The Sporting KC What If table presents playoff probabilities depended upon how the Sporting KC 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 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 54% |
| Current Standings | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 63% |
| Lose Next Game | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 68% |
| 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 | 2% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 54% |
| Current Standings | 2% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 63% |
| Worst Case Scenario | 1% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 68% |
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Best Case Scenario Sporting KC beats Galaxy |
Worst Case Scenario Galaxy beats Sporting KC |
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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 | ||
| 31 of 31 | 100% | 31 | 2 | 1 | 94 | >99% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 30 of 31 | 97% | 30 | 3 | 1 | 91 | >99% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 25 of 31 | 81% | 25 | 8 | 1 | 76 | >99% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| 22 of 31 | 71% | 22 | 11 | 1 | 67 | 94% | 5% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| 21 of 31 | 68% | 21 | 12 | 1 | 64 | 84% | 15% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| 20 of 31 | 65% | 20 | 13 | 1 | 61 | 61% | 33% | 6% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| 19 of 31 | 61% | 19 | 14 | 1 | 58 | 27% | 44% | 23% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| 18 of 31 | 58% | 18 | 15 | 1 | 55 | 5% | 22% | 37% | 25% | 9% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| 17 of 31 | 55% | 17 | 16 | 1 | 52 | <1% | 2% | 12% | 26% | 31% | 20% | 7% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| 16 of 31 | 52% | 16 | 17 | 1 | 49 | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 11% | 23% | 31% | 22% | 9% | 2% |
| 15 of 31 | 48% | 15 | 18 | 1 | 46 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 7% | 20% | 30% | 42% |
| 14 of 31 | 45% | 14 | 19 | 1 | 43 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 94% |
| 10 of 31 | 32% | 10 | 23 | 1 | 31 | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| 5 of 31 | 16% | 5 | 28 | 1 | 16 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| 0 of 31 | 0% | 0 | 33 | 1 | 1 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |