The Dynamo What If table presents playoff probabilities depended upon how the Dynamo 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 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 29 | 1% | 3% | 7% | 10% | 12% | 12% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 23% |
| Current Standings | 8 | 6 | 2 | 26 | <1% | 3% | 5% | 9% | 10% | 12% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 28% |
| Lose Next Game | 8 | 7 | 2 | 26 | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 10% | 11% | 12% | 11% | 36% |
| 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% | 3% | 6% | 10% | 12% | 13% | 12% | 12% | 10% | 22% |
| Current Standings | <1% | 3% | 5% | 9% | 10% | 12% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 28% |
| Worst Case Scenario | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 10% | 10% | 11% | 12% | 38% |
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Best Case Scenario Dynamo beats Sporting KC Real Salt Lake beats St. Louis City SC Austin FC beats Rapids |
Worst Case Scenario Sporting KC beats Dynamo St. Louis City SC beats Real Salt Lake Rapids 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 | ||
| 18 of 18 | 100% | 26 | 6 | 2 | 80 | 98% | 2% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 17 of 18 | 94% | 25 | 7 | 2 | 77 | 90% | 10% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 16 of 18 | 89% | 24 | 8 | 2 | 74 | 74% | 26% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 15 of 18 | 83% | 23 | 9 | 2 | 71 | 50% | 47% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 14 of 18 | 78% | 22 | 10 | 2 | 68 | 27% | 59% | 14% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ |
| 13 of 18 | 72% | 21 | 11 | 2 | 65 | 9% | 50% | 34% | 6% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| 12 of 18 | 67% | 20 | 12 | 2 | 62 | 2% | 26% | 46% | 23% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| 11 of 18 | 61% | 19 | 13 | 2 | 59 | <1% | 6% | 31% | 43% | 17% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| 10 of 18 | 56% | 18 | 14 | 2 | 56 | <1% | 1% | 8% | 33% | 39% | 17% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| 9 of 18 | 50% | 17 | 15 | 2 | 53 | <1% | <1% | 1% | 8% | 29% | 38% | 20% | 5% | <1% | <1% |
| 8 of 18 | 44% | 16 | 16 | 2 | 50 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 5% | 22% | 36% | 26% | 9% | 1% |
| 7 of 18 | 39% | 15 | 17 | 2 | 47 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 3% | 14% | 32% | 32% | 19% |
| 6 of 18 | 33% | 14 | 18 | 2 | 44 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 7% | 24% | 67% |
| 5 of 18 | 28% | 13 | 19 | 2 | 41 | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 4% | 96% |
| 4 of 18 | 22% | 12 | 20 | 2 | 38 | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| 3 of 18 | 17% | 11 | 21 | 2 | 35 | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| 2 of 18 | 11% | 10 | 22 | 2 | 32 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| 1 of 18 | 6% | 9 | 23 | 2 | 29 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | >99% |
| 0 of 18 | 0% | 8 | 24 | 2 | 26 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |