The Dream What If table presents playoff probabilities depended upon how the Dream 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 | 14 | X | 49% | 39% | 12% | 1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Standings | 26 | 14 | X | 39% | 41% | 18% | 2% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Lose Next Game | 26 | 15 | X | 12% | 47% | 35% | 5% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 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 | 72% | 24% | 3% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Standings | X | 39% | 41% | 18% | 2% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Worst Case Scenario | X | 3% | 45% | 47% | 5% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
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Best Case Scenario Fever beats Mercury Dream beats Sparks Lynx beats Aces |
Worst Case Scenario Mercury beats Fever Sparks beats Dream Aces beats Lynx |
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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 | ||
| 4 of 4 | 100% | 30 | 14 | X | 76% | 24% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 3 of 4 | 75% | 29 | 15 | X | 24% | 60% | 16% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 2 of 4 | 50% | 28 | 16 | X | 2% | 41% | 53% | 5% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 1 of 4 | 25% | 27 | 17 | X | <1% | 11% | 61% | 27% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 0 of 4 | 0% | 26 | 18 | X | X | 1% | 33% | 66% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |