What the 2023 WNBA Playoff bracket and schedule looks like in the semifinals

The 2023 WNBA Playoffs will begin on Wednesday, September 13 with all games being carried on the ESPN family of networks.

The top eight teams in the league qualified for the postseason and the first round will pit No. 1 vs. No. 8, No. 2 vs. No. 7, No. 3 vs. No. 6, and No. 4 vs. No. 5. Each first-round matchup will be a best-of-three series that follows a 2-1 format, meaning that the higher-seeded team hosts Game’s 1 and 2 while the lower-seeded team will host Game 3 if necessary. After that, both the semifinal round and the WNBA Finals will be a best-of-five.

The defending WNBA Champion Las Vegas Aces are the No. 1 seed in the playoffs after finishing with a league-best 34-6 regular season record. They are trying to become the first team to go back-to-back since the Los Angeles Sparks pulled it off in the early 2000’s. Right behind them at No. 2 are the New York Liberty, who went 32-8 during the regular season.

Las Vegas has been the favorite to win the WNBA title all season long and enters the postseason with -150 odds at DraftKings Sportsbook.

Here is the full schedule for the 2023 WNBA Playoffs:

WNBA Semifinals

Sunday, September 24

Game 1

No. 3 Connecticut Sun at No. 2 New York Liberty, 1 p.m. ET, ESPN
No. 4 Dallas Wings at No. 1 Las Vegas Aces, 5 p.m. ET, ESPN2

Tuesday, September 26

Game 2

No. 3 Connecticut Sun at No. 2 New York Liberty, 8 p.m. ET, ESPN
No. 4 Dallas Wings at No. 1 Las Vegas Aces, 10 p.m. ET, ESPN

Friday, September 29

Game 3

No. 2 New York Liberty at No. 3 Connecticut Sun, 7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN2
No. 1 Las Vegas Aces at No. 4 Dallas Wings, 9:30 p.m. ET, ESPN2

Sunday, October 1

Game 4 (If Necessary)

No. 2 New York Liberty at No. 3 Connecticut Sun, 3 p.m. ET, ABC
No. 1 Las Vegas Aces at No. 4 Dallas Wings, 9 p.m. ET, ESPN

Sunday, October 3

Game 5 (If Necessary)

No. 3 Connecticut Sun at No. 2 New York Liberty, 8 p.m. ET, ESPNU
No. 4 Dallas Wings at No. 1 Las Vegas Aces, 10 p.m. ET, ESPNU

WNBA Finals

Sunday, October 8

Game 1

TBD at TBD, 3 p.m. ET, ABC

Wednesday, October 11

Game 2

TBD at TBD, 8 p.m. ET, ESPN

Sunday, October 15

Game 3

TBD at TBD, 3 p.m. ET, ABC

Wednesday, October 18

Game 4 (If Necessary)

TBD at TBD, 8 p.m. ET, ESPN

Friday, October 20

Game 5 (If Necessary)

TBD at TBD, 8 p.m. ET, ESPN

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First Round

Wednesday, September 13

Game 1

No. 6 Minnesota Lynx 60, No. 3 Connecticut Sun 90 (CON leads 1-0)
No. 8 Chicago Sky 59, No. 1 Las Vegas Aces 87 (LV leads 1-0)

Friday, September 16

Game 1

No. 7 Washington Mystics 75, No. 2 New York Liberty 90 (NY leads 1-0)
No. 5 Atlanta Dream 82, No. 4 Dallas Wings 94 (DAL leads 1-0)

Sunday, September 17

Game 2

No. 6 Minnesota Lynx 82,No. 3 Connecticut Sun 75 (Series tied 1-1)
No. 8 Chicago Sky 70, No. 1 Las Vegas Aces 92 (LV wins series 2-0)

Tuesday, September 19

Game 2

No. 7 Washington Mystics 85, No. 2 New York Liberty 90 (OT) (NY wins series 2-0)
No. 5 Atlanta Dream 74, No. 4 Dallas Wings 101 (DAL wins series 2-0)

Wednesday, September 20

Game 3 (If Necessary)

No. 3 Connecticut Sun 90, No. 6 Minnesota Lynx 75 (CON wins series 2-1)