2026 WNBL Finals
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| Dates | 14 February – 1 March | |||||||||
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| Season | 2025–26 | |||||||||
| Teams | 4 | |||||||||
| MVP | Courtney Woods (TSV) | |||||||||
| Semifinalists | Bendigo Spirit Southside Melbourne Flyers | |||||||||
| Matches played | 7 | |||||||||
| Attendance | 16,588 (2,370 per match) | |||||||||
| All statistics correct as of 1 March 2025. | ||||||||||
The 2026 WNBL Finals was the postseason tournament of the WNBL's 2025–26 season.[1] The Bendigo Spirit were the defending champions,[2] but they were defeated by Perth in the Semi Finals[3]. The Townsville Fire went on to win their fifth Championship title after defeating Perth in overtime to sweep the Championship series, 2–0.[4] Townsville Fire Captain, Courtney Woods was awarded the Rachael Sporn Medal for Grand Final MVP.[5] The WNBL Finals schedule was confirmed 8 February 2025,[6] followed by the Championship series schedule announced 22 February 2026.
Finals appearances
- The Townsville Fire qualified for Finals for the fourth consecutive season.
- The Perth Lynx qualified for Finals for the fifth consecutive season.
- The Bendigo Spirit qualified for Finals for the second consecutive season.
- The Southside Melbourne Flyers returned to the Finals for the first time since 2024.
- The Canberra Capitals missed Finals for the fourth consecutive season.
- The Geelong Venom missed Finals for the second consecutive season.
- The Adelaide Lightning missed Finals for the fourth consecutive season.
- The Sydney Flames missed Finals for the first time after returning in 2025.
Standings
| # | 2025–26 WNBL Championship ladder | ||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | GP | |||||
| 1 | Townsville Fire | 19 | 4 | 118.3 | 23 | ||||
| 2 | Perth Lynx | 18 | 5 | 113.2 | 23 | ||||
| 3 | Bendigo Spirit | 16 | 7 | 106.3 | 23 | ||||
| 4 | Southside Melbourne Flyers | 11 | 12 | 101.2 | 23 | ||||
| 5 | Canberra Capitals | 9 | 14 | 92.4 | 23 | ||||
| 6 | Geelong Venom | 7 | 16 | 94.4 | 23 | ||||
| 7 | Adelaide Lightning | 6 | 17 | 89.9 | 23 | ||||
| 8 | Sydney Flames | 6 | 17 | 88.7 | 23 | ||||
Bracket
| Semi Finals | Grand Final | ||||||||
| 1 | Townsville Fire | 2 | |||||||
| 4 | Southside Melbourne Flyers | 1 | |||||||
| 1 | Townsville Fire | 2 | |||||||
| 2 | Perth Lynx | 0 | |||||||
| 3 | Bendigo Spirit | 0 | |||||||
| 2 | Perth Lynx | 2 | |||||||
