The race to the 2023 WNBA championship starts on Wednesday. The seeding order wasn’t finalized until the last day of the regular season Sunday, but the two teams projected to be on top — the Las Vegas Aces and New York Liberty — are there.
Will these two organizations still be the teams to beat when the WNBA Finals begin Oct. 8?
Here are the matchups, dates and TV schedule:
No. 1 Las Vegas Aces (34-6) vs. No. 8 Chicago Sky (17-22)
No. 2 New York Liberty (32-8) vs. No. 7 Washington Mystics (19-21)
No. 3 Connecticut Sun (27-13) vs. No. 6 Minnesota Lynx (19-21)
No. 4 Dallas Wings (22-18) vs. No. 5 Atlanta Dream (19-21)
Wednesday (Game 1)
No. 6 Minnesota at No. 3 Connecticut, 8 p.m. ET on ESPN2
No. 8 Chicago at No. 1 Las Vegas, 10 p.m. ET on ESPN
Friday (Game 1)
No. 7 Washington at No. 2 New York, 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN2
No. 5 Atlanta at No. 4 Dallas, 9:30 p.m. ET on ESPN2
Sunday (Game 2)
No. 6 Minnesota at No. 3 Connecticut, 1 p.m. ET on ESPN
No. 8 Chicago at No. 1 Las Vegas, 3 p.m. ET on ABC
Tuesday, Sept. 19 (Game 2)
No. 7 Washington at No. 2 New York, 7 p.m. ET on ESPN
No. 5 Atlanta at No. 4 Dallas, 9 p.m. ET on ESPN
Wednesday, Sept. 20 (Game 3, if necessary)
No. 3 Connecticut at No. 6 Minnesota, TBD on ESPN
No. 1 Las Vegas at No. 8 Chicago, TBD on ESPN
Friday, Sept. 22 (Game 3, if necessary)
No. 2 New York at No. 7 Washington, TBD on ESPN2
No. 4 Dallas at No. 5 Atlanta, TBD on ESPN2