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The WNBA postseason is here, and so is the WNBA Playoff Bracket 2025. It’s already delivering drama. The 2025 playoff bracket is officially set after a regular season that came down to the final day. History is already being made. The Minnesota Lynx secured the top seed, while the Golden State Valkyries became the first expansion team to reach the playoffs in their debut year. This bracket is absolutely loaded with storylines.
📊 The WNBA Playoff Bracket 2025
🔥 First Round Matchups
Seems like just yesterday we were complaining about their T-shirts and the WNBA All-Star Game 2025 Recap: Celebration, Statements, and Some Serious Questions. I don’t know that there is another league out there that has as much drama as this one, perhaps the NHL, but instead of focusing on how beat up Caitlin Clark is, or how difficult Angel Reese is, let’s just dive into the WNBA Playoff Bracket 2025, and wrap up this season.
- (1) Minnesota Lynx vs (8) Golden State Valkyries
The Lynx are chasing title #5, while Golden State is making history as the first expansion team to reach the postseason in their inaugural year.
squad goals. 👏 pic.twitter.com/v1QVs5WECG
— Minnesota Lynx (@minnesotalynx) September 18, 2025
- (2) Las Vegas Aces vs (7) Seattle Storm
Vegas looked unstoppable to end the season, but Seattle showed they’re not intimidated, snapping the Aces’ 17-game win streak to force a Game 3.
Quick #POINTGAWDDDDD dime to the M'V3 for the AND-1! 😤
— Las Vegas Aces (@LVAces) September 17, 2025
LET'S GOOOOO!! 🗣️@cgray209 👉 @_ajawilson22 pic.twitter.com/VUAb0xqhQ3
- (3) Atlanta Dream vs (6) Indiana Fever
The Fever are back in the playoffs for the first time in nearly a decade, powered by Aliyah Boston and Kelsey Mitchell. Atlanta, though, wants to prove their climb in the standings was no fluke.
Aerial Powers’ chest bumps are 1-of-1 😤😂 pic.twitter.com/ALKBRtDdbF
— Indiana Fever (@IndianaFever) September 17, 2025
- (4) Phoenix Mercury vs (5) New York Liberty
The only matchup locked before the final day — and it’s a star-powered clash. Breanna Stewart’s knee is a question mark, but this series is already living up to the hype with OT drama in Game 1.
Glad to have our Stew out there 🙌@breannastewart 🎯 | #LIGHTITUPNYL🗽 pic.twitter.com/2DvAIAXMQz
— New York Liberty (@nyliberty) September 18, 2025
📝 How the WNBA Playoffs Work
- First Round: Best-of-three (1-1-1 format, with Game 2 on the lower seed’s home floor).
- Semifinals & Finals: Best-of-five.
- Key Dates:
- Round 1: Sept 14–20
- Semifinals: Sept 23–Oct 2
- WNBA Finals: Oct 5–16
🚨 Series Updates for the WNBA Playoff Bracket 2025
The series that make up WNBA Playoff Bracket 2025 are as follows:
- Liberty vs Mercury: Liberty pulled out a 76–69 OT win in Game 1. Phoenix & held on at home to stay alive.
- Lynx vs Valkyries: Minnesota dominated Game 1, showing off their depth. Golden State will need to lean on crowd energy in Game 2.
- Aces vs Storm: Storm stunned Vegas in Game 2, forcing a decisive Game 3 back in Las Vegas.
- Dream vs Fever: Indiana captured their first playoff win in nine years, setting up a winner-take-all Game 3 in Atlanta.
🏆 The Road Ahead
This year’s playoffs are proof that nothing comes easy. Favorites like the Lynx and Aces still have to fend off hungry challengers, while upstarts like Indiana and Golden State are proving they belong.
We’ll be updating this bracket all the way through the Finals, so check back after every round for the latest scores, previews, and breakdowns. WNBA content, if you’re me, is flooding social media. Not always in a good way, but hey – all press is good press, right? You can see legit stuff on Official Home of the WNBA | Women’s National Basketball Association and of course, on player profiles on x and Instagram.
