First Place Clinch Scenario for Washington Washington does not have a first-place clinch number. Here is a scenario in which Washington wins all 0 of their remaining games (16 total) but does not clinch first place. Final standings: Team W L PCT GB Minnesota 34 10 0.773 0.0 Atlanta 30 14 0.682 4.0 Las Vegas 30 14 0.682 4.0 New York 27 17 0.614 7.0 Phoenix 27 17 0.614 7.0 Indiana 24 20 0.545 10.0 Golden State 23 21 0.523 11.0 Seattle 23 21 0.523 11.0 Los Angeles 21 23 0.477 13.0 Washington 16 28 0.364 18.0 Connecticut 11 33 0.250 23.0 Chicago 10 34 0.227 24.0 Dallas 10 34 0.227 24.0 To construct the scenario, we start with the current standings: Team W L GL PCT GB Minnesota 34 10 0 0.773 0.0 Atlanta 30 14 0 0.682 4.0 Las Vegas 30 14 0 0.682 4.0 New York 27 17 0 0.614 7.0 Phoenix 27 17 0 0.614 7.0 Indiana 24 20 0 0.545 10.0 Golden State 23 21 0 0.523 11.0 Seattle 23 21 0 0.523 11.0 Los Angeles 21 23 0 0.477 13.0 Washington 16 28 0 0.364 18.0 Connecticut 11 33 0 0.250 23.0 Chicago 10 34 0 0.227 24.0 Dallas 10 34 0 0.227 24.0 Next, we show how the remaining series of games in the season plays out: Atlanta currently has 4 win(s) against Chicago and 0 loss(es). Atlanta and Chicago have no remaining games. Atlanta wins the series with Chicago 4 games to 0. Atlanta currently has 4 win(s) against Connecticut and 1 loss(es). Atlanta and Connecticut have no remaining games. Atlanta wins the series with Connecticut 4 games to 1. Atlanta currently has 3 win(s) against Dallas and 1 loss(es). Atlanta and Dallas have no remaining games. Atlanta wins the series with Dallas 3 games to 1. Atlanta currently has 2 win(s) against Golden State and 1 loss(es). Atlanta and Golden State have no remaining games. Atlanta wins the series with Golden State 2 games to 1. Atlanta currently has 2 win(s) against Indiana and 2 loss(es). Atlanta and Indiana have no remaining games. Atlanta and Indiana split their series 2 games to 2. Atlanta currently has 3 win(s) against Los Angeles and 0 loss(es). Atlanta and Los Angeles have no remaining games. Atlanta wins the series with Los Angeles 3 games to 0. Atlanta currently has 0 win(s) against Las Vegas and 3 loss(es). Atlanta and Las Vegas have no remaining games. Atlanta loses the series with Las Vegas 0 games to 3. Atlanta currently has 2 win(s) against Minnesota and 1 loss(es). Atlanta and Minnesota have no remaining games. Atlanta wins the series with Minnesota 2 games to 1. Atlanta currently has 2 win(s) against New York and 2 loss(es). Atlanta and New York have no remaining games. Atlanta and New York split their series 2 games to 2. Atlanta currently has 3 win(s) against Phoenix and 0 loss(es). Atlanta and Phoenix have no remaining games. Atlanta wins the series with Phoenix 3 games to 0. Atlanta currently has 2 win(s) against Seattle and 2 loss(es). Atlanta and Seattle have no remaining games. Atlanta and Seattle split their series 2 games to 2. Atlanta currently has 3 win(s) against Washington and 1 loss(es). Atlanta and Washington have no remaining games. Atlanta wins the series with Washington 3 games to 1. Chicago currently has 2 win(s) against Connecticut and 2 loss(es). Chicago and Connecticut have no remaining games. Chicago and Connecticut split their series 2 games to 2. Chicago currently has 3 win(s) against Dallas and 0 loss(es). Chicago and Dallas have no remaining games. Chicago wins the series with Dallas 3 games to 0. Chicago currently has 0 win(s) against Golden State and 3 loss(es). Chicago and Golden State have no remaining games. Chicago loses the series with Golden State 0 games to 3. Chicago currently has 0 win(s) against Indiana and 5 loss(es). Chicago and Indiana have no remaining games. Chicago loses the series with Indiana 0 games to 5. Chicago currently has 2 win(s) against Los Angeles and 1 loss(es). Chicago and Los Angeles have no remaining games. Chicago wins the series with Los Angeles 2 games to 1. Chicago currently has 0 win(s) against Las Vegas and 3 loss(es). Chicago and Las Vegas have no remaining games. Chicago loses the series with Las Vegas 0 games to 3. Chicago currently has 1 win(s) against Minnesota and 3 loss(es). Chicago and Minnesota have no remaining games. Chicago loses the series with Minnesota 1 games to 3. Chicago currently has 1 win(s) against New York and 3 loss(es). Chicago and New York have no remaining games. Chicago loses the series with New York 1 games to 3. Chicago currently has 0 win(s) against Phoenix and 4 loss(es). Chicago and Phoenix have no remaining games. Chicago loses the series with Phoenix 0 games to 4. Chicago currently has 0 win(s) against Seattle and 3 loss(es). Chicago and Seattle have no remaining games. Chicago loses the series with Seattle 0 games to 3. Chicago currently has 1 win(s) against Washington and 3 loss(es). Chicago and Washington have no remaining games. Chicago loses the series with Washington 1 games to 3. Connecticut currently has 1 win(s) against Dallas and 2 loss(es). Connecticut and Dallas have no remaining games. Connecticut loses the series with Dallas 1 games to 2. Connecticut currently has 1 win(s) against Golden State and 2 loss(es). Connecticut and Golden State have no remaining games. Connecticut loses the series with Golden State 1 games to 2. Connecticut currently has 1 win(s) against Indiana and 3 loss(es). Connecticut and Indiana have no remaining games. Connecticut loses the series with Indiana 1 games to 3. Connecticut currently has 0 win(s) against Los Angeles and 3 loss(es). Connecticut and Los Angeles have no remaining games. Connecticut loses the series with Los Angeles 0 games to 3. Connecticut currently has 0 win(s) against Las Vegas and 4 loss(es). Connecticut and Las Vegas have no remaining games. Connecticut loses the series with Las Vegas 0 games to 4. Connecticut currently has 0 win(s) against Minnesota and 3 loss(es). Connecticut and Minnesota have no remaining games. Connecticut loses the series with Minnesota 0 games to 3. Connecticut currently has 1 win(s) against New York and 3 loss(es). Connecticut and New York have no remaining games. Connecticut loses the series with New York 1 games to 3. Connecticut currently has 1 win(s) against Phoenix and 2 loss(es). Connecticut and Phoenix have no remaining games. Connecticut loses the series with Phoenix 1 games to 2. Connecticut currently has 1 win(s) against Seattle and 3 loss(es). Connecticut and Seattle have no remaining games. Connecticut loses the series with Seattle 1 games to 3. Connecticut currently has 2 win(s) against Washington and 2 loss(es). Connecticut and Washington have no remaining games. Connecticut and Washington split their series 2 games to 2. Dallas currently has 1 win(s) against Golden State and 3 loss(es). Dallas and Golden State have no remaining games. Dallas loses the series with Golden State 1 games to 3. Dallas currently has 1 win(s) against Indiana and 3 loss(es). Dallas and Indiana have no remaining games. Dallas loses the series with Indiana 1 games to 3. Dallas currently has 0 win(s) against Los Angeles and 4 loss(es). Dallas and Los Angeles have no remaining games. Dallas loses the series with Los Angeles 0 games to 4. Dallas currently has 0 win(s) against Las Vegas and 4 loss(es). Dallas and Las Vegas have no remaining games. Dallas loses the series with Las Vegas 0 games to 4. Dallas currently has 0 win(s) against Minnesota and 4 loss(es). Dallas and Minnesota have no remaining games. Dallas loses the series with Minnesota 0 games to 4. Dallas currently has 1 win(s) against New York and 2 loss(es). Dallas and New York have no remaining games. Dallas loses the series with New York 1 games to 2. Dallas currently has 2 win(s) against Phoenix and 2 loss(es). Dallas and Phoenix have no remaining games. Dallas and Phoenix split their series 2 games to 2. Dallas currently has 1 win(s) against Seattle and 3 loss(es). Dallas and Seattle have no remaining games. Dallas loses the series with Seattle 1 games to 3. Dallas currently has 1 win(s) against Washington and 2 loss(es). Dallas and Washington have no remaining games. Dallas loses the series with Washington 1 games to 2. Golden State currently has 3 win(s) against Indiana and 0 loss(es). Golden State and Indiana have no remaining games. Golden State wins the series with Indiana 3 games to 0. Golden State currently has 3 win(s) against Los Angeles and 1 loss(es). Golden State and Los Angeles have no remaining games. Golden State wins the series with Los Angeles 3 games to 1. Golden State currently has 1 win(s) against Las Vegas and 3 loss(es). Golden State and Las Vegas have no remaining games. Golden State loses the series with Las Vegas 1 games to 3. Golden State currently has 0 win(s) against Minnesota and 4 loss(es). Golden State and Minnesota have no remaining games. Golden State loses the series with Minnesota 0 games to 4. Golden State currently has 1 win(s) against New York and 3 loss(es). Golden State and New York have no remaining games. Golden State loses the series with New York 1 games to 3. Golden State currently has 0 win(s) against Phoenix and 4 loss(es). Golden State and Phoenix have no remaining games. Golden State loses the series with Phoenix 0 games to 4. Golden State currently has 2 win(s) against Seattle and 2 loss(es). Golden State and Seattle have no remaining games. Golden State and Seattle split their series 2 games to 2. Golden State currently has 4 win(s) against Washington and 0 loss(es). Golden State and Washington have no remaining games. Golden State wins the series with Washington 4 games to 0. Indiana currently has 1 win(s) against Los Angeles and 3 loss(es). Indiana and Los Angeles have no remaining games. Indiana loses the series with Los Angeles 1 games to 3. Indiana currently has 2 win(s) against Las Vegas and 1 loss(es). Indiana and Las Vegas have no remaining games. Indiana wins the series with Las Vegas 2 games to 1. Indiana currently has 1 win(s) against Minnesota and 2 loss(es). Indiana and Minnesota have no remaining games. Indiana loses the series with Minnesota 1 games to 2. Indiana currently has 1 win(s) against New York and 3 loss(es). Indiana and New York have no remaining games. Indiana loses the series with New York 1 games to 3. Indiana currently has 1 win(s) against Phoenix and 2 loss(es). Indiana and Phoenix have no remaining games. Indiana loses the series with Phoenix 1 games to 2. Indiana currently has 3 win(s) against Seattle and 0 loss(es). Indiana and Seattle have no remaining games. Indiana wins the series with Seattle 3 games to 0. Indiana currently has 2 win(s) against Washington and 2 loss(es). Indiana and Washington have no remaining games. Indiana and Washington split their series 2 games to 2. Los Angeles currently has 1 win(s) against Las Vegas and 3 loss(es). Los Angeles and Las Vegas have no remaining games. Los Angeles loses the series with Las Vegas 1 games to 3. Los Angeles currently has 0 win(s) against Minnesota and 4 loss(es). Los Angeles and Minnesota have no remaining games. Los Angeles loses the series with Minnesota 0 games to 4. Los Angeles currently has 1 win(s) against New York and 2 loss(es). Los Angeles and New York have no remaining games. Los Angeles loses the series with New York 1 games to 2. Los Angeles currently has 1 win(s) against Phoenix and 3 loss(es). Los Angeles and Phoenix have no remaining games. Los Angeles loses the series with Phoenix 1 games to 3. Los Angeles currently has 3 win(s) against Seattle and 1 loss(es). Los Angeles and Seattle have no remaining games. Los Angeles wins the series with Seattle 3 games to 1. Los Angeles currently has 3 win(s) against Washington and 1 loss(es). Los Angeles and Washington have no remaining games. Los Angeles wins the series with Washington 3 games to 1. Las Vegas currently has 1 win(s) against Minnesota and 3 loss(es). Las Vegas and Minnesota have no remaining games. Las Vegas loses the series with Minnesota 1 games to 3. Las Vegas currently has 1 win(s) against New York and 2 loss(es). Las Vegas and New York have no remaining games. Las Vegas loses the series with New York 1 games to 2. Las Vegas currently has 3 win(s) against Phoenix and 1 loss(es). Las Vegas and Phoenix have no remaining games. Las Vegas wins the series with Phoenix 3 games to 1. Las Vegas currently has 2 win(s) against Seattle and 2 loss(es). Las Vegas and Seattle have no remaining games. Las Vegas and Seattle split their series 2 games to 2. Las Vegas currently has 2 win(s) against Washington and 2 loss(es). Las Vegas and Washington have no remaining games. Las Vegas and Washington split their series 2 games to 2. Minnesota currently has 3 win(s) against New York and 1 loss(es). Minnesota and New York have no remaining games. Minnesota wins the series with New York 3 games to 1. Minnesota currently has 3 win(s) against Phoenix and 1 loss(es). Minnesota and Phoenix have no remaining games. Minnesota wins the series with Phoenix 3 games to 1. Minnesota currently has 2 win(s) against Seattle and 2 loss(es). Minnesota and Seattle have no remaining games. Minnesota and Seattle split their series 2 games to 2. Minnesota currently has 2 win(s) against Washington and 1 loss(es). Minnesota and Washington have no remaining games. Minnesota wins the series with Washington 2 games to 1. New York currently has 1 win(s) against Phoenix and 3 loss(es). New York and Phoenix have no remaining games. New York loses the series with Phoenix 1 games to 3. New York currently has 1 win(s) against Seattle and 2 loss(es). New York and Seattle have no remaining games. New York loses the series with Seattle 1 games to 2. New York currently has 4 win(s) against Washington and 0 loss(es). New York and Washington have no remaining games. New York wins the series with Washington 4 games to 0. Phoenix currently has 2 win(s) against Seattle and 2 loss(es). Phoenix and Seattle have no remaining games. Phoenix and Seattle split their series 2 games to 2. Phoenix currently has 3 win(s) against Washington and 0 loss(es). Phoenix and Washington have no remaining games. Phoenix wins the series with Washington 3 games to 0. Seattle currently has 1 win(s) against Washington and 2 loss(es). Seattle and Washington have no remaining games. Seattle loses the series with Washington 1 games to 2. # Washington Mystics's magic number # Washington's magic number # Mystics's magic number # WNBA Playoff Race