The Lynx What If table presents playoff probabilities depended upon how the Lynx 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 | 22 | 6 | 50% | 24% | 14% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Standings | 21 | 6 | 48% | 24% | 14% | 8% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Lose Next Game | 21 | 7 | 38% | 25% | 17% | 11% | 6% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| 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 | 50% | 24% | 14% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Standings | 48% | 24% | 14% | 8% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Worst Case Scenario | 38% | 25% | 17% | 11% | 6% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
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Best Case Scenario Lynx beats Storm |
Worst Case Scenario Storm 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 | ||
| 17 of 17 | 100% | 38 | 6 | 100% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 16 of 17 | 94% | 37 | 7 | 100% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 15 of 17 | 88% | 36 | 8 | >99% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 14 of 17 | 82% | 35 | 9 | 98% | 2% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 13 of 17 | 76% | 34 | 10 | 91% | 9% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 12 of 17 | 71% | 33 | 11 | 76% | 22% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 11 of 17 | 65% | 32 | 12 | 51% | 41% | 8% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 10 of 17 | 59% | 31 | 13 | 25% | 47% | 25% | 3% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 9 of 17 | 53% | 30 | 14 | 8% | 34% | 42% | 15% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ |
| 8 of 17 | 47% | 29 | 15 | 2% | 14% | 39% | 35% | 10% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| 7 of 17 | 41% | 28 | 16 | <1% | 3% | 19% | 40% | 30% | 7% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| 6 of 17 | 35% | 27 | 17 | <1% | <1% | 5% | 24% | 42% | 25% | 4% | <1% | <1% |
| 5 of 17 | 29% | 26 | 18 | <1% | <1% | 1% | 7% | 30% | 43% | 17% | 2% | <1% |
| 4 of 17 | 24% | 25 | 19 | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 12% | 41% | 36% | 10% | <1% |
| 3 of 17 | 18% | 24 | 20 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 23% | 47% | 26% | 1% |
| 2 of 17 | 12% | 23 | 21 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 9% | 39% | 47% | 5% |
| 1 of 17 | 6% | 22 | 22 | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 22% | 58% | 18% |
| 0 of 17 | 0% | 21 | 23 | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 8% | 51% | 41% |