We have reached the final day of the 2026 AUSL regular season, and the league's playoff picture still isn't fully developed.
That will change Monday night, however.
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In the one game on the schedule, the Oklahoma City Spark (13-11) will try to complete a sweep of the Carolina Blaze (8-16). If the Spark are successful, they will clinch the third and final spot in the AUSL playoffs. If they lose, that spot goes to the Portland Cascade (14-11). You can watch this dramatic conclusion of the AUSL regular season at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN2.
The Spark put themselves one win away from a postseason berth with a thrilling 6-5 win on Sunday. The game ended on a phenomenal defensive play by Oklahoma City shortstop Sydney Romero, who made a diving stop and then flipped the ball to second base with her glove to record the final out.
While we wait to see which team will be the No. 3 seed, we do know which club is No. 1 in the postseason bracket. That would be the Utah Talons, the reigning AUSL champions. They defeated the Chicago Bandits on Sunday, 3-1, in a matchup between the top two teams in the league.
A win for either squad would have meant the No. 1 seed in the playoffs, but Utah earned that spot thanks in part to Jordan Woolery's tiebreaking squeeze bunt in the sixth inning.
As a result, Chicago will play either the Spark or the Cascade in a play-in game on Thursday at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN. The winner of that game advances to meet the Talons in the best-of-three AUSL Championship. Game 1 is scheduled for Saturday at 1 p.m. ET on ABC.