Just a few weeks remain in the WNBA regular season and the playoff push has produced some thrilling action. Each team has fewer than 10 games remaining, and 10 of the league's 13 teams are within reach of a playoff spot. And while the Minnesota Lynx -- who officially clinched a playoff spot earlier this month -- have opened up a huge lead in the race for the No. 1 seed, every other seed remains up for grabs. 

On Sunday, the Seattle Storm snuck past the Washington Mystics for their third win in a row thanks to a Nneka Ogwumike buzzer beater and climbed into sixth place. The Golden State Valkyries also easily handled the Dallas Wings to end their three-game losing streak, while Napheesa Collier returned to action to help the Lynx cruise past the Indiana Fever, who dropped to eighth place after their sixth loss in eight games. 

WATCH: Nneka Ogwumike's buzzer beater gives Storm a huge win over Mystics in WNBA playoff race

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The action will continue Monday with two more games:

As a reminder, the top eight teams make the playoffs, regardless of conference. From there, they are placed into a standard eight-team bracket. The first round of the playoffs is a best-of-three, while the semifinals are a best-of-five and the Finals, as of this season, are a best-of-seven. 

The regular season will conclude on Sept. 11 and the playoffs begin on Sept. 14. The last possible Finals date is Oct. 19. 

Standings

1. Minnesota Lynx (30-7) -- Clinched playoff berth
2. Atlanta Dream (24-13)
3. Las Vegas Aces (24-14)
4. Phoenix Mercury (22-14)
5. New York Liberty (22-15)
6. Seattle Storm (20-18)
7. Golden State Valkyries (19-18)
8. Indiana Fever (19-18)
9. Los Angeles Sparks (17-18)
10. Washington Mystics (16-22)
11. Connecticut Sun (9-27) -- Eliminated from playoff contention
12. Chicago Sky (9-27) -- Eliminated from playoff contention
13. Dallas Wings (9-29) -- Eliminated from playoff contention

Note: Two-team ties are decided first by head-to-head record and then, if necessary, by better record against .500+ teams. Ties between more than two teams are determined by the combined head-to-head record against the other teams. 

Lynx running away with No. 1 seed

• 1. Minnesota Lynx (30-7)

Napheesa Collier returned to action Sunday and picked up right where she left off with a 32-point effort in a comfortable win over the Fever. The Lynx became the first team to reach 30 wins this season and tied the franchise record for wins in a season. 

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Dream maintain hold on No. 2 seed ahead of red-hot Aces

• 2. Atlanta Dream (24-13)
• 3. Las Vegas Aces (24-14)
• 4. Phoenix Mercury (22-14)
• 5. New York Liberty (22-15)

The Dream easily took care of the shorthanded Liberty on Saturday, which was their ninth win in their last 11 games. That allowed them to maintain their hold on the No. 2 seed ahead of the red-hot Aces, who beat the Mystics for their 10th win in a row. The Liberty, who have lost four of their last five, are now in fifth place and at risk of not even having homecourt advantage in the first round. 

Mystics fading as four teams battle for final three spots

• 6. Seattle Storm (20-18)
• 7. Golden State Valkyries (19-18)
• 8. Indiana Fever (19-18)
• 9. Los Angeles Sparks (17-18)
• 10. Washington Mystics (16-22)

The bottom half of the playoff picture has tightened, and there are now just 1½ games separating the Storm in sixth from the Sparks in ninth. The Storm beat the Mystics on a buzzer beater Sunday, while the Valkyries took care of the Wings and the Fever lost to the Lynx. Those results meant the Storm jumped into sixth, the Valkyries jumped into seventh and the Fever fell all the way to eighth. 

The Mystics were right in the mix a week ago, but have now lost four games in a row to fall 3½ games behind the eighth-place Fever. That's probably too big of a gap for them to make up at this point. 

Lottery bound

• 11. Connecticut Sun (9-27)
• 12. Chicago Sky (9-27)
• 13. Dallas Wings (9-29)

This season has been a disaster for all three of these teams. The Sky have been beset by injuries, the Wings' offseason moves didn't pan out and the Sun were never going to be good after their offseason departures. All of them are now officially lottery bound, but only the Wings control their own pick. 

The Sky owe their first to the Lynx, while the Sun owe the Sky swap rights to their first rounder. The Sky also own Mercury's first rounder, so the Sky will get the more favorable of the Sun/Mercury picks, while the Sun will get the least favorable of those selections.