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 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 49 | 3% | 15% | 27% | 33% | 15% | 6% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Standings | 13 | 8 | 7 | 46 | 1% | 10% | 21% | 31% | 21% | 12% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Lose Next Game | 13 | 9 | 7 | 46 | <1% | 5% | 15% | 30% | 25% | 17% | 6% | 2% | <1% | <1% |
| 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 | 6% | 26% | 32% | 27% | 7% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ |
| Current Standings | 1% | 10% | 21% | 31% | 21% | 12% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Worst Case Scenario | <1% | 2% | 11% | 27% | 28% | 21% | 8% | 2% | 1% | <1% |
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Best Case Scenario Earthquakes beats Real Salt Lake Earthquakes beats Nashville SC |
Worst Case Scenario Real Salt Lake beats Earthquakes Nashville SC 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 | ||
| 6 of 6 | 100% | 19 | 8 | 7 | 64 | 47% | 50% | 3% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 5 of 6 | 83% | 18 | 9 | 7 | 61 | 12% | 59% | 27% | 2% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 4 of 6 | 67% | 17 | 10 | 7 | 58 | 1% | 23% | 53% | 23% | 1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 3 of 6 | 50% | 16 | 11 | 7 | 55 | <1% | 2% | 23% | 58% | 16% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ |
| 2 of 6 | 33% | 15 | 12 | 7 | 52 | <1% | <1% | 1% | 26% | 49% | 22% | 2% | <1% | ^ | ^ |
| 1 of 6 | 17% | 14 | 13 | 7 | 49 | X | X | <1% | 1% | 15% | 48% | 29% | 6% | <1% | <1% |
| 0 of 6 | 0% | 13 | 14 | 7 | 46 | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | 7% | 32% | 42% | 17% | 2% |