Most NWSL teams have something to play for this weekend, as Sunday's Decision Day finale will determine crucial seeding going into the 2025 Playoffs.
Bucking the trend are the No. 1 Kansas City Current and No. 2 Washington Spirit, who have already locked in home-field advantage — leaving every other team above the cutoff line battling for seeding this weekend.
The No. 3 Orlando Pride and No. 4 Seattle Reign will face each other with the third seed on the line, while the No. 5 San Diego Wave, No. 6 Portland Thorns, and No. 7 Gotham FC could all contend for a home playoff match depending on the day's full results.
Gotham will take on the No. 9 North Carolina in their 2025 regular-season closer, as the Courage push to leap above the playoff line while the Bats aim to avoid a difficult path forward.
Whichever team clinches the No. 8 seed — likely either Gotham, Racing Louisville, or North Carolina — will travel to Kansas City to take on the record-breaking Shield-winners in next week's quarterfinal.
Boosting the Courage on NWSL Decision Day will be a sell-out crowd — North Carolina's second sell-out match of the 2025 season.
How to watch NWSL Decision Day 2025
No. 1 Kansas City and No. 5 San Diego will kick off the 2025 NWSL season's Decision Day at 3 PM ET on Sunday, airing live on ESPN.
The six remaining matches on the weekend's slate will start simultaneously at 5 PM ET, with live coverage on either ESPN or NWSL+.
The final 2025 WNBA regular-season slate tips off on Thursday night, with crucial playoff seeding still on the line for the league's top postseason contenders.
While the No. 1 Minnesota Lynx have the first overall seed on lock, Thursday could see the No. 3 Las Vegas Aces leap the No. 2 Atlanta Dream to claim the second seed with a win over the now-eliminated No. 9 LA Sparks.
The No. 4 Phoenix Mercury and No. 5 New York Liberty have also settled their seedings, but the No. 7 Golden State Valkyries' Thursday matchup against the Lynx could see them either steal sixth from the No. 6 Indiana Fever with a win, or fall to eighth behind the No. 8 Seattle Storm with a loss.
The Aces' potential rise to No. 2 comes on the wings of a 15-game winning streak dating back to Las Vegas's August 2nd blowout loss to Minnesota — with the hottest team in the league recently receiving a significant boost off the bench.
Veteran forward and recent Aces signee Cheyenne Parker-Tyus returned from maternity leave in style on Tuesday, putting up eight points in eight minutes against the No. 12 Chicago Sky just two months after giving birth.
"It is not easy to get out there," head coach Becky Hammon said of Parker-Tyus's feat. "She was pumping [breast milk] at halftime. It's remarkable for her to be out there right now, almost miraculous."
"Just putting my jersey on, being with my teammates, being able to be in those huddles, it meant the world today," Parker-Tyus said after the 92-61 win.
How to watch the final 2025 WNBA regular-season games
Three of the four final 2025 games will tip off at 8 PM ET on Thursday, with defending champion No. 5 New York taking on No. 12 Chicago on WNBA League Pass while No. 7 Golden State visits No. 1 Minnesota on NBA TV and No. 13 Dallas hosts No. 4 Phoenix — also streaming live on WNBA League Pass.
Capping the season — and settling the seeding for the 2025 WNBA Playoffs — will be No. 3 Las Vegas vs. No. 9 LA at 10 PM ET, airing live on NBA TV.