​The postseason picture is set and the 2026 WNBA playoffs are upon us, tipping off on Sunday, Sept. 27, and running through Saturday, Oct. 31 if the Finals go the distance.This will be the second season of the WNBA’s expanded, seven-game Finals schedule, though last year’s series went only four games as the Las Vegas Aces swept the Phoenix Mercury. The series features a 2-2-1-1-1 structure, with the higher seed hosting Games 1, 2, 5 and 7, and the lower seed hosting Games 3, 4 and 6. The semifinals are five-game series, while the first round is a best-of-three.The seeding shuffle went down to the wire, with the final four teams locking in their seed numbers during the final seconds of the final regular-season games on Thursday night. The matchups are listed below:First-round matchups(1) Minnesota Lynx vs. (8) New York Liberty(2) Golden State Valkyries vs. (7) Dallas Wings(3) Las Vegas Aces vs. (6) Indiana Fever(4) Atlanta Dream vs. (5) Washington MysticsTHE WNBA PLAYOFF MATCHUPS ARE SET 🍿 Which first round series are you most excited for? 🤔 pic.twitter.com/F1YknSvcgA— Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) September 25, 2026First round schedule, how to watchSunday, Sept. 27, Game 1sLiberty vs. Lynx, 2 p.m. ET (ABC)Fever vs. Aces, 4 p.m. ET (ABC)Mystics vs. Dream, 7 p.m. ET (Amazon Prime)Wings vs. Valkyries, 9 p.m. ET (USA/CNBC)Tuesday, Sept. 29, Game 2sAces vs. Fever, 6:30 p.m. ET (Amazon Prime)Lynx vs. Liberty 8:30 p.m. ET (USA/CNBC)Wednesday, Sept. 30, Game 2sDream vs. Mystics 7 p.m. ET (ESPN)Valkyries vs. Wings 9 p.m. ET (ESPN)Thursday, Oct. 1, Game 3s (if necessary)*Liberty vs. Lynx, TBD *Fever vs. Aces, TBDFriday, Oct. 2, Game 3s (if necessary)*Mystics vs. Dream, TBD*Wings vs. Valkyries, TBDSemifinalsSunday, Oct. 4Game 1: TBD (ABC)Game 1: TBD (NBC/Peacock)Wednesday, Oct. 7Game 2: TBD (ESPN)Game 2: TBD (Peacock/NBCSN)Friday, Oct. 9Game 3: TBD (ESPN2)Game 3: TBD (Peacock/NBCSN)Sunday, Oct. 11*Game 4: TBD (ABC)*Game 4: TBD (NBC/Peacock)Wednesday, Oct. 14*Game 5: TBD (ESPN)*Game 5: TBD (Peacock/NBCSN)FinalsGame 1: Saturday, Oct. 17 at 3:30 p.m. ET (NBC/Peacock)Game 2: Monday, Oct. 19 at 8 p.m. ET (USA/Peacock)Game 3: Thursday, Oct. 22 at 8 p.m. ET (USA/Peacock)Game 4: Saturday, Oct. 24 at 3:30 p.m. ET (NBC/Peacock)*Game 5: Monday, Oct. 26 at 8 p.m. ET (USA/Peacock)*Game 6: Thursday, Oct. 29 at 8 p.m. ET (USA/Peacock)*Game 7: Saturday, Oct. 31 at 8 p.m. ET (USA/Peacock)