The Fever What If table presents playoff probabilities depended upon how the Fever 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 | 17 | 10 | 1% | 3% | 6% | 12% | 20% | 25% | 19% | 11% | 3% |
| Current Standings | 16 | 10 | 1% | 3% | 6% | 11% | 19% | 25% | 20% | 12% | 4% |
| Lose Next Game | 16 | 11 | <1% | 1% | 4% | 8% | 16% | 26% | 22% | 16% | 6% |
| 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 | 1% | 3% | 6% | 12% | 20% | 25% | 19% | 11% | 3% |
| Current Standings | 1% | 3% | 6% | 11% | 19% | 25% | 20% | 12% | 4% |
| Worst Case Scenario | <1% | 1% | 4% | 8% | 16% | 26% | 22% | 16% | 6% |
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Best Case Scenario Fever beats Sun |
Worst Case Scenario Sun beats Fever |
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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 | ||
| 18 of 18 | 100% | 34 | 10 | 87% | 12% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 17 of 18 | 94% | 33 | 11 | 68% | 29% | 3% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 16 of 18 | 89% | 32 | 12 | 39% | 45% | 15% | 1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 15 of 18 | 83% | 31 | 13 | 15% | 41% | 35% | 9% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 14 of 18 | 78% | 30 | 14 | 3% | 22% | 41% | 29% | 5% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ |
| 13 of 18 | 72% | 29 | 15 | <1% | 6% | 27% | 42% | 22% | 3% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| 12 of 18 | 67% | 28 | 16 | <1% | 1% | 9% | 34% | 42% | 14% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| 11 of 18 | 61% | 27 | 17 | <1% | <1% | 2% | 15% | 44% | 35% | 5% | <1% | <1% |
| 10 of 18 | 56% | 26 | 18 | <1% | <1% | <1% | 4% | 28% | 50% | 17% | 2% | <1% |
| 9 of 18 | 50% | 25 | 19 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 10% | 46% | 35% | 8% | <1% |
| 8 of 18 | 44% | 24 | 20 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 3% | 29% | 46% | 21% | 1% |
| 7 of 18 | 39% | 23 | 21 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 13% | 43% | 40% | 4% |
| 6 of 18 | 33% | 22 | 22 | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 4% | 28% | 53% | 15% |
| 5 of 18 | 28% | 21 | 23 | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 11% | 53% | 35% |
| 4 of 18 | 22% | 20 | 24 | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 3% | 33% | 64% |
| 3 of 18 | 17% | 19 | 25 | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 13% | 86% |
| 2 of 18 | 11% | 18 | 26 | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | 3% | 97% |
| 1 of 18 | 6% | 17 | 27 | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| 0 of 18 | 0% | 16 | 28 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | >99% |