Two WNBA Playoff Seeds Are Still Up For Grabs on the Final Day and the Stakes Are Wild

The 2026 WNBA playoffs are practically here, with Thursday marking the last day of the regular season. All eight playoff teams are locked in, but don’t think for a second the drama is over. Several squads still haven’t finalized their exact seeding, and it’s going to be a wild finish to determine who plays where in the WNBA playoff bracket.

Top Dogs and the Battle for No. 2

The Minnesota Lynx have already locked up the No. 1 seed, crushing it with a 32-11 record. No surprise there, they’ve been playing lights out. Meanwhile, the Atlanta Dream secured their spot as the No. 4 seed after a solid 83-65 win over the New York Liberty on Wednesday. That loss also meant the Liberty are officially locked into the No. 8 seed, while the Dallas Wings landed at No. 7.

But the real fireworks are happening for that No. 2 spot. The Golden State Valkyries, sitting at 31-12, and the Las Vegas Aces, at 30-13, are duking it out. Golden State can clinch No. 2 with a win in their regular-season finale, or if Las Vegas just loses. For the Aces, it’s a tougher path: they need the Valkyries to lose *and* they need to win their own game, otherwise they’re cemented at No. 3. This is high stakes for a favorable matchup, and you know both teams are feeling the pressure.

Fever and Mystics Fighting for Position

Further down the standings, the Indiana Fever (28-15) and the Washington Mystics (27-16) are still battling for the No. 5 and No. 6 seeds. The Fever hold the advantage, they’ll be the No. 5 seed unless they lose their final game on Thursday and the Mystics manage to pull off a win. If that specific scenario doesn’t play out, Washington is set to enter the playoffs as the No. 6 seed.

Here’s the kicker: Indiana is closing out the regular season against a Minnesota team that doesn’t even need to worry about seeding. The Lynx are already No. 1, so you gotta wonder if that’ll make a difference in how hard they push. It’s not hard to imagine the Fever ultimately staying at No. 5 heading into the playoffs, especially with Minnesota playing spoiler.

Thursday is going to be electric with these final games deciding everything for the playoff picture. Get ready, because the WNBA playoff bracket is about to snap into focus, and we’re here for all the drama!

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Originally reported by Bleacher Report.