The Dream What If table presents playoff probabilities depended upon how the Dream 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 | Playoff Spots | No Playoffs No POs | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | 1* First Round Home Field Advantage |
2* First Round Home Field Advantage |
3* First Round Home Field Advantage |
4* First Round Home Field Advantage |
5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
| Win Next Game | 29 | 14 | X | X | 3% | 88% | 8% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Standings | 28 | 14 | X | X | 2% | 62% | 13% | 16% | 7% | <1% | ^ |
| Lose Next Game | 28 | 15 | X | X | <1% | 40% | 17% | 30% | 13% | <1% | ^ |
| Playoff Spots | No Playoffs No POs | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1* First Round Home Field Advantage |
2* First Round Home Field Advantage |
3* First Round Home Field Advantage |
4* First Round Home Field Advantage |
5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
| Best Case Scenario | X | X | 3% | 97% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Standings | X | X | 2% | 62% | 13% | 16% | 7% | <1% | ^ |
| Worst Case Scenario | X | X | <1% | 32% | 15% | 15% | 38% | ^ | ^ |
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Best Case Scenario Dream beats Liberty Wings beats Mercury Lynx beats Fever |
Worst Case Scenario Liberty beats Dream Mercury beats Wings Fever beats Lynx |
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| Remaining Games Won |
Winning Percentage of Remaining Games |
Resultant Record | Playoff Spots | No Playoffs No POs | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | 1* First Round Home Field Advantage |
2* First Round Home Field Advantage |
3* First Round Home Field Advantage |
4* First Round Home Field Advantage |
5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||
| 2 of 2 | 100% | 30 | 14 | X | X | 6% | 94% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 1 of 2 | 50% | 29 | 15 | X | X | <1% | 85% | 15% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 0 of 2 | 0% | 28 | 16 | X | X | X | <1% | 18% | 57% | 26% | <1% | ^ |