Chicago Sky WNBA playoff picture: Updated standings, schedule, scenarios for Angel Reese to make postseason

Gilbert McGregor

Chicago Sky WNBA playoff picture: Updated standings, schedule, scenarios for Angel Reese to make postseason image

It's now or never for the Chicago Sky.

As the 2024 season winds down, Chicago is one of three teams in contention for the final spot in the WNBA Playoffs. At one point, the Sky appeared poised for the postseason but the team has stumbled since the Olympics and star rookie Angel Reese is out for the remainder of the season with a wrist injury.

With one game remaining in the regular season, can the Sky get back into the playoff picture? Here is an updated look at Chicago's place in the WNBA standings, its remaining schedule, and playoff-clinching scenarios.

Standings through Thursday, Sept. 19.

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Chicago Sky updated WNBA playoff picture, standings

The Sky were eliminated from WNBA playoff contention on the final day of the regular season, finishing 13-27. The top eight seeds advanced to the playoffs.

RankTeamW-LWin Pct.GB
1.x - New York Liberty32-8.800
2.x - Minnesota Lynx30-9.7691.5
3.x - Connecticut Sun28-12.7004
4.x - Las Vegas Aces26-13.6586.5
5.x - Seattle Storm24-15.6327.5
6.x - Indiana Fever20-20.50012
7.x - Phoenix Mercury19-20.47412.5
8.x - Atlanta Dream15-25.37517
Washington Mystics14-26.35018
Chicago Sky13-27.32519
Dallas Wings9-30.23122.5
Los Angeles Sparks7-32.18424.5

X: Clinched playoffs

Eliminated from WNBA playoffs contention: Wings, Sparks, Sky, Mystics

If the WNBA season ended today…

The WNBA season does end today, so the Sky, ranked No. 10 out of 12 teams, will not make the playoffs.

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Chicago Sky remaining schedule

The Sky will face the third-place Sun on the final day of the WNBA season. A loss would eliminate them from the playoffs.

DateOpponentTime (ET)TV channel
Thursday, Sept. 19at Sun7 p.m.

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Chicago Sky WNBA playoff clinching scenarios

With one game remaining, the Sky hold the 10th spot, just outside of making the WNBA Playoffs. Chicago is in contention with Atlanta and Washington for the WNBA's eighth seed.

The Sky do not hold the tiebreaker over the Mystics (1-2) and they tied the Dream (2-2).

Chicago would be eliminated from the playoffs with a loss on Thursday. It would also be eliminated if the Dream win.

You can find the WNBA playoff tiebreakers below.

WNBA playoff tiebreakers

The WNBA has five playoff seeding tiebreakers in place if two teams finish with the same record:

  1. Better record in head-to-head games
  2. Better winning percentage within own conference
  3. Better winning percentage against all teams with .500 or better record at the end of the season
  4. Better point differential in head-to-head games
  5. Coin toss

If there are more than two teams tied for the same seed, the tiebreakers are similar but have a slightly different twist:

  1. Better winning percentage among all head-to-head games involving tied teams
  2. Better winning percentage against teams within the conference (if all teams are from the same conference) or better record against teams in the opposite conference (if one or more teams are in different conferences)
  3. Better winning percentage against all teams with a .500 or better record at the end of the season
  4. Better point differential in games involving tied teams
  5. Coin toss

Gilbert McGregor

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Gilbert McGregor first joined The Sporting News in 2018 as a content producer for Global editions of NBA.com. Before covering the game, McGregor played basketball collegiately at Wake Forest, graduating with a Communication degree in 2016. McGregor began covering the NBA during the 2017-18 season and has been on hand for a number of league events.