The popularity of women's basketball has risen to new heights over the past couple years, and now hoops fans can look forward to what should be an exciting 2025 WNBA Playoffs.
As you might expect, tickets have been flying for each round of the postseason. Every W fan is wondering who will be the last team standing, with three teams yielding championship odds of +350 or shorter and five times at 15-to-1 or shorter.
The usual power players, the Aces and the defending-champion Liberty, find themselves among the top contenders once again. Las Vegas went on an epic 16-game winning streak to close out the season, and New York had a home winning percentage of nearly .800 on the season.
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The Lynx, however, finished the season with the league's best record. Sportsbooks also give them the shortest odds to win it all (+115) and take down Minnesota's fifth W title. The Dream (+1000), meanwhile, won the East! And we can't forget about the feisty Mercury, the scrappy Storm, the resilient Valkyries and the hungry Fever.
Interested in attending a game in the 2025 WNBA Playoffs? Keep reading to see everything you need to know about the schedule, bracket, and links to the best and most affordable tickets on the road the WNBA Finals.
How to buy tickets to the 2025 WNBA Playoffs
- Tickets: StubHub
Tickets for every game of every round of the 2025 WNBA Playoffs are available on StubHub.
Tickets vary by round and by venue/city, so be sure to click the game you're hoping to attend for up-to-date pricing and seat availabilities.
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When are the WNBA Finals?
- Start date: Friday, Oct. 3.
The 2025 NBA Finals will begin on Friday, Oct. 3. Game 7, if necessary, would be two weeks later on Friday, Oct. 17.
WNBA Playoffs 2025 bracket
Here are the official 2025 playoff matchups:
WNBA Playoffs 2025 schedule
Below, see the full schedule for the 2025 WNBA Playoffs, which begin on Sunday, Sep. 14 and run well into October.
The best-of-three first round starting in mid-September is a 1-1-1 format, with the higher seed hosting Game 1 and, if necessary, Game 3.
The semifinals, a best-of-five round starting on Sunday, Sep. 21, follow a 2-2-1 format, with the higher seed hosting Games 1, 2 and 5.
For the first time, the WNBA Finals will expand to a best-of-seven series and will have a 2-2-1-1-1 structure, in which the higher seed would host Games 1, 2, 5 and 7.
First Round
| Date | Matchup | Game | Time (ET) |
| Sunday, Sept. 14 | Lynx 101, Valkyries 72 | 1 | - |
| Dream 80, Fever 68 | 1 | - | |
| Liberty 76, Mercury 69 (OT) | 1 | - | |
| Aces 102, Storm 77 | 1 | - | |
| Tues., Sept. 16 | Dream at Fever | 2 | 7:30 p.m. |
| Aces at Storm | 2 | 9:30 p.m. | |
| Wed., Sept. 17 | Mercury at Liberty | 2 | 8 p.m. |
| Lynx at Valkyries | 2 | 1 p.m. | |
| Thurs., Sept. 18 | Fever at Dream | 3* | TBD |
| Storm at Aces | 3* | TBD | |
| Fri., Sept. 19 | Valkyries at Lynx | 3* | TBD |
| Liberty at Mercury | 3* | TBD |
*If necessary