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 | 8 | 19 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Standings | 7 | 19 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Lose Next Game | 7 | 20 | <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 | ||
| 18 of 18 | 100% | 25 | 19 | <1% | <1% | <1% | 4% | 25% | 44% | 23% | 4% | <1% |
| 17 of 18 | 94% | 24 | 20 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 7% | 31% | 42% | 17% | 2% |
| 16 of 18 | 89% | 23 | 21 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 12% | 38% | 37% | 12% |
| 15 of 18 | 83% | 22 | 22 | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 19% | 44% | 34% |
| 14 of 18 | 78% | 21 | 23 | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 5% | 31% | 63% |
| 13 of 18 | 72% | 20 | 24 | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 12% | 87% |
| 12 of 18 | 67% | 19 | 25 | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 3% | 97% |
| 11 of 18 | 61% | 18 | 26 | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| 10 of 18 | 56% | 17 | 27 | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| 9 of 18 | 50% | 16 | 28 | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| 8 of 18 | 44% | 15 | 29 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | >99% |
| 7 of 18 | 39% | 14 | 30 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| 6 of 18 | 33% | 13 | 31 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| 5 of 18 | 28% | 12 | 32 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| 4 of 18 | 22% | 11 | 33 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| 3 of 18 | 17% | 10 | 34 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| 2 of 18 | 11% | 9 | 35 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| 1 of 18 | 6% | 8 | 36 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| 0 of 18 | 0% | 7 | 37 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |