The D.C. United What If table presents playoff probabilities depended upon how the D.C. United 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 | Conference Playoff Spots | No Playoffs No POs | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | Pts | 1* First Round Bye and Second Round Home Field Advantage |
2* First Round Bye and Second Round Home Field Advantage |
3* First Round Bye and Second Round Home Field Advantage |
4* First Round Bye and Second Round Home Field Advantage |
5** First Round Bye |
6** First Round Bye |
7** First Round Bye |
8*** First Round Home Field Advantage |
9 | 10 | |
| Win Next Game | 6 | 5 | 9 | 27 | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 9% | 13% | 16% | 17% | 13% | 25% |
| Current Standings | 5 | 5 | 9 | 24 | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 7% | 11% | 14% | 16% | 14% | 33% |
| Lose Next Game | 5 | 6 | 9 | 24 | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 9% | 12% | 16% | 15% | 40% |
| Conference Playoff Spots | No Playoffs No POs | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1* First Round Bye and Second Round Home Field Advantage |
2* First Round Bye and Second Round Home Field Advantage |
3* First Round Bye and Second Round Home Field Advantage |
4* First Round Bye and Second Round Home Field Advantage |
5** First Round Bye |
6** First Round Bye |
7** First Round Bye |
8*** First Round Home Field Advantage |
9 | 10 | |
| Best Case Scenario | <1% | 1% | 3% | 8% | 14% | 17% | 18% | 15% | 11% | 14% |
| Current Standings | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 7% | 11% | 14% | 16% | 14% | 33% |
| Worst Case Scenario | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 10% | 15% | 15% | 48% |
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Best Case Scenario D.C. United beats Revolution D.C. United beats Charlotte FC Austin FC beats Union |
Worst Case Scenario Revolution beats D.C. United Charlotte FC beats D.C. United Union beats Austin FC |
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| Remaining Games Won |
Winning Percentage of Remaining Games |
Resultant Record | Conference Playoff Spots | No Playoffs No POs | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | Pts | 1* First Round Bye and Second Round Home Field Advantage |
2* First Round Bye and Second Round Home Field Advantage |
3* First Round Bye and Second Round Home Field Advantage |
4* First Round Bye and Second Round Home Field Advantage |
5** First Round Bye |
6** First Round Bye |
7** First Round Bye |
8*** First Round Home Field Advantage |
9 | 10 | ||
| 15 of 15 | 100% | 20 | 5 | 9 | 69 | 6% | 74% | 19% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 14 of 15 | 93% | 19 | 6 | 9 | 66 | 1% | 56% | 39% | 4% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ |
| 13 of 15 | 87% | 18 | 7 | 9 | 63 | <1% | 32% | 52% | 15% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| 12 of 15 | 80% | 17 | 8 | 9 | 60 | <1% | 11% | 47% | 36% | 6% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| 11 of 15 | 73% | 16 | 9 | 9 | 57 | <1% | 2% | 24% | 48% | 23% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| 10 of 15 | 67% | 15 | 10 | 9 | 54 | <1% | <1% | 5% | 30% | 42% | 20% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| 9 of 15 | 60% | 14 | 11 | 9 | 51 | <1% | <1% | 1% | 7% | 30% | 40% | 20% | 3% | <1% | <1% |
| 8 of 15 | 53% | 13 | 12 | 9 | 48 | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 7% | 28% | 40% | 21% | 3% | <1% |
| 7 of 15 | 47% | 12 | 13 | 9 | 45 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 5% | 25% | 42% | 22% | 5% |
| 6 of 15 | 40% | 11 | 14 | 9 | 42 | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 4% | 22% | 39% | 35% |
| 5 of 15 | 33% | 10 | 15 | 9 | 39 | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 15% | 83% |
| 4 of 15 | 27% | 9 | 16 | 9 | 36 | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 99% |
| 3 of 15 | 20% | 8 | 17 | 9 | 33 | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| 2 of 15 | 13% | 7 | 18 | 9 | 30 | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| 1 of 15 | 7% | 6 | 19 | 9 | 27 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| 0 of 15 | 0% | 5 | 20 | 9 | 24 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |