The 2026 WNBA season started with 15 teams after the addition of the Portland Fire and the Toronto Tempo, but only eight teams remain as the first-round of the 2026 WNBA playoffs is set to tip off on Sunday, Sept. 27.<\/p>\n
The Minnesota Lynx secured the No. 1 overall seed in the playoffs on the third to last day of the regular season, claiming homecourt advantage throughout the playoffs. Only seven games separate the No. 1 seed from the No. 8 seed, highlighting the parity throughout the league. The fierce competition will be on display in the first round.<\/p>\n
USA TODAY Sports has rounded up the complete roster for each playoff team, making note of any season-ending injuries that impact each team’s depth:<\/p>\n
No. 1 seed Minnesota Lynx roster<\/p>\n
Head coach:\u00a0Cheryl Reeve<\/p>\n
#NAMEPOSEXPHTCOLLEGE0Elena BuenavidaGRookie5′ 8″Spain1Natasha HowardF126′ 3″Florida State2Liatu KingF-6′ 0″Notre Dame2Aari McDonaldG55′ 6″Arizona3Maya CaldwellG55′ 11″Georgia5Olivia MilesGRookie5′ 10″TCU7Anastasiia Olairi KosuF16′ 1″Russia8Antonia DelaereGRookie5′ 11″Belgium10Courtney WilliamsG105′ 8″South Florida12Nia CoffeyF96′ 1″Northwestern14Dorka JuhaszF36′ 5″Connecticut21Kayla McBrideG125′ 11″Notre Dame22Emma CechovaFRookie6′ 5″Czechia24Napheesa CollierF86′ 1″Connecticut55Chloe BibbyF16′ 2″Maryland<\/p>\n
No. 2 seed Golden State Valkyries roster<\/p>\n
Head coach: Natalie Nakase<\/p>\n
#NAMEPOSEXPHTCOLLEGE1Gabby WilliamsF85′ 11″Connecticut2Kaitlyn ChenG15′ 9″Connecticut3Laeticia AmihereF16′ 3″South Carolina4Juste JocyteFRookie6′ 0″Lithuania5Kayla ThorntonF116′ 1″UTEP6Kaila CharlesG66′ 1″Maryland7Miela SowahGRookie5′ 11″Duke11Ashten PrechtelCRookie6′ 5″Stanford12Iliana RupertC46′ 4″France13Janelle SalaunF16′ 2″France15Tiffany HayesG145′ 10″Connecticut22Veronica BurtonG45′ 9″Northwestern24Cecilia ZandalasiniF96′ 2″Italy41Kiah StokesC116′ 3″Connecticut45Nadia FingallFRookie6′ 3″Stanford<\/p>\n
No. 3 seed Las Vegas Aces roster<\/p>\n
Head coach: Becky Hammon<\/p>\n
#NAMEPOSEXPHTCOLLEGE0Jackie YoungG86′ 0″Notre Dame1Kierstan BellF46′ 1″Florida Gulf Coast2Janiah BarkerFRookie6′ 4″Tennessee3NaLyssa Smith*F46′ 4″Baylor5Ta’Niya LatsonGRookie5′ 8″South Carolina7Stephanie TalbotF96′ 2″Australia11Dana EvansG55′ 6″Louisville12Chelsea GrayG115′ 11″Duke13Justine PissottCRookie6′ 4″Vanderbilt18Mai YamamotoGRookie5′ 4″Japan21Kalani BrownC86′ 7″Baylor21Brianna TurnerF76′ 3″Notre Dame22A’ja WilsonC86′ 5″South Carolina24Jewell LoydG115′ 11″Notre Dame32Cheyenne Parker-TyusF116′ 4″Middle Tennessee State<\/p>\n
*Aces starting forward\u00a0NaLyssa Smith\u00a0was ruled out for the remainder of the season with a left leg injury on Aug. 27 after sustaining a non-contact injury during a\u00a088-78 win\u00a0over the the Toronto Tempo on Sunday, Aug. 23.<\/p>\n
No. 4 seed Atlanta Dream roster<\/p>\n
Head coach: Karl Smesko<\/p>\n
#NAMEPOSEXPHTCOLLEGE00Naz HillmonF46′ 2″Michigan2Te-Hina PaopaoG15′ 9″South Carolina3Jordin CanadaG85′ 6″UCLA5Angel ReeseF26′ 3″LSU10Rhyne HowardG46′ 2″Kentucky11Madina OkotCRookie6′ 6″South Carolina15Allisha GrayG96′ 0″South Carolina20Isobel BorlaseGRookie5′ 11″Australia21Indya NivarGRookie5′ 10″North Carolina23Sika KoneF46′ 3″Mali24DeWanna BonnerG176′ 4″Auburn33Shatori Walker-KimbroughG95′ 9″Maryland42Brionna JonesF96′ 3″Maryland<\/p>\n
No. 5 seed Washington Mystics roster<\/p>\n
Head coach: Sydney Johnson<\/p>\n
#NAMEPOSEXPHTCOLLEGE0Shakira AustinF46′ 5″Mississippi2Alicia FlorezGRookie5′ 10″Spain3Rori HarmonGRookie5′ 6″Texas4Betnijah Laney-HamiltonG66′ 0″Rutgers5Darianna Littlepage-BuggsFRookie6′ 1″Baylor8Georgia AmooreG15′ 6″Kentucky12Michaela OnyenwereF56′ 0″UCLA18Cassandre ProsperGRookie6′ 3″Notre Dame22Sonia CitronG16′ 1″Notre Dame23Cotie McMahonFRookie6′ 0″Mississippi32Angela DugalicFRookie6′ 4″UCLA33Lucy OlsenG15′ 10″Iowa44Kiki IriafenF16′ 3″USC51Lauren BettsCRookie6′ 7″UCLA<\/p>\n
No. 6 seed Indiana Fever roster<\/p>\n
Head coach: Stephanie White<\/p>\n
#NAMEPOSEXPHTCOLLEGE0Kelsey MitchellG85′ 8″Ohio State1Ugonne OnyiahFRookie6′ 3″California2Myisha Hines-AllenF86′ 1″Louisville3Raven JohnsonGRookie5′ 9″South Carolina5Mercedes RussellC86′ 6″Tennessee7Aliyah BostonC36′ 5″South Carolina8Sophie CunninghamG76′ 1″Missouri10Lexie HullG46′ 1″Stanford12Damiris Dantas*C126′ 4″Brazil14Grace VanSlootenFRookie6′ 3″Michigan State21Makayla TimpsonF16′ 2″Florida State22Caitlin ClarkG26′ 0″Iowa23Bree HallG16′ 0″South Carolina25Monique BillingsF86′ 4″UCLA52Tyasha HarrisG65′ 10″South Carolina<\/p>\n
*Fever\u00a0center\u00a0Damiris Dantas\u00a0was ruled out the remainder of the season after undergoing knee surgery to repair a torn meniscus in her left knee on Aug. 3.<\/p>\n
No. 7 seed Dallas Wings roster<\/p>\n
Head coach: Jose Fernandez<\/p>\n
#NAMEPOSEXPHTCOLLEGE0Sug SuttonG65′ 8″Texas1Odyssey SimsG125′ 8″Baylor5Paige BueckersG16′ 0″Connecticut7Alysha ClarkF145′ 11″Middle Tennessee State8Alanna SmithF86′ 4″Stanford10Aziaha JamesG15′ 10″North Carolina State20Maddy SiegristF36′ 2″Villanova24Arike OgunbowaleG85′ 8″Notre Dame28Li YueruC46′ 7″China30Haley JonesG36′ 1″Stanford31Christyn WilliamsG45′ 11″Connecticut32Jessica ShepardF76′ 4″Notre Dame33Kitija LaksaG-6′ 1″South Florida34Awak KuierF56′ 5″Finland35Azzi Fudd*GRookie5′ 11″Connecticut<\/p>\n
*Dallas Wings\u00a0rookie Azzi Fudd, the No. 1 overall pick in the\u00a02026 WNBA Draft, was ruled out for the rest of the season on Aug. 19 after undergoing an arthroscopic\u00a0procedure to address “ongoing right knee soreness.”<\/p>\n
No. 8 seed New York Liberty roster<\/p>\n
Head coach: Chris Demarco<\/p>\n
#NAMEPOSEXPHTCOLLEGE0Satou Sabally*F66′ 4″Oregon4Marine FauthouxGRookie5′ 11″France5Elizabeth BalogunGRookie6′ 1″Duke7Rebekah GardnerG46′ 1″UCLA9Rebecca AllenG106′ 2″Australia13Leonie FiebichF66′ 4″Germany14Raquel CarreraCRookie6′ 5″Spain18Pauline AstierFRookie5′ 10″France20Sabrina IonescuG65′ 11″Oregon21Han XuC76′ 9″China23Marine JohannesG75′ 10″France24Madison ScottF16′ 2″Mississippi24Anneli MaleyF46′ 2″TCU30Breanna StewartF106′ 4″Connecticut35Jonquel JonesC106′ 6″George Washington<\/p>\n
*The Liberty\u00a0announced on Aug. 13 forward\u00a0Satou Sabally\u00a0was stepping away from basketball after sustaining her second significant head injury in the past year. Sabally exited the Liberty’s 87-76 win over the\u00a0Las Vegas Aces early on June 23 after she was elbowed in the face by Aces forward NaLyssa Smith in the first quarter. Sabally’s injury designation was changed from concussion protocol to “head” on Aug. 12.<\/p>\n
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This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: 2026 WNBA playoffs: Complete rosters for all eight playoff teams<\/p>\n
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