Valkyries Postseason Picture: Playoffs Clinched, Fighting for Seeding

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The Golden State Valkyries are nearing the end of their inaugural WNBA regular season, with the playoffs beginning on Sept. 14. The Valkyries are currently in sixth place with a 23-20 record, .5 games behind the sixth-place Indiana Fever and .5 games ahead of the eighth-place Seattle Storm. The Golden State Valkyries made WNBA history on Thursday, Sept. 4, becoming the first-ever expansion franchise to reach the playoffs in their inaugural season with their victory over the Dallas Wings at Chase Center.

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Notable Season Series Standings:
Valkyries won season series vs. Indiana Fever 3-0
Valkyries tied season series vs. Seattle Storm 2-2

WNBA Tiebreaker scenarios:
IF TWO TEAMS FINISH WITH THE SAME RECORD

  1. Whoever has the better head-to-head win percentage finishes higher.
  2. If both teams won their division, whichever team has the better conference win percentage gets the edge.
  3. If both teams have an identical win percentage against their conference, whichever team has a better winning percentage against all teams with a .500 or better record gets the edge.
  4. If the teams are still tied after tiebreakers 1-3, whichever team has a better point differential in head-to-head games gets the edge.
  5. If the teams are still tied after tiebreakers 1-4, a coin toss will determine which team makes the playoffs.


Standings Watch:
6th: Indiana Fever (Valkyries .5 games behind)
7th: Golden State Valkyries
8th: Seattle Storm (Valkyries .5 games ahead)

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