The Earthquakes What If table presents playoff probabilities depended upon how the Earthquakes 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 | 2 | 35 | 24% | 48% | 16% | 7% | 3% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Standings | 10 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 23% | 48% | 16% | 7% | 3% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Lose Next Game | 10 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 15% | 45% | 20% | 10% | 5% | 3% | 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 | 24% | 50% | 14% | 6% | 3% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Standings | 23% | 48% | 16% | 7% | 3% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Worst Case Scenario | 23% | 48% | 16% | 7% | 3% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
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Best Case Scenario Timbers beats Sounders |
Worst Case Scenario Sounders beats Timbers |
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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 | ||
| 19 of 19 | 100% | 29 | 3 | 2 | 89 | 98% | 2% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 18 of 19 | 95% | 28 | 4 | 2 | 86 | 93% | 7% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 17 of 19 | 89% | 27 | 5 | 2 | 83 | 82% | 18% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 16 of 19 | 84% | 26 | 6 | 2 | 80 | 66% | 34% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 15 of 19 | 79% | 25 | 7 | 2 | 77 | 48% | 51% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 14 of 19 | 74% | 24 | 8 | 2 | 74 | 31% | 67% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 13 of 19 | 68% | 23 | 9 | 2 | 71 | 16% | 72% | 11% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ |
| 12 of 19 | 63% | 22 | 10 | 2 | 68 | 6% | 65% | 26% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| 11 of 19 | 58% | 21 | 11 | 2 | 65 | 2% | 43% | 43% | 11% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| 10 of 19 | 53% | 20 | 12 | 2 | 62 | <1% | 19% | 43% | 30% | 7% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| 9 of 19 | 47% | 19 | 13 | 2 | 59 | <1% | 5% | 25% | 40% | 24% | 6% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| 8 of 19 | 42% | 18 | 14 | 2 | 56 | <1% | <1% | 6% | 24% | 38% | 24% | 6% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| 7 of 19 | 37% | 17 | 15 | 2 | 53 | <1% | <1% | <1% | 5% | 21% | 36% | 28% | 9% | 1% | <1% |
| 6 of 19 | 32% | 16 | 16 | 2 | 50 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 3% | 16% | 33% | 32% | 13% | 3% |
| 5 of 19 | 26% | 15 | 17 | 2 | 47 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 10% | 28% | 36% | 26% |
| 4 of 19 | 21% | 14 | 18 | 2 | 44 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 22% | 72% |
| 3 of 19 | 16% | 13 | 19 | 2 | 41 | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 4% | 96% |
| 2 of 19 | 11% | 12 | 20 | 2 | 38 | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| 1 of 19 | 5% | 11 | 21 | 2 | 35 | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| 0 of 19 | 0% | 10 | 22 | 2 | 32 | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |