The Earthquakes What If table presents playoff probabilities depended upon how the Earthquakes 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 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 38 | <1% | 7% | 10% | 13% | 16% | 17% | 13% | 9% | 7% | 7% |
| Current Standings | 10 | 8 | 5 | 35 | <1% | 4% | 7% | 10% | 13% | 15% | 14% | 12% | 10% | 16% |
| Lose Next Game | 10 | 9 | 5 | 35 | <1% | 2% | 5% | 7% | 11% | 14% | 14% | 14% | 12% | 21% |
| 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 | 1% | 10% | 14% | 16% | 18% | 17% | 11% | 7% | 4% | 3% |
| Current Standings | <1% | 4% | 7% | 10% | 13% | 15% | 14% | 12% | 10% | 16% |
| Worst Case Scenario | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 8% | 12% | 14% | 15% | 14% | 31% |
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Best Case Scenario Earthquakes beats San Diego FC CF Montréal beats Rapids Earthquakes beats Dynamo |
Worst Case Scenario San Diego FC beats Earthquakes Rapids beats CF Montréal Dynamo beats Earthquakes |
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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 | ||
| 11 of 11 | 100% | 21 | 8 | 5 | 68 | 46% | 54% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 10 of 11 | 91% | 20 | 9 | 5 | 65 | 24% | 74% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 9 of 11 | 82% | 19 | 10 | 5 | 62 | 8% | 73% | 17% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 8 of 11 | 73% | 18 | 11 | 5 | 59 | 1% | 39% | 44% | 14% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| 7 of 11 | 64% | 17 | 12 | 5 | 56 | <1% | 7% | 31% | 40% | 19% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| 6 of 11 | 55% | 16 | 13 | 5 | 53 | <1% | <1% | 4% | 21% | 40% | 28% | 6% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| 5 of 11 | 45% | 15 | 14 | 5 | 50 | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 12% | 36% | 36% | 13% | 2% | <1% |
| 4 of 11 | 36% | 14 | 15 | 5 | 47 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 5% | 22% | 36% | 27% | 9% |
| 3 of 11 | 27% | 13 | 16 | 5 | 44 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 9% | 28% | 61% |
| 2 of 11 | 18% | 12 | 17 | 5 | 41 | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 3% | 97% |
| 1 of 11 | 9% | 11 | 18 | 5 | 38 | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| 0 of 11 | 0% | 10 | 19 | 5 | 35 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | >99% |