winning percentage against teams with above .500 record
  3. Point differential in head-to-head games
  4. Point differential against all opponents
  5. Coin toss