The Sparks What If table presents playoff probabilities depended upon how the Sparks 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 | 6 | 6 | 1% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 9% | 8% | 52% |
| Current Standings | 5 | 6 | 1% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 55% |
| Lose Next Game | 5 | 7 | 1% | 2% | 4% | 5% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 59% |
| 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% | 5% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 9% | 8% | 52% |
| Current Standings | 1% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 55% |
| Worst Case Scenario | 1% | 2% | 4% | 5% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 59% |
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Best Case Scenario Sparks beats Storm |
Worst Case Scenario Storm beats Sparks |
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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 | ||
| 33 of 33 | 100% | 38 | 6 | >99% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 31 of 33 | 94% | 36 | 8 | 93% | 7% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 30 of 33 | 91% | 35 | 9 | 83% | 16% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 29 of 33 | 88% | 34 | 10 | 69% | 28% | 3% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 28 of 33 | 85% | 33 | 11 | 52% | 40% | 8% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 27 of 33 | 82% | 32 | 12 | 34% | 46% | 18% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ |
| 26 of 33 | 79% | 31 | 13 | 19% | 44% | 30% | 6% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| 25 of 33 | 76% | 30 | 14 | 9% | 34% | 39% | 16% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| 24 of 33 | 73% | 29 | 15 | 4% | 19% | 39% | 29% | 8% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| 23 of 33 | 70% | 28 | 16 | 1% | 9% | 29% | 37% | 19% | 4% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| 22 of 33 | 67% | 27 | 17 | <1% | 3% | 17% | 35% | 32% | 12% | 2% | <1% | <1% |
| 21 of 33 | 64% | 26 | 18 | <1% | 1% | 6% | 23% | 38% | 24% | 7% | 1% | <1% |
| 20 of 33 | 61% | 25 | 19 | <1% | <1% | 1% | 9% | 29% | 36% | 20% | 5% | <1% |
| 19 of 33 | 58% | 24 | 20 | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 14% | 32% | 33% | 15% | 3% |
| 18 of 33 | 55% | 23 | 21 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 4% | 18% | 35% | 29% | 13% |
| 17 of 33 | 52% | 22 | 22 | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 6% | 22% | 37% | 34% |
| 16 of 33 | 48% | 21 | 23 | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 10% | 28% | 61% |
| 15 of 33 | 45% | 20 | 24 | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 13% | 84% |
| 10 of 33 | 30% | 15 | 29 | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| 5 of 33 | 15% | 10 | 34 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| 0 of 33 | 0% | 5 | 39 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |