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 | 8 | 26 | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 9% | 12% | 15% | 17% | 14% | 24% |
| Current Standings | 5 | 5 | 8 | 23 | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 7% | 11% | 14% | 16% | 14% | 33% |
| Lose Next Game | 5 | 6 | 8 | 23 | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 8% | 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% | 2% | 5% | 9% | 13% | 16% | 17% | 14% | 24% |
| Current Standings | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 7% | 11% | 14% | 16% | 14% | 33% |
| Worst Case Scenario | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 8% | 12% | 15% | 15% | 42% |
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Best Case Scenario Atlanta United beats Red Bull D.C. United beats CF Montréal |
Worst Case Scenario Red Bull beats Atlanta United CF Montréal beats D.C. United |
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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 | ||
| 16 of 16 | 100% | 21 | 5 | 8 | 71 | 21% | 67% | 12% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 15 of 16 | 94% | 20 | 6 | 8 | 68 | 8% | 60% | 30% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 14 of 16 | 88% | 19 | 7 | 8 | 65 | 2% | 39% | 50% | 8% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| 13 of 16 | 81% | 18 | 8 | 8 | 62 | <1% | 17% | 54% | 26% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| 12 of 16 | 75% | 17 | 9 | 8 | 59 | <1% | 4% | 36% | 44% | 15% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| 11 of 16 | 69% | 16 | 10 | 8 | 56 | <1% | <1% | 13% | 40% | 35% | 10% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| 10 of 16 | 63% | 15 | 11 | 8 | 53 | <1% | <1% | 2% | 17% | 39% | 31% | 9% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| 9 of 16 | 56% | 14 | 12 | 8 | 50 | <1% | <1% | <1% | 3% | 17% | 38% | 32% | 10% | 1% | <1% |
| 8 of 16 | 50% | 13 | 13 | 8 | 47 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 3% | 16% | 39% | 33% | 8% | 1% |
| 7 of 16 | 44% | 12 | 14 | 8 | 44 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 15% | 39% | 33% | 11% |
| 6 of 16 | 38% | 11 | 15 | 8 | 41 | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 13% | 36% | 50% |
| 5 of 16 | 31% | 10 | 16 | 8 | 38 | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 10% | 89% |
| 4 of 16 | 25% | 9 | 17 | 8 | 35 | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| 3 of 16 | 19% | 8 | 18 | 8 | 32 | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| 2 of 16 | 13% | 7 | 19 | 8 | 29 | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| 1 of 16 | 6% | 6 | 20 | 8 | 26 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | >99% |
| 0 of 16 | 0% | 5 | 21 | 8 | 23 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |