WNBA playoff standings: Updated standings, clinching scenarios as Fever, Sky battle for postseason

04-09-2024
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The 2024 WNBA season is coming to a close and while the Fever have clinched a playoff berth, the Sky are fighting to stay in the playoff picture.

WNBA teams have fewer than 10 games remaining and we're starting to get more clarity on how the postseason might shake out.

The Liberty, Sun, Lynx, Aces, Storm, Fever and Mercury have clinched seven of eight playoff spots. Now, the Sky, Dream, Mystics and Wings are battling for the final spot.

Take a look at the updated 2024 WNBA standings below.

Through games played on Tuesday, Sept. 3.

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Updated WNBA playoff picture, standings

Rank Team W-L Win Pct. GB
1. x-New York Liberty 27-6 .818
2. x-Connecticut Sun 24-9 .727 3
3. x-Minnesota Lynx 24-9 .727 3
4. x - Las Vegas Aces 21-12 .636 6
5. x - Seattle Storm 20-13 .606 7
6. x - Indiana Fever 17-16 .515 10
7. x - Phoenix Mercury 17-17 .500 10.5
8. Chicago Sky 11-22 .333 16
Atlanta Dream 11-22 .333 16
Washington Mystics 10-23 .303 17
Dallas Wings 9-24 .273 18
Los Angeles Sparks 7-25 .219 19.5

X: Clinched playoffs

WNBA playoff tiebreakers

The WNBA has five playoff seeding tiebreakers in place if two teams finish with the same record:

  1. Better record in head-to-head games
  2. Better winning percentage within own conference
  3. Better winning percentage against all teams with .500 or better record at the end of the season
  4. Better point differential in head-to-head games
  5. Coin toss

If there are more than two teams tied for the same seed, the tiebreakers are similar but have a slightly different twist:

  1. Better winning percentage among all head-to-head games involving tied teams
  2. Better winning percentage against teams within the conference (if all teams are from the same conference) or better record against teams in the opposite conference (if one or more teams are in different conferences)
  3. Better winning percentage against all teams with a .500 or better record at the end of the season
  4. Better point differential in games involving tied teams
  5. Coin toss

WNBA games today

Wednesday, Sept. 4

Game Time (ET) TV channel
Sparks vs. Fever 7 p.m. CBSSN

Fever remaining schedule

The Fever clinched a playoff berth on Tuesday, Sept. 3, ending the franchise's eight-year postseason drought.

Here's a look at the rest of Clark and Indiana's schedule.

Date Opponent Time (ET) TV channel
Wednesday, Sept. 4 vs. Sparks 7 p.m. CBSSN
Friday, Sept. 6 vs. Lynx 7:30 p.m. ION
Sunday, Sept. 8 vs. Dream 4 p.m. ESPN3
Wednesday, Sept. 11 vs. Aces 7 p.m. NBA TV
Friday, Sept. 13 vs. Aces 7:30 p.m. ION
Sunday, Sept. 15 vs. Wings 3 p.m. NBA TV
Thursday, Sept. 19 at Mystics 7 p.m. Prime Video

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Sky remaining schedule

The Sky are fighting to keep the No. 8 seed with seven games remaining on their schedule. They are tied with the Dream for the final playoff spot and have a one-game lead over the 10th-seed Mystics.

You can find the rest of Reese and Chicago's schedule below.

Date Opponent Time (ET) TV channel
Friday, Sept. 6 vs. Sparks 9:30 p.m. ION
Sunday, Sept. 8 vs. Wings 6 p.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 11 vs. Mystics 8 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 13 at Lynx 7:30 p.m. ION
Sunday, Sept. 15 vs. Mercury 6 p.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 17 at Dream 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 19 at Sun 7 p.m.