MLS Western Conference Winning Magic Numbers

Western Conference Winning Magic Numbers
	Record					Conference Playoff Spots									No Playoffs No POs
Team	W	L	T	GPi Games Played 34 game season	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
Whitecaps	10	2	2	14	32	20	19	18	17	16	15	14	13	12	0
EarthquakesEarthquaks	10	3	2	15	32	DNCD	19	18	17	16	15	14	13	12	0
Real Salt Lake	8	4	2	14	26	DNCD	20	19	18	18	17	16	15	14	0
FC Dallas	7	4	4	15	25	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	19	18	17	16	15	14	0
Sounders	7	3	3	13	24	DNCD	21	20	19	18	17	16	16	15	0
LAFC	7	5	3	15	24	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	19	18	17	16	16	15	0
Dynamo	7	6	1	14	22	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	20	19	18	17	16	15	0
Minnesota United	6	5	4	15	22	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	19	18	17	16	15	0
Galaxy	5	5	5	15	20	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	18	18	17	16	0

San Diego FC	4	6	5	15	17	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	19	18	17	0
St. Louis City SC	4	6	4	14	16	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	20	19	18	17	0
Rapids	5	9	1	15	16	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	19	18	17	0
Timbers	4	8	2	14	14	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	20	19	18	0
Austin FC	3	7	5	15	14	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	19	18	0
Sporting KC	3	9	2	14	11	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	20	19	0

Notes
^ means the team will finish better than this spot
X means the team cannot win this spot
numeric numeric indicates the number of games that must be won to guarantee winning this spot
"DNCD" indicates the team Does Not Control its Destiny for this spot and thus, even after winning all remaining games, needs help from other teams to win
* denotes first round bye and second round home field advantage in the playoffs
** denotes first round home bye in the playoffs
*** denotes first round home field advantage in the playoffs

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