The Real Salt Lake What If table presents playoff probabilities depended upon how the Real Salt Lake 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 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 53 | 32% | 32% | 23% | 9% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Standings | 14 | 7 | 8 | 50 | 22% | 27% | 25% | 13% | 7% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Lose Next Game | 14 | 8 | 8 | 50 | 9% | 22% | 28% | 19% | 12% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| 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 | 36% | 34% | 18% | 8% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Standings | 22% | 27% | 25% | 13% | 7% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Worst Case Scenario | 7% | 18% | 31% | 21% | 13% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
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Best Case Scenario FC Dallas beats LAFC Real Salt Lake beats Timbers |
Worst Case Scenario LAFC beats FC Dallas Timbers beats Real Salt Lake |
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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 | ||
| 5 of 5 | 100% | 19 | 7 | 8 | 65 | 92% | 8% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 4 of 5 | 80% | 18 | 8 | 8 | 62 | 53% | 40% | 7% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 3 of 5 | 60% | 17 | 9 | 8 | 59 | 8% | 42% | 42% | 9% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 2 of 5 | 40% | 16 | 10 | 8 | 56 | <1% | 4% | 29% | 44% | 21% | 3% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ |
| 1 of 5 | 20% | 15 | 11 | 8 | 53 | X | <1% | 1% | 7% | 30% | 42% | 18% | 2% | <1% | ^ |
| 0 of 5 | 0% | 14 | 12 | 8 | 50 | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 7% | 38% | 46% | 9% | <1% |