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 | |||||||||
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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 | 19 | 20 | X | X | X | X | <1% | 1% | 5% | 13% | 81% |
Current Standings | 18 | 20 | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | 2% | 7% | 90% |
Lose Next Game | 18 | 21 | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | 4% | 96% |
Playoff Spots | No Playoffs No POs | ||||||||
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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 | X | X | X | X | X | 1% | 6% | 14% | 78% |
Current Standings | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | 2% | 7% | 90% |
Worst Case Scenario | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | 1% | 99% |
Best Case Scenario Sparks beats Storm Mercury beats Fever Liberty beats Valkyries |
Worst Case Scenario Storm beats Sparks Fever beats Mercury Valkyries beats Liberty |
Remaining Games Won |
Winning Percentage of Remaining Games |
Resultant Record | Playoff Spots | No Playoffs No POs | ||||||||
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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 | ||
6 of 6 | 100% | 24 | 20 | X | X | X | X | 1% | 53% | 44% | 2% | <1% |
5 of 6 | 83% | 23 | 21 | X | X | X | X | X | 6% | 47% | 39% | 8% |
4 of 6 | 67% | 22 | 22 | X | X | X | X | X | X | 5% | 37% | 58% |
3 of 6 | 50% | 21 | 23 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 5% | 95% |
2 of 6 | 33% | 20 | 24 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
1 of 6 | 17% | 19 | 25 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
0 of 6 | 0% | 18 | 26 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |