Indiana Fever’s Playoff Chances Take a Hit After Falling to 7th in WNBA Standings

Indiana Fever’s Playoff Chances Take a Hit After Falling to 7th in WNBA Standings originally appeared on Athlon Sports.

The Indiana Fever remain in solid position to make the WNBA playoffs, but their grip is loosening.

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Head coach Stephanie White’s squad, which has been missing All-Star playmaker Caitlin Clark due to a groin injury, has lost its last two games and dropped to seventh in the WNBA standings with an 18-16 record.

The Golden State Valkyries have already surpassed them with an 18-15 win-loss tally. To make matters worse, the No. 8 Seattle Storm are just one game behind the Fever in the standings, while the No. 9 Los Angeles Sparks trail by just 1.5 games.

Fever’s Updated Playoff Chances

Now, according to the ESPN WNBA Basketball Power Index, the Fever still have an 87.1% chance to make the postseason. However, that’s quite a bit lower than where they were before.

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There was a point when they had a 99.2% chance of making the playoffs. Furthermore, earlier in August despite back-to-back losses, they were still at 98%.

It’s certainly not an encouraging sign to see the Fever’s playoff chances drop, especially amid a tight race.

Looking at the bright side, though, Indiana is just half a game behind the Valkyries for the No. 6 seed. They are also just two wins away from the No. 5 Las Vegas Aces.

New WNBA Playoff Chances

Despite the high probability that they’ll make the playoffs, the Fever have little margin for error with 10 games left in the season.

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Should they continue their losing streak, there’s a good chance they fall to the eighth seed or battle it out with the other contenders for the final playoff spot. For those not in the know, the top eight teams in the WNBA make the playoffs, regardless of conference.

Here’s the whole playoff outlook so far, according to the ESPN WNBA BPI:

• Minnesota Lynx: 100% (clinched playoff spot)

• Golden State Valkyries: 77.4%

• Los Angeles Sparks: 41.0%

• Washington Mystics: 11.9%

With less than five games separating the fifth to 10th seeds, fans can certainly expect plenty of changes in the standings as the season winds down and the postseason battle heats up.

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This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Aug 17, 2025, where it first appeared.