The Minnesota United What If table presents playoff probabilities depended upon how the Minnesota United 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 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 24 | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 11% | 13% | 13% | 12% | 32% |
| Current Standings | 6 | 5 | 3 | 21 | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 7% | 10% | 11% | 12% | 12% | 40% |
| Lose Next Game | 6 | 6 | 3 | 21 | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 8% | 11% | 12% | 13% | 46% |
| 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 | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 12% | 13% | 13% | 12% | 31% |
| Current Standings | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 7% | 10% | 11% | 12% | 12% | 40% |
| Worst Case Scenario | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 8% | 10% | 12% | 13% | 48% |
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Best Case Scenario Minnesota United beats Real Salt Lake Whitecaps beats San Diego FC Galaxy beats Dynamo |
Worst Case Scenario Real Salt Lake beats Minnesota United San Diego FC beats Whitecaps Dynamo beats Galaxy |
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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 | ||
| 20 of 20 | 100% | 26 | 5 | 3 | 81 | 86% | 14% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 19 of 20 | 95% | 25 | 6 | 3 | 78 | 70% | 29% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 18 of 20 | 90% | 24 | 7 | 3 | 75 | 48% | 47% | 5% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 17 of 20 | 85% | 23 | 8 | 3 | 72 | 27% | 55% | 16% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ |
| 16 of 20 | 80% | 22 | 9 | 3 | 69 | 11% | 49% | 34% | 6% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| 15 of 20 | 75% | 21 | 10 | 3 | 66 | 3% | 30% | 46% | 19% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| 14 of 20 | 70% | 20 | 11 | 3 | 63 | 1% | 11% | 39% | 37% | 11% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| 13 of 20 | 65% | 19 | 12 | 3 | 60 | <1% | 2% | 19% | 41% | 30% | 7% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| 12 of 20 | 60% | 18 | 13 | 3 | 57 | <1% | <1% | 4% | 23% | 40% | 26% | 6% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| 11 of 20 | 55% | 17 | 14 | 3 | 54 | <1% | <1% | <1% | 6% | 24% | 39% | 24% | 6% | 1% | <1% |
| 10 of 20 | 50% | 16 | 15 | 3 | 51 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 6% | 23% | 37% | 25% | 8% | 1% |
| 9 of 20 | 45% | 15 | 16 | 3 | 48 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 5% | 20% | 35% | 28% | 12% |
| 8 of 20 | 40% | 14 | 17 | 3 | 45 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 3% | 16% | 34% | 47% |
| 7 of 20 | 35% | 13 | 18 | 3 | 42 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 12% | 86% |
| 6 of 20 | 30% | 12 | 19 | 3 | 39 | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 98% |
| 5 of 20 | 25% | 11 | 20 | 3 | 36 | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| 4 of 20 | 20% | 10 | 21 | 3 | 33 | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| 3 of 20 | 15% | 9 | 22 | 3 | 30 | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| 2 of 20 | 10% | 8 | 23 | 3 | 27 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| 1 of 20 | 5% | 7 | 24 | 3 | 24 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| 0 of 20 | 0% | 6 | 25 | 3 | 21 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |