WNBA playoff schedule 2025: Postseason tips Sept. 14 - ESPN

The 2025 WNBA playoffs open Sept. 14. Through Tuesday's games, the league-leading Minnesota Lynx are the only team to have officially clinched a postseason berth. The top eight teams advance. The Connecticut Sun, Dallas Wings and Chicago Sky have been eliminated from the playoff race.

The best-of-three first round is a 1-1-1 format, with the higher seed hosting Game 1 and, if necessary, Game 3. The semifinals, a best-of-five format, are 2-2-1, with the higher seed hosting Games 1, 2 and 5.

For the first time, the WNBA Finals will expand to a best-of-seven series and will have a 2-2-1-1-1 structure, in which the higher seed would host Games 1, 2, 5 and 7.

Track the playoff race with our WNBA standings page. We'll update playoff matchups as they're decided. The regular season wraps up Sept. 11.

Sunday, Sept. 14

Game 1: 1 p.m. ET (ESPN)
Game 1: 3 p.m. ET (ABC)
Game 1: 5 p.m. ET (ESPN)
Game 1: 10 p.m. ET (ESPN)

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Tuesday, Sept. 16

Game 2: 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPN)
Game 2: 9:30 p.m. ET (ESPN)

Wednesday, Sept. 17

Game 2: 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPN)
Game 2: 9:30 p.m. ET (ESPN)

Thursday, Sept. 18

Game 3*: 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPN2)
Game 3*: 9:30 p.m. ET (ESPN2)

Friday, Sept. 19

Game 3*: 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPN2)
Game 3*: 9:30 p.m. ET (ESPN2)

* If necessary

Sunday, Sept. 21

Game 1: 3 p.m. ET (ABC)
Game 1: 5 p.m. ET (ESPN)

Tuesday, Sept. 23

Game 2: 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPN)
Game 2: 9:30 p.m. ET (ESPN)

Friday, Sept. 26

Game 3: 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPN2)
Game 3: 9:30 p.m. ET (ESPN2)

Sunday, Sept. 28

Game 4*: 1 or 5 p.m. ET (ESPN)
Game 4*: 3 p.m. ET (ABC)

Tuesday, Sept. 30

Game 5*: TBD (TBD)
Game 5*: TBD (TBD)

* If necessary

Friday, Oct. 3