The Wings What If table presents playoff probabilities depended upon how the Wings 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 | 27 | 16 | X | X | X | <1% | 14% | 46% | 25% | 15% | ^ |
| Current Standings | 26 | 16 | X | X | X | <1% | 10% | 38% | 31% | 21% | ^ |
| Lose Next Game | 26 | 17 | X | X | X | X | <1% | 23% | 42% | 34% | ^ |
| 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 | X | <1% | 71% | 20% | 4% | 5% | ^ |
| Current Standings | X | X | X | <1% | 10% | 38% | 31% | 21% | ^ |
| Worst Case Scenario | X | X | X | X | X | 15% | 35% | 49% | ^ |
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Best Case Scenario Dream beats Liberty Wings beats Mercury Sun beats Mystics |
Worst Case Scenario Liberty beats Dream Mercury beats Wings Mystics beats Sun |
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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% | 28 | 16 | X | X | X | <1% | 16% | 50% | 21% | 13% | ^ |
| 1 of 2 | 50% | 27 | 17 | X | X | X | X | 1% | 28% | 46% | 25% | ^ |
| 0 of 2 | 0% | 26 | 18 | X | X | X | X | X | X | 23% | 77% | ^ |