The Sounders What If table presents playoff probabilities depended upon how the Sounders 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 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 30 | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 9% | 77% |
| Current Standings | 7 | 9 | 6 | 27 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 5% | 8% | 80% |
| Lose Next Game | 7 | 10 | 6 | 27 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 90% |
| 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% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 7% | 10% | 13% | 63% |
| Current Standings | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 5% | 8% | 80% |
| Worst Case Scenario | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 95% |
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Best Case Scenario Sounders beats Sporting KC CF Montréal beats Rapids Sounders beats Galaxy |
Worst Case Scenario Sporting KC beats Sounders Rapids beats CF Montréal Galaxy beats Sounders |
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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 | ||
| 12 of 12 | 100% | 19 | 9 | 6 | 63 | 23% | 72% | 5% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 11 of 12 | 92% | 18 | 10 | 6 | 60 | 6% | 64% | 27% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| 10 of 12 | 83% | 17 | 11 | 6 | 57 | 1% | 26% | 43% | 25% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| 9 of 12 | 75% | 16 | 12 | 6 | 54 | <1% | 2% | 16% | 35% | 32% | 13% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| 8 of 12 | 67% | 15 | 13 | 6 | 51 | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 21% | 36% | 28% | 9% | 1% | <1% |
| 7 of 12 | 58% | 14 | 14 | 6 | 48 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 7% | 24% | 36% | 24% | 8% |
| 6 of 12 | 50% | 13 | 15 | 6 | 45 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 10% | 28% | 60% |
| 5 of 12 | 42% | 12 | 16 | 6 | 42 | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 3% | 97% |
| 4 of 12 | 33% | 11 | 17 | 6 | 39 | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| 3 of 12 | 25% | 10 | 18 | 6 | 36 | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| 2 of 12 | 17% | 9 | 19 | 6 | 33 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| 1 of 12 | 8% | 8 | 20 | 6 | 30 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| 0 of 12 | 0% | 7 | 21 | 6 | 27 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |