The Mercury What If table presents playoff probabilities depended upon how the Mercury 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 | 8 | 13 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 8% | 82% |
| Current Standings | 7 | 13 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 8% | 84% |
| Lose Next Game | 7 | 14 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 7% | 88% |
| 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% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 8% | 82% |
| Current Standings | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 8% | 84% |
| Worst Case Scenario | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 7% | 88% |
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Best Case Scenario Mercury beats Storm |
Worst Case Scenario Storm beats Mercury |
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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 | ||
| 24 of 24 | 100% | 31 | 13 | 19% | 51% | 26% | 4% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ |
| 23 of 24 | 96% | 30 | 14 | 7% | 38% | 40% | 14% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| 22 of 24 | 92% | 29 | 15 | 2% | 22% | 39% | 28% | 8% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| 21 of 24 | 88% | 28 | 16 | <1% | 8% | 29% | 38% | 21% | 4% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| 20 of 24 | 83% | 27 | 17 | <1% | 2% | 14% | 33% | 34% | 15% | 2% | <1% | <1% |
| 19 of 24 | 79% | 26 | 18 | <1% | <1% | 3% | 18% | 37% | 31% | 10% | 1% | <1% |
| 18 of 24 | 75% | 25 | 19 | <1% | <1% | <1% | 5% | 23% | 38% | 26% | 6% | 1% |
| 17 of 24 | 71% | 24 | 20 | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 8% | 29% | 38% | 20% | 4% |
| 16 of 24 | 67% | 23 | 21 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 11% | 33% | 36% | 17% |
| 15 of 24 | 63% | 22 | 22 | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 3% | 18% | 38% | 41% |
| 14 of 24 | 58% | 21 | 23 | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 5% | 24% | 71% |
| 13 of 24 | 54% | 20 | 24 | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 9% | 89% |
| 10 of 24 | 42% | 17 | 27 | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| 5 of 24 | 21% | 12 | 32 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| 0 of 24 | 0% | 7 | 37 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |