With just a few weeks remaining in the regular season, the WNBA recently released its schedule for the 2026 Playoffs.
The playoffs will begin with the Quarterfinals on Sept. 27, with Oct. 31 as the last possible Finals date. This is the second season that the league has a seven-game Finals structure.
The 2026 WNBA Playoffs presented by @madebygoogle and WNBA Finals schedule is here 🗓️
Round 1 is set to tip-off Sunday, September 27th!
All 8 teams have clinched. Stayed tuned for playoff seeding 🚨
*All dates and game times subject to change* pic.twitter.com/eWwwEIbXSe
— WNBA (@WNBA) September 9, 2026
Playoff seeding has yet to be announced, but as of Sept. 10, these eight teams have clinched playoff berth and are currently ranked as such:
1. Minnesota Lynx
2. Golden State Valkyries
3. Las Vegas Aces
4. Atlanta Dream
5. Indiana Fever
6. New York Liberty
7. Washington Mystics
8. Dallas Wings
WNBA Playoff schedule on NBC, Peacock
NBC and Peacock will stream multiple games during the Semifinals and Finals series.
Additionally, for Games 2-3 and 5-7 of the Finals, Peacock will simulstream USA’s network coverage produced by Versant’s USA Sports.
Game
Date
Time
Network
Semifinals Game 1
10/4/26
TBD
NBC, Peacock
Semifinals Game 2
10/7/26
TBD
Peacock, NBCSN
Semifinals Game 3
10/9/26
TBD
Peacock, NBCSN
Semifinals Game 4
10/11/26
TBD
NBC, Peacock
Semifinals Game 5
10/14/26
TBD
Peacock, NBCSN
Finals Game 1
10/17/26
3:30pm ET
NBC, Peacock
Finals Game 4
10/24/26
3:30pm ET
NBC, Peacock
For Games 2-3 and 5-7 of the Finals, Peacock will simulstream USA’s network coverage produced by Versant’s USA Sports.
How to watch the WNBA on Peacock:
Peacock will stream nationally televised WNBA regular‑season games that air across NBC, as well as Peacock exclusives. These include 22 national WNBA games per season shared across Peacock and NBC. Peacock will also stream select WNBA Playoff games. See below for the full schedule.
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Who are the on-air talent for WNBA coverage?
Sue Bird and Cheryl Miller will serve as studio analysts; Maria Taylor and LaChina Robinson as studio hosts; LaChina Robinson and Sarah Kustok as game analysts; and Zora Stephenson, Noah Eagle, and Michael Grady as play-by-play voices. Ashley ShahAhmadi, Jordan Cornette, and Caroline Pineda as courtside reporters.
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