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WNBA Playoff Bracket Uncertain as Regular Season Ends
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In Short: The 2026 WNBA regular season is nearing its end, leaving the playoff bracket uncertain as teams vie for the final spots.
The 2026 WNBA regular season is nearing its end, leaving the playoff bracket uncertain as teams vie for the final spots.
The Atlanta Dream, with home court advantage, secured their playoff berth after defeating the New York Liberty 83-65 on Wednesday night.
Three teams have locked in their seeds, but the full playoff bracket is not yet set, with the 8-seed New York Liberty set to play their first-round game on Sunday, September 27.
The Dream are staying focused and ready for the playoffs, reflecting on their early exit in last year's postseason.
Dream forward Naz Hillmon emphasized the importance of addressing weaknesses that could be exploited in the playoffs: 'You can’t get beat by the things you were supposed to be working on all season long. You have to get better at those things because at the end it's gonna be something that beats you.
Elsewhere in sports, the 2026 MLB regular season is also nearing its conclusion, with the AL West division title still up for grabs between the Rangers and Astros.
The Cubs, Phillies, and Padres are strong contenders for National League wild-card spots, while the Diamondbacks are fading in the standings.
In Formula 1, Kimi Antonelli secured his seventh win of the season at the Italian Grand Prix, becoming the first Italian to win at Monza in 60 years.
Antonelli's victory stretched his lead in the championship standings to 81 points over Mercedes teammate George Russell.
The 2026 WNBA playoff schedule begins on Sunday, September 27, with the full bracket to be finalized as the regular season concludes.
What this adds
The full WNBA playoff bracket will be finalized after Thursday's games, with several teams still vying for playoff spots.
What's confirmed
- Here's the 2026 WNBA playoff schedule, which begins Sunday, Sept. 27.
- As they wait, they are staying ready for the 2026 WNBA playoffs and reminding themselves of the early exit they had in last year's postseason “You can’t get beat by the things you were supposed to be working on all season long. You have to get better at those things because at the end it's gonna be something that beats you," Dream forward Naz Hillmon said on Sept. 23.
- The 2026 WNBA playoff bracket is not fully set yet, but here's where things stand seeding-wise as Thursday's games unfold.
- 8-seed New York Liberty have a date in the WNBA playoffs on Sunday, Sept.
What's still developing
- The 2026 MLB regular season is just days from ending and there's still plenty to be decided.
- Elsewhere in the bracket, the Brewers, Dodgers and Braves have all secured playoff berths as division winners out of the National League, with Milwaukee securing a bye past the Wild Card Series and home field advantage in the NLDS.
- Now, let's get you caught up on the bracket, standings, clinching scenarios and more.
- All division and postseason projections referenced in the standings come from SportsLine.
- 5 Cubs Clinched division - x Clinched wild-card - y Clinched playoff berth - z Eliminated - e The content on this site is for entertainment purposes only and CBS Sports makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the information given or the outcome of any game or event.
- The Valkyries, Aces, Fever and Mystics are looking to solidify their playoff seeding.
- ET, USA Network) with the team's playoff seeding still up in the air?
- Italian starts at the back of the grid but roars through field for his seventh win There was a lot of conversation on whether local team Ferrari or local boy Kimi Antonelli would do the Italian job at Monza on Sunday and at the end of a dramatic race, the 20-year-old Italian produced a sizzling drive from the back of the grid to see off Mercedes teammate George Russell for his seventh win of the season.
- Leclerc was a distant fourth, followed by Russell in fifth After the race, Antonelli said the victory didn’t feel the same as others this season had.
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