Eight teams begin the 2026 WNBA playoffs Sept. 27, with Minnesota-New York, Las Vegas-Indiana, Atlanta-Washington and Golden State-Dallas in the first round. Games air across ABC, ESPN, NBC and other channels; select streams are on Prime Video, Peacock and the ESPN app.
On Sept. 27, Minnesota-New York is scheduled for 2 p.m. ET on ABC, Las Vegas-Indiana for 4 p.m. on ABC, Atlanta-Washington for 7 p.m. on Prime Video and Golden State-Dallas for 9 p.m. on USA Network and CNBC. Potential third games are listed for Oct. 1–2, with times and channels TBD.
Semifinals are scheduled from Oct. 4 through Oct. 14, with tipoff times TBD and Games 4–5 marked if necessary. The Finals begin Oct. 17 and are scheduled through Oct. 31, with Games 5–7 listed if necessary.
