MLS Western Conference Losing Magic Numbers

Western Conference Losing Magic Numbers
	Record					Conference Playoff Spots									No Playoffs No POs
Team	W	L	T	GPi Games Played 34 game season	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
San Diego FC	17	8	5	30	56	MW	MW	MW	MW	MW	MW	^	^	^	^
Minnesota United	15	6	9	30	54	4	MW	MW	MW	MW	MW	MW	^	^	^
Whitecaps	15	6	7	28	52	5	6	MW	MW	MW	MW	MW	^	^	^
LAFC	13	7	8	28	47	3	4	5	MW	MW	MW	MW	MW	MW	MW
Sounders	12	8	9	29	45	2	3	3	5	MW	MW	MW	MW	MW	MW
Timbers	11	9	9	29	42	1	2	2	4	5	MW	MW	MW	MW	MW
Austin FC	11	10	8	29	41	X	1	2	4	4	5	MW	MW	MW	MW
Rapids	11	13	6	30	39	X	X	X	2	3	4	4	MW	MW	MW
EarthquakesEarthquaks	9	13	8	30	35	X	X	X	1	1	2	3	3	MW	MW

Real Salt Lake	10	15	4	29	34	X	X	X	1	2	3	3	4	5	MW
FC Dallas	8	11	10	29	34	X	X	X	1	2	3	3	4	5	MW
Dynamo	8	13	9	30	33	X	X	X	X	1	2	2	2	4	MW
Sporting KC	7	17	6	30	27	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	1	2	MW
St. Louis City SC	6	17	7	30	25	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	1	MW
Galaxy	4	16	9	29	21	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	1	MW

Notes
^ means the team will finish better than this spot
X means the team cannot win this spot
numeric indicates the number of games that must be lost to guarantee losing this spot
"MW" indicates the team Might Win the spot despite losing all of its remaining games
* denotes first round bye and second round home field advantage in the playoffs
** denotes first round home bye in the playoffs
*** denotes first round home field advantage in the playoffs

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