inside the liberty The playoff scenarios facing the Liberty — and the surprising path they might prefer By Madeline Kenney Published Aug. 22, 2026, 8:45 a.m. ET Sabrina Ionescu shoots over Natasha Cloud during the Liberty's loss to the Sky in Chicago on Aug. 18, 2026. Getty Images The Liberty are 22-15 — coincidentally the same record they had at this point last season — and sit sixth in the standings with seven games left in the regular season.
Conventional wisdom would suggest that the Liberty should try to finish as high as possible in the standings.
But is that the best route for the Liberty to make a deep playoff push?
If the season ended today, this is what the seeds would be:
