The Rapids What If table presents playoff probabilities depended upon how the Rapids 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 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 39 | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 9% | 15% | 31% | 19% | 10% | 9% |
| Current Standings | 11 | 12 | 3 | 36 | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 11% | 26% | 19% | 14% | 22% |
| Lose Next Game | 11 | 13 | 3 | 36 | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 8% | 21% | 19% | 16% | 31% |
| 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% | 4% | 8% | 16% | 35% | 19% | 9% | 7% |
| Current Standings | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 11% | 26% | 19% | 14% | 22% |
| Worst Case Scenario | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 8% | 17% | 17% | 16% | 37% |
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Best Case Scenario Revolution beats Real Salt Lake Earthquakes beats Timbers Rapids beats Galaxy |
Worst Case Scenario Real Salt Lake beats Revolution Timbers beats Earthquakes Galaxy beats Rapids |
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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 | ||
| 8 of 8 | 100% | 19 | 12 | 3 | 60 | 6% | 67% | 25% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 7 of 8 | 88% | 18 | 13 | 3 | 57 | <1% | 24% | 46% | 25% | 4% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ |
| 6 of 8 | 75% | 17 | 14 | 3 | 54 | <1% | 2% | 14% | 38% | 33% | 12% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| 5 of 8 | 63% | 16 | 15 | 3 | 51 | <1% | <1% | 1% | 6% | 27% | 42% | 23% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| 4 of 8 | 50% | 15 | 16 | 3 | 48 | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 20% | 61% | 16% | 1% | <1% |
| 3 of 8 | 38% | 14 | 17 | 3 | 45 | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 26% | 43% | 24% | 6% |
| 2 of 8 | 25% | 13 | 18 | 3 | 42 | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 10% | 28% | 60% |
| 1 of 8 | 13% | 12 | 19 | 3 | 39 | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | 99% |
| 0 of 8 | 0% | 11 | 20 | 3 | 36 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | >99% |