On Thursday, the WNBA announced changes to the playoff format, effective in the 2022 season. The purpose of the change was to eliminate the current four round format has been scrapped in favor for a more traditional three round bracket where the top two teams in the regular season get byes to the semifinals while the No. 3 and No. 4 seeds get byes to the second round.
In next year’s playoffs, the first round will be a best of three series for all eight teams where the No. 1 seed would face the No. 8 seed, the No.