Every 2026 WNBA race charted day by day: East, West and Playoff Race. Standings through September 9, 2026, from a season that runs May 8 to September 24, 2026.
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East standings, 2026
Team
W
L
Pct
GB
L10
Streak
Magic
Atlanta Dream (ATL)
26
14
.650
-
7-3
W1
5
Indiana Fever (IND)
26
14
.650
-
7-3
W2
E5
New York Liberty (NYL)
24
16
.600
2
7-3
W1
E3
Washington Mystics (WAS)
24
16
.600
2
6-4
L1
E3
Chicago Sky (CHI)
15
25
.375
11
4-6
L3
-
Toronto Tempo (TOR)
11
29
.275
15
1-9
L4
-
Connecticut Sun (CON)
10
30
.250
16
3-7
L3
-
The dashed line on the chart is the pace of the final playoff spot. The playoff places are settled, so these numbers are about the race for first place, not about the dashed line. A magic number counts what would settle the race. The leader needs that many wins of its own, losses by second place, or any mix of the two. An E number is the same count for a team below, measured against the leader. Reach it and that team's chase is over.
Turning points
The lead has changed hands 15 times.
The Atlanta Dream trailed by as many as 1.5 games on August 16, 2026.
40 games in, no Eastern Conference race has been closer across 29 charted seasons.
The magic number is 5: any mix of 5 more wins for the Atlanta Dream and losses for the Indiana Fever puts the race beyond reach.
Nobody has gained ground on the Atlanta Dream since August 10, 2026.
The New York Liberty won 8 games in a row from May 27, 2026 to June 17, 2026, the longest run of the race.
The Indiana Fever led by 1.5 games as late as August 19, 2026.
The Atlanta Dream led by as many as 1.5 games on June 2, 2026.
The Atlanta Dream have spent 72 of the season's 125 charted days so far in first place.