The Sun What If table presents playoff probabilities depended upon how the Sun 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 | 5 | 15 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Standings | 4 | 15 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Lose Next Game | 4 | 16 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| 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 | |
| Current Standings | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
|
Best Case Scenario None |
Worst Case Scenario None |
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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 | ||
| 25 of 25 | 100% | 29 | 15 | 7% | 34% | 42% | 15% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| 24 of 25 | 96% | 28 | 16 | 2% | 17% | 40% | 32% | 8% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| 23 of 25 | 92% | 27 | 17 | <1% | 5% | 26% | 40% | 23% | 6% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| 22 of 25 | 88% | 26 | 18 | <1% | 1% | 9% | 31% | 37% | 18% | 3% | <1% | <1% |
| 21 of 25 | 84% | 25 | 19 | <1% | <1% | 2% | 13% | 33% | 35% | 14% | 2% | <1% |
| 20 of 25 | 80% | 24 | 20 | <1% | <1% | <1% | 3% | 17% | 36% | 31% | 10% | 1% |
| 19 of 25 | 76% | 23 | 21 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 5% | 21% | 37% | 28% | 9% |
| 18 of 25 | 72% | 22 | 22 | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 6% | 25% | 38% | 30% |
| 17 of 25 | 68% | 21 | 23 | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 8% | 29% | 62% |
| 16 of 25 | 64% | 20 | 24 | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 11% | 87% |
| 15 of 25 | 60% | 19 | 25 | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 3% | 97% |
| 10 of 25 | 40% | 14 | 30 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | >99% |
| 5 of 25 | 20% | 9 | 35 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| 0 of 25 | 0% | 4 | 40 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |