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 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 17 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Standings | 4 | 12 | 2 | 14 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Lose Next Game | 4 | 13 | 2 | 14 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| 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 | |
| Current Standings | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
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Best Case Scenario None |
Worst Case Scenario None |
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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 | ||
| 16 of 16 | 100% | 20 | 12 | 2 | 62 | 6% | 41% | 42% | 10% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| 15 of 16 | 94% | 19 | 13 | 2 | 59 | 1% | 17% | 44% | 32% | 5% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| 14 of 16 | 88% | 18 | 14 | 2 | 56 | <1% | 2% | 21% | 44% | 26% | 6% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| 13 of 16 | 81% | 17 | 15 | 2 | 53 | <1% | <1% | 3% | 19% | 39% | 29% | 9% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| 12 of 16 | 75% | 16 | 16 | 2 | 50 | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 13% | 31% | 33% | 17% | 4% | <1% |
| 11 of 16 | 69% | 15 | 17 | 2 | 47 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 19% | 34% | 27% | 14% |
| 10 of 16 | 63% | 14 | 18 | 2 | 44 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 9% | 25% | 64% |
| 9 of 16 | 56% | 13 | 19 | 2 | 41 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 3% | 96% |
| 8 of 16 | 50% | 12 | 20 | 2 | 38 | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| 7 of 16 | 44% | 11 | 21 | 2 | 35 | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| 6 of 16 | 38% | 10 | 22 | 2 | 32 | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| 5 of 16 | 31% | 9 | 23 | 2 | 29 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| 4 of 16 | 25% | 8 | 24 | 2 | 26 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| 3 of 16 | 19% | 7 | 25 | 2 | 23 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| 2 of 16 | 13% | 6 | 26 | 2 | 20 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| 1 of 16 | 6% | 5 | 27 | 2 | 17 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| 0 of 16 | 0% | 4 | 28 | 2 | 14 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |