MLS Western Conference Winning Magic Numbers

Western Conference Winning 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	15	7	4	26	49	8	7	7	6	5	5	4	3	2	0
Whitecaps	13	6	6	25	45	DNCD	9	8	7	7	6	5	4	4	0
Minnesota United	12	6	8	26	44	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	8	7	7	5	5	4	0
Sounders	11	6	8	25	41	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	9	8	8	6	6	5	0
LAFC	10	6	7	23	37	DNCD	DNCD	11	10	10	9	8	7	7	0
Timbers	10	8	7	25	37	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	9	8	7	7	0
Austin FC	9	8	7	24	34	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	10	9	8	8	0
Rapids	9	11	6	26	33	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	8	8	0
EarthquakesEarthquaks	8	10	8	26	32	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	8	0

Real Salt Lake	9	12	4	25	31	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	9	8	0
FC Dallas	7	11	7	25	28	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	0
Dynamo	7	11	7	25	28	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	0
Sporting KC	6	13	6	25	24	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	0
St. Louis City SC	5	14	6	25	21	X	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	0
Galaxy	3	15	7	25	16	X	X	X	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	DNCD	0

Notes
^ means the team will finish better than this spot
X means the team cannot win this spot
numeric numeric indicates the number of games that must be won to guarantee winning this spot
"DNCD" indicates the team Does Not Control its Destiny for this spot and thus, even after winning all remaining games, needs help from other teams to win
* 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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