The Sky What If table presents playoff probabilities depended upon how the Sky 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 | Playoff Spots | No Playoffs No POs | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | 1* First Round Home Field Advantage |
2* First Round Home Field Advantage |
3* First Round Home Field Advantage |
4* First Round Home Field Advantage |
5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
| Win Next Game | 13 | 19 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 99% |
| Current Standings | 12 | 19 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 99% |
| Lose Next Game | 12 | 20 | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Playoff Spots | No Playoffs No POs | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1* First Round Home Field Advantage |
2* First Round Home Field Advantage |
3* First Round Home Field Advantage |
4* First Round Home Field Advantage |
5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
| Best Case Scenario | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 99% |
| Current Standings | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 99% |
| Worst Case Scenario | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
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Best Case Scenario Sky beats Fever Mercury beats Mystics |
Worst Case Scenario Fever beats Sky Mystics beats Mercury |
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| Remaining Games Won |
Winning Percentage of Remaining Games |
Resultant Record | Playoff Spots | No Playoffs No POs | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | 1* First Round Home Field Advantage |
2* First Round Home Field Advantage |
3* First Round Home Field Advantage |
4* First Round Home Field Advantage |
5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||
| 13 of 13 | 100% | 25 | 19 | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 5% | 28% | 41% | 22% | 3% |
| 12 of 13 | 92% | 24 | 20 | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 5% | 27% | 45% | 22% |
| 11 of 13 | 85% | 23 | 21 | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 7% | 38% | 54% |
| 10 of 13 | 77% | 22 | 22 | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 16% | 83% |
| 9 of 13 | 69% | 21 | 23 | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 5% | 95% |
| 8 of 13 | 62% | 20 | 24 | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | 99% |
| 7 of 13 | 54% | 19 | 25 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | >99% |
| 6 of 13 | 46% | 18 | 26 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | >99% |
| 5 of 13 | 38% | 17 | 27 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| 4 of 13 | 31% | 16 | 28 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| 3 of 13 | 23% | 15 | 29 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| 2 of 13 | 15% | 14 | 30 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| 1 of 13 | 8% | 13 | 31 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |
| 0 of 13 | 0% | 12 | 32 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |