MLS Western Conference Winning Magic Numbers

Western Conference Winning Magic Numbers
	Record					Conference Playoff Spots									No Playoffs No POs
Team	W	L	T	GPi Games Played 34 game season	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
Whitecaps	9	1	5	15	32	17	17	15	15	14	13	13	12	11	0
San Diego FC	8	5	3	16	27	DNCD	18	17	16	16	15	14	13	13	0
Minnesota United	7	3	6	16	27	DNCD	18	17	16	15	15	14	13	13	0
Sounders	7	4	5	16	26	DNCD	DNCD	18	17	16	15	15	14	13	0
Timbers	7	4	5	16	26	DNCD	18	17	17	16	15	15	14	13	0
LAFC	6	4	5	15	23	DNCD	DNCD	19	18	17	16	16	15	14	0
EarthquakesEarthquaks	6	6	4	16	22	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	18	17	16	16	15	14	0
Rapids	6	6	4	16	22	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	18	17	17	16	15	14	0
Dynamo	5	6	5	16	20	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	18	17	16	16	15	0

Austin FC	5	6	5	16	20	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	18	17	17	16	15	0
FC Dallas	4	6	5	15	17	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	19	18	17	17	16	0
Real Salt Lake	4	9	3	16	15	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	18	17	17	0
Sporting KC	3	8	4	15	13	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	19	19	18	17	0
St. Louis City SC	2	8	5	15	11	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	19	18	0
Galaxy	0	12	4	16	4	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	0

Notes
^ means the team will finish better than this spot
X means the team cannot win this spot
numeric numeric indicates the number of games that must be won to guarantee winning this spot
"DNCD" indicates the team Does Not Control its Destiny for this spot and thus, even after winning all remaining games, needs help from other teams to win
* denotes first round bye and second round home field advantage in the playoffs
** denotes first round home bye in the playoffs
*** denotes first round home field advantage in the playoffs

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