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NWSL Playoffs Are Here
Postseason schedule
While it wasn’t the all-out chaos of last year’s simultaneous finish on decision day, the final weekend of the NWSL regular season provided a few final sparks before the postseason. Namely: There’s life in Portland!
Parity in the league looked a little different this year. There was a clear divide between teams like the Orlando Pride, Washington Spirit, Gotham FC and Kansas City Current at the top of the table and the Houston Dash and Seattle Reign (among others) at the bottom. Still, the middle of the standings had plenty to jostle for on the final weekend, with the Portland Thorns and Bay FC earning their spots in the postseason and Racing Louisville again consigned to finishing ninth.
Here’s how the eight playoff teams will line up in next weekend’s expanded quarterfinals (reminder that top-seeded teams did not earn a bye this year):
The first-round…
