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 | 28 | 7 | 73% | 19% | 7% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Standings | 27 | 7 | 69% | 20% | 9% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Lose Next Game | 27 | 8 | 58% | 25% | 13% | 3% | 1% | <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 | 73% | 19% | 7% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Standings | 69% | 20% | 9% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Worst Case Scenario | 58% | 25% | 13% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
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Best Case Scenario Lynx beats Fire |
Worst Case Scenario Fire 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 | ||
| 10 of 10 | 100% | 37 | 7 | 100% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 9 of 10 | 90% | 36 | 8 | 100% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 8 of 10 | 80% | 35 | 9 | >99% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 7 of 10 | 70% | 34 | 10 | 99% | 1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 6 of 10 | 60% | 33 | 11 | 85% | 14% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 5 of 10 | 50% | 32 | 12 | 53% | 41% | 6% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 4 of 10 | 40% | 31 | 13 | 19% | 51% | 29% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 3 of 10 | 30% | 30 | 14 | 3% | 26% | 53% | 16% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ |
| 2 of 10 | 20% | 29 | 15 | <1% | 5% | 34% | 44% | 15% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| 1 of 10 | 10% | 28 | 16 | <1% | <1% | 7% | 30% | 40% | 19% | 3% | <1% | ^ |
| 0 of 10 | 0% | 27 | 17 | <1% | <1% | <1% | 5% | 25% | 38% | 25% | 6% | ^ |