The final day of the 2024 WNBA regular season has arrived, and one playoff spot remains up for grabs. After a number of dramatic swings over the past few weeks, there are still three teams alive and fighting for the No. 8 seed: the Atlanta Dream, Washington Mystics and Chicago Sky.
Heading into Thursday’s games, the Dream, who were minutes away from being eliminated from playoff contention over the weekend, hold the upper hand, but there are scenarios where the Mystics and Sky can still claim the spot. Ahead of the action, here’s a look at the current standings, tiebreakers, remaining opponents and every possible scenario.
Standings, tiebreakers, remaining opponent
Note: Two-team ties are decided first by head-to-head record and then, if necessary, better record against .500+ teams. Ties between more than two teams are determined by combined head-to-head record against the other teams.
8. Atlanta Dream (14-25)
- Tiebreakers: vs. Sky (2-2); vs. Mystics (2-2); combined (4-4); vs. .500+ opponents (4-17); vs. .500+ opponents if the Mercury get to .500 (5-20)
- Remaining game: at Liberty
9. Washington Mystics (13-26)
- Tiebreakers: vs. Sky (3-1); vs. Dream (2-2); combined (5-3); vs. .500+ opponents (2-20); vs….
