How Long is the WNBA Season in 2026? How Many Games Will Each Team Play?
The new WNBA season is here, but how long will it last?
Key Takeaways
- Each of the WNBA's 15 teams will play 44 games in the 2026 regular season.
- NBC Sports will broadcast 22 WNBA games from May through September, most of them exclusive to Peacock.
We've arrived at a new WNBA season, and the league is bigger than ever. The popularity of women's basketball continues to rise, and The W is rising with it, fielding 15 teams in 2026 and expanding all the way to 18 teams by the end of the decade.
The 2026 WNBA regular season marks the first time since 2002 that the league is featured in the NBC Sports lineup, and NBC and Peacock will bring you regular season games from May all the way through September. But just how many games are we talking about? How long is a WNBA season? Let's take a closer look.
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How many games are in the 2026 WNBA regular season?
According to the WNBA's website, each of the league's 15 teams will play 44 games in the 2026 regular season. That amounts to 330 games over the course of a four-month season. That includes the WNBA Commissioner's Cup tournament, an in-season competition similar to the NBA's Emirates NBA Cup. And like the NBA, the WNBA's season also includes an All-Star Break and All-Star Game, held in late July.
Unlike the NBA, the WNBA's regular season also includes a late-summer break for players to participate in the Women's Basketball World Cup. That break will run from August 31-September 16, ahead of the regular season ending later that month.
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When are the WNBA Playoffs?
The WNBA regular season will wrap up on September 24, and the top eight teams in the league, regardless of conference, will advance to the WNBA Playoffs. The playoffs begin on September 27, with four best-of-three First Round series. The winners in the First Round will advance to the Semifinals to play two best-of-five series, and the Semifinals winners will advance to the WNBA Finals, a best-of-seven series to determine the 2026 league champion.
How many WNBA regular season games are on NBC and Peacock?
NBC Sports will broadcast 22 WNBA games from May through September, most of them exclusive to Peacock, featuring every single team in the league at least once. But the action doesn't end there; NBC and Peacock will also be home to multiple games in the Semifinals round of the WNBA Playoffs, and the entirety of the 2026 WNBA Finals.
For more WNBA news, head to NBC Sports.
