The Whitecaps What If table presents playoff probabilities depended upon how the Whitecaps 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 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 79% | 14% | 4% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Standings | 10 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 74% | 16% | 6% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Lose Next Game | 10 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 66% | 20% | 8% | 3% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <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 | 79% | 14% | 4% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Standings | 74% | 16% | 6% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Worst Case Scenario | 66% | 20% | 8% | 3% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
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Best Case Scenario Whitecaps beats Sounders |
Worst Case Scenario Sounders beats Whitecaps |
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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 | ||
| 17 of 17 | 100% | 27 | 3 | 4 | 85 | 100% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 16 of 17 | 94% | 26 | 4 | 4 | 82 | 100% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 15 of 17 | 88% | 25 | 5 | 4 | 79 | >99% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 14 of 17 | 82% | 24 | 6 | 4 | 76 | 99% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 13 of 17 | 76% | 23 | 7 | 4 | 73 | 97% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 12 of 17 | 71% | 22 | 8 | 4 | 70 | 88% | 11% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 11 of 17 | 65% | 21 | 9 | 4 | 67 | 69% | 29% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ |
| 10 of 17 | 59% | 20 | 10 | 4 | 64 | 39% | 47% | 13% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| 9 of 17 | 53% | 19 | 11 | 4 | 61 | 13% | 42% | 36% | 9% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| 8 of 17 | 47% | 18 | 12 | 4 | 58 | 2% | 16% | 39% | 32% | 10% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| 7 of 17 | 41% | 17 | 13 | 4 | 55 | <1% | 2% | 13% | 32% | 34% | 15% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| 6 of 17 | 35% | 16 | 14 | 4 | 52 | <1% | <1% | 1% | 7% | 23% | 35% | 25% | 8% | 1% | <1% |
| 5 of 17 | 29% | 15 | 15 | 4 | 49 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 12% | 29% | 33% | 18% | 5% |
| 4 of 17 | 24% | 14 | 16 | 4 | 46 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 5% | 18% | 34% | 43% |
| 3 of 17 | 18% | 13 | 17 | 4 | 43 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 10% | 89% |
| 2 of 17 | 12% | 12 | 18 | 4 | 40 | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| 1 of 17 | 6% | 11 | 19 | 4 | 37 | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| 0 of 17 | 0% | 10 | 20 | 4 | 34 | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |