WNBA Playoff Power Rankings: Lynx enter postseason as favorite, but field is truly wide open

The Minnesota Lynx enter the WNBA playoffs as the top seed and overall favorite, but the field is considered unusually competitive. Only seven games separate the No. 1 seed Lynx and the No. 8 seed New York Liberty, marking the smallest gap between those seeds since the playoff format was changed. Analysts describe the postseason as truly wide open, with multiple teams capable of contending for the championship.