The drought is over in Indiana.
After the Fever last qualified for the WNBA Playoffs in 2016, the All-Star trio of Caitlin Clark, Aliyah Boston, and Kelsey Mitchell is leading the franchise back to the postseason in 2024.
It’s been a wild ride for Indiana, which has won 18 of 27 games following a brutal 1-8 start to the season. As a result, the Fever are above .500 for the first time since June 2019. They become just the second WNBA team to start a season 1-8 or worse and still make the playoffs, joining the now-defunct Charlotte Sting.
As the finish line nears, here is where the Fever stands in the WNBA standings and how they ended an eight-year playoff drought.
Standings through games played Sunday, Sept. 8.
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The Fever have jumped into the WNBA’s sixth seed and have a small shot to move to fifth, though they’ll need some help. Indiana won the season series with Phoenix (3-0) but lost the season series with Seattle (1-3). Based on WNBA tiebreak rules, the Fever would need to finish one full game ahead of the Storm to have a better seed.
| Rank | Team | W-L | Win Pct. | GB |
| 1. | x – New York Liberty | 29-6 | .829 | — |
| 2. | x – Minnesota Lynx | 26-9 | .743 | 3 |
| 3. | x – Connecticut… |
