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 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 17 | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 9% | 11% | 62% |
| Current Standings | 4 | 8 | 2 | 14 | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 5% | 7% | 9% | 71% |
| Lose Next Game | 4 | 9 | 2 | 14 | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 8% | 73% |
| 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% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 9% | 70% |
| Current Standings | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 5% | 7% | 9% | 71% |
| Worst Case Scenario | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 5% | 7% | 9% | 71% |
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Best Case Scenario Sounders beats LAFC |
Worst Case Scenario LAFC beats Sounders |
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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 | ||
| 20 of 20 | 100% | 24 | 8 | 2 | 74 | 25% | 59% | 15% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 19 of 20 | 95% | 23 | 9 | 2 | 71 | 11% | 54% | 33% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ |
| 18 of 20 | 90% | 22 | 10 | 2 | 68 | 4% | 36% | 50% | 10% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| 17 of 20 | 85% | 21 | 11 | 2 | 65 | 1% | 18% | 52% | 27% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| 16 of 20 | 80% | 20 | 12 | 2 | 62 | <1% | 5% | 35% | 44% | 15% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| 15 of 20 | 75% | 19 | 13 | 2 | 59 | <1% | 1% | 13% | 40% | 35% | 10% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| 14 of 20 | 70% | 18 | 14 | 2 | 56 | <1% | <1% | 2% | 18% | 40% | 31% | 8% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| 13 of 20 | 65% | 17 | 15 | 2 | 53 | <1% | <1% | <1% | 3% | 19% | 38% | 29% | 9% | 1% | <1% |
| 12 of 20 | 60% | 16 | 16 | 2 | 50 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 3% | 17% | 35% | 30% | 12% | 2% |
| 11 of 20 | 55% | 15 | 17 | 2 | 47 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 14% | 32% | 33% | 19% |
| 10 of 20 | 50% | 14 | 18 | 2 | 44 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 10% | 29% | 60% |
| 9 of 20 | 45% | 13 | 19 | 2 | 41 | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 7% | 92% |
| 8 of 20 | 40% | 12 | 20 | 2 | 38 | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| 7 of 20 | 35% | 11 | 21 | 2 | 35 | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| 6 of 20 | 30% | 10 | 22 | 2 | 32 | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| 5 of 20 | 25% | 9 | 23 | 2 | 29 | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| 4 of 20 | 20% | 8 | 24 | 2 | 26 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | >99% |
| 3 of 20 | 15% | 7 | 25 | 2 | 23 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| 2 of 20 | 10% | 6 | 26 | 2 | 20 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| 1 of 20 | 5% | 5 | 27 | 2 | 17 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| 0 of 20 | 0% | 4 | 28 | 2 | 14 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |