The Whitecaps What If table presents playoff probabilities depended upon how the Whitecaps 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 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 50% | 29% | 13% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Standings | 8 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 48% | 30% | 14% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Lose Next Game | 8 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 39% | 32% | 17% | 7% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| 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 | 50% | 29% | 13% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Standings | 48% | 30% | 14% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Worst Case Scenario | 39% | 32% | 17% | 7% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
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Best Case Scenario Whitecaps beats Galaxy |
Worst Case Scenario Galaxy beats Whitecaps |
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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 | ||
| 25 of 25 | 100% | 33 | 1 | 0 | 99 | 100% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 22 of 25 | 88% | 30 | 4 | 0 | 90 | 95% | 5% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 21 of 25 | 84% | 29 | 5 | 0 | 87 | 86% | 14% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 20 of 25 | 80% | 28 | 6 | 0 | 84 | 72% | 27% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 19 of 25 | 76% | 27 | 7 | 0 | 81 | 53% | 42% | 5% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 18 of 25 | 72% | 26 | 8 | 0 | 78 | 33% | 53% | 13% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 17 of 25 | 68% | 25 | 9 | 0 | 75 | 18% | 53% | 28% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ |
| 16 of 25 | 64% | 24 | 10 | 0 | 72 | 7% | 42% | 44% | 7% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| 15 of 25 | 60% | 23 | 11 | 0 | 69 | 2% | 25% | 52% | 19% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| 14 of 25 | 56% | 22 | 12 | 0 | 66 | <1% | 11% | 45% | 36% | 8% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| 13 of 25 | 52% | 21 | 13 | 0 | 63 | <1% | 3% | 27% | 46% | 21% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| 12 of 25 | 48% | 20 | 14 | 0 | 60 | <1% | 1% | 11% | 37% | 38% | 12% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| 11 of 25 | 44% | 19 | 15 | 0 | 57 | <1% | <1% | 2% | 19% | 40% | 29% | 8% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| 10 of 25 | 40% | 18 | 16 | 0 | 54 | <1% | <1% | <1% | 5% | 25% | 39% | 25% | 6% | 1% | <1% |
| 9 of 25 | 36% | 17 | 17 | 0 | 51 | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 7% | 27% | 37% | 22% | 5% | 1% |
| 8 of 25 | 32% | 16 | 18 | 0 | 48 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 8% | 27% | 36% | 21% | 6% |
| 7 of 25 | 28% | 15 | 19 | 0 | 45 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 9% | 27% | 36% | 28% |
| 6 of 25 | 24% | 14 | 20 | 0 | 42 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 7% | 25% | 67% |
| 5 of 25 | 20% | 13 | 21 | 0 | 39 | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 7% | 92% |
| 0 of 25 | 0% | 8 | 26 | 0 | 24 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | >99% |