The Timbers What If table presents playoff probabilities depended upon how the Timbers 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 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 35 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 12% | 15% | 16% | 53% |
| Current Standings | 9 | 13 | 5 | 32 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 9% | 12% | 14% | 63% |
| Lose Next Game | 9 | 14 | 5 | 32 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 7% | 10% | 78% |
| 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 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 15% | 17% | 16% | 48% |
| Current Standings | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 9% | 12% | 14% | 63% |
| Worst Case Scenario | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 9% | 82% |
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Best Case Scenario Red Bull beats San Diego FC Timbers beats Sporting KC Earthquakes beats Rapids |
Worst Case Scenario San Diego FC beats Red Bull Sporting KC beats Timbers Rapids 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 | ||
| 7 of 7 | 100% | 16 | 13 | 5 | 53 | <1% | <1% | 3% | 22% | 43% | 27% | 5% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| 6 of 7 | 86% | 15 | 14 | 5 | 50 | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 12% | 39% | 42% | 5% | <1% | <1% |
| 5 of 7 | 71% | 14 | 15 | 5 | 47 | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 6% | 43% | 38% | 11% | 1% |
| 4 of 7 | 57% | 13 | 16 | 5 | 44 | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | 5% | 25% | 39% | 31% |
| 3 of 7 | 43% | 12 | 17 | 5 | 41 | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | 7% | 92% |
| 2 of 7 | 29% | 11 | 18 | 5 | 38 | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| 1 of 7 | 14% | 10 | 19 | 5 | 35 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| 0 of 7 | 0% | 9 | 20 | 5 | 32 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |