The Earthquakes What If table presents playoff probabilities depended upon how the Earthquakes play future games. These games include either the next game, all remaining games, or a set of games called Best/Worst Case Scenarios. Other unplayed future games are assumed won/lost with a probability based upon relative team strengths.
| Resultant Record | Conference Playoff Spots | No Playoffs No POs | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | Pts | 1* First Round Bye and Second Round Home Field Advantage |
2* First Round Bye and Second Round Home Field Advantage |
3* First Round Bye and Second Round Home Field Advantage |
4* First Round Bye and Second Round Home Field Advantage |
5** First Round Bye |
6** First Round Bye |
7** First Round Bye |
8*** First Round Home Field Advantage |
9 | 10 | |
| Win Next Game | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 9% | 14% | 15% | 14% | 13% | 11% | 9% | 6% | 4% | 5% |
| Current Standings | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 8% | 12% | 13% | 13% | 13% | 12% | 9% | 7% | 5% | 6% |
| Lose Next Game | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6% | 11% | 13% | 13% | 13% | 12% | 10% | 9% | 6% | 7% |
| Conference Playoff Spots | No Playoffs No POs | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1* First Round Bye and Second Round Home Field Advantage |
2* First Round Bye and Second Round Home Field Advantage |
3* First Round Bye and Second Round Home Field Advantage |
4* First Round Bye and Second Round Home Field Advantage |
5** First Round Bye |
6** First Round Bye |
7** First Round Bye |
8*** First Round Home Field Advantage |
9 | 10 | |
| Best Case Scenario | 10% | 14% | 15% | 14% | 13% | 10% | 9% | 6% | 4% | 5% |
| Current Standings | 8% | 12% | 13% | 13% | 13% | 12% | 9% | 7% | 5% | 6% |
| Worst Case Scenario | 5% | 10% | 13% | 13% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 8% | 6% | 8% |
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Best Case Scenario Sporting KC beats Real Salt Lake D.C. United beats FC Dallas Earthquakes beats San Diego FC |
Worst Case Scenario Real Salt Lake beats Sporting KC FC Dallas beats D.C. United San Diego FC beats Earthquakes |
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| Remaining Games Won |
Winning Percentage of Remaining Games |
Resultant Record | Conference Playoff Spots | No Playoffs No POs | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | Pts | 1* First Round Bye and Second Round Home Field Advantage |
2* First Round Bye and Second Round Home Field Advantage |
3* First Round Bye and Second Round Home Field Advantage |
4* First Round Bye and Second Round Home Field Advantage |
5** First Round Bye |
6** First Round Bye |
7** First Round Bye |
8*** First Round Home Field Advantage |
9 | 10 | ||
| 29 of 29 | 100% | 33 | 1 | 0 | 99 | 100% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 26 of 29 | 90% | 30 | 4 | 0 | 90 | 93% | 7% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 25 of 29 | 86% | 29 | 5 | 0 | 87 | 85% | 15% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 24 of 29 | 83% | 28 | 6 | 0 | 84 | 71% | 28% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 23 of 29 | 79% | 27 | 7 | 0 | 81 | 51% | 43% | 6% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 22 of 29 | 76% | 26 | 8 | 0 | 78 | 32% | 51% | 16% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ |
| 21 of 29 | 72% | 25 | 9 | 0 | 75 | 16% | 47% | 31% | 6% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| 20 of 29 | 69% | 24 | 10 | 0 | 72 | 6% | 33% | 41% | 17% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| 19 of 29 | 66% | 23 | 11 | 0 | 69 | 2% | 17% | 38% | 32% | 10% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| 18 of 29 | 62% | 22 | 12 | 0 | 66 | <1% | 6% | 24% | 38% | 25% | 6% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| 17 of 29 | 59% | 21 | 13 | 0 | 63 | <1% | 1% | 10% | 30% | 36% | 19% | 4% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| 16 of 29 | 55% | 20 | 14 | 0 | 60 | <1% | <1% | 3% | 15% | 33% | 33% | 14% | 2% | <1% | <1% |
| 15 of 29 | 52% | 19 | 15 | 0 | 57 | <1% | <1% | <1% | 5% | 19% | 36% | 29% | 9% | 1% | <1% |
| 14 of 29 | 48% | 18 | 16 | 0 | 54 | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 6% | 24% | 39% | 24% | 6% | <1% |
| 13 of 29 | 45% | 17 | 17 | 0 | 51 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 9% | 29% | 37% | 19% | 4% |
| 12 of 29 | 41% | 16 | 18 | 0 | 48 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 13% | 34% | 35% | 16% |
| 11 of 29 | 38% | 15 | 19 | 0 | 45 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 3% | 18% | 38% | 40% |
| 10 of 29 | 34% | 14 | 20 | 0 | 42 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 5% | 24% | 71% |
| 9 of 29 | 31% | 13 | 21 | 0 | 39 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 9% | 91% |
| 5 of 29 | 17% | 9 | 25 | 0 | 27 | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| 0 of 29 | 0% | 4 | 30 | 0 | 12 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |