While all eight WNBA playoff spots are secured, teams are still jockeying for position. What’s the current outlook?
Yahoo Sports · August 28, 2026

We know who will be playing in the postseason now that all eight teams have clinched their spots. However, seeding is still very much up for grabs.
Only three games separate the No. 3 seed and the No. 8 seed, so which teams will have homecourt in the opening round and beyond is still unknown. Here is an overview of the current playoff outlook for each team, with every team having about five games left to play.
Olivia Miles. | Getty Images The Minnesota Lynx are sitting pretty as the top seed. They are three games in front of the No. 2-seed Golden State Valkyries, and considering that they won the season series, only an utter collapse will have them falling in the standings.
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