The Sounders What If table presents playoff probabilities depended upon how the Sounders 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 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 4% | 13% | 29% | 21% | 13% | 8% | 5% | 3% | 1% | 1% |
| Current Standings | 7 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 3% | 12% | 27% | 21% | 14% | 9% | 6% | 3% | 2% | 2% |
| Lose Next Game | 7 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 2% | 8% | 23% | 21% | 16% | 11% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 4% |
| 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 | 4% | 13% | 29% | 21% | 13% | 8% | 5% | 3% | 1% | 1% |
| Current Standings | 3% | 12% | 27% | 21% | 14% | 9% | 6% | 3% | 2% | 2% |
| Worst Case Scenario | 2% | 8% | 23% | 21% | 16% | 11% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 4% |
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Best Case Scenario Sounders beats Timbers |
Worst Case Scenario Timbers beats Sounders |
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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 | ||
| 21 of 21 | 100% | 28 | 3 | 3 | 87 | >99% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 20 of 21 | 95% | 27 | 4 | 3 | 84 | 94% | 6% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 19 of 21 | 90% | 26 | 5 | 3 | 81 | 81% | 18% | 1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 18 of 21 | 86% | 25 | 6 | 3 | 78 | 61% | 35% | 5% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 17 of 21 | 81% | 24 | 7 | 3 | 75 | 38% | 48% | 14% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 16 of 21 | 76% | 23 | 8 | 3 | 72 | 19% | 50% | 31% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 15 of 21 | 71% | 22 | 9 | 3 | 69 | 7% | 39% | 50% | 5% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| 14 of 21 | 67% | 21 | 10 | 3 | 66 | 2% | 22% | 59% | 17% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| 13 of 21 | 62% | 20 | 11 | 3 | 63 | <1% | 8% | 50% | 35% | 7% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| 12 of 21 | 57% | 19 | 12 | 3 | 60 | <1% | 2% | 27% | 46% | 22% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| 11 of 21 | 52% | 18 | 13 | 3 | 57 | <1% | <1% | 8% | 33% | 40% | 16% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| 10 of 21 | 48% | 17 | 14 | 3 | 54 | <1% | <1% | 1% | 12% | 33% | 36% | 15% | 3% | <1% | <1% |
| 9 of 21 | 43% | 16 | 15 | 3 | 51 | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 11% | 32% | 35% | 17% | 4% | <1% |
| 8 of 21 | 38% | 15 | 16 | 3 | 48 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 9% | 27% | 35% | 21% | 6% |
| 7 of 21 | 33% | 14 | 17 | 3 | 45 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 6% | 21% | 36% | 37% |
| 6 of 21 | 29% | 13 | 18 | 3 | 42 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 3% | 16% | 80% |
| 5 of 21 | 24% | 12 | 19 | 3 | 39 | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 98% |
| 0 of 21 | 0% | 7 | 24 | 3 | 24 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |