Ridin' The Waiver

2026 Season

Week 5
Last scored: Week 4

Playoff Calculator

Real-time playoff odds powered by advanced simulations

Format: Top 6 teams advance
Playoffs: Start Week 15
Tiebreaker: points_for

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Playoff odds as they appeared after Week 3

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Current Seed
Team Record
Points For
Playoff % Proj. Wins Actions
1 BYE
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ryanvhill
3-0
11 games left
429.2
100.0% 98.6% bye
13.1
(3-14)
2 BYE
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JonnyWarren22
3-0
11 games left
397.6
100.0% 97.5% bye
13.1
(3-14)
3
chenry3's avatar
chenry3
2-1
11 games left
366.0
91.3% 2.9% bye
9.1
(2-13)
4
denty425's avatar
denty425
2-1
11 games left
347.9
83.4% 0.5% bye
9.5
(2-13)
5
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danr2049
2-1
11 games left
344.8
76.3% 0.4% bye
9.3
(2-13)
6
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OBRightKanobi
2-1
11 games left
337.7
58.3% 0.1% bye
9.4
(2-13)
7
aaronhill's avatar
aaronhill
1-2
11 games left
343.7
49.6% 0.1% bye
6.8
(1-12)
8
PtownWarren's avatar
PtownWarren
1-2
11 games left
325.6
24.8% 0.0% bye
5.5
(1-12)
9
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bcdub49
1-2
11 games left
315.3
10.3%
5.8
(1-12)
10
iammclargehuge's avatar
iammclargehuge
1-2
11 games left
288.1
0.3%
5.6
(1-12)
11
colglj's avatar
colglj
0-3
11 games left
325.9
5.8% 0.0% bye
4.3
(0-11)
12
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khoa4101
0-3
11 games left
212.6
0.0%
2.5
(0-11)
1 ryanvhill's avatar

ryanvhill

3-0 • 11 left

BYE
100.0%
playoff
13.1
proj wins
429.2
pts for

Seed Probabilities

Seed 1:
71.2%
Seed 2:
27.4%
Seed 3:
1.3%
Seed 4:
0.1%
Magic Number
8 wins
To clinch playoff spot
2 JonnyWarren22's avatar

JonnyWarren22

3-0 • 11 left

BYE
100.0%
playoff
13.1
proj wins
397.6
pts for

Seed Probabilities

Seed 1:
28.3%
Seed 2:
69.2%
Seed 3:
2.4%
Magic Number
8 wins
To clinch playoff spot
3 chenry3's avatar

chenry3

2-1 • 11 left

91.3%
playoff
9.1
proj wins
366.0
pts for

Seed Probabilities

Seed 1:
0.4%
Seed 2:
2.5%
Seed 3:
47.9%
Seed 4:
19.9%
Seed 5:
12.8%
Seed 6:
7.8%
Magic Number
9 wins
To clinch playoff spot
4 denty425's avatar

denty425

2-1 • 11 left

83.4%
playoff
9.5
proj wins
347.9
pts for

Seed Probabilities

Seed 2:
0.4%
Seed 3:
18.7%
Seed 4:
27.0%
Seed 5:
21.6%
Seed 6:
15.5%
Magic Number
9 wins
To clinch playoff spot
5 danr2049's avatar

danr2049

2-1 • 11 left

76.3%
playoff
9.3
proj wins
344.8
pts for

Seed Probabilities

Seed 2:
0.4%
Seed 3:
14.8%
Seed 4:
21.8%
Seed 5:
21.1%
Seed 6:
18.2%
Magic Number
9 wins
To clinch playoff spot
6 OBRightKanobi's avatar

OBRightKanobi

2-1 • 11 left

58.3%
playoff
9.4
proj wins
337.7
pts for

Seed Probabilities

Seed 3:
5.7%
Seed 4:
12.4%
Seed 5:
18.0%
Seed 6:
22.0%
Magic Number
9 wins
To clinch playoff spot
7 aaronhill's avatar

aaronhill

1-2 • 11 left

49.6%
playoff
6.8
proj wins
343.7
pts for

Seed Probabilities

Seed 3:
5.7%
Seed 4:
11.7%
Seed 5:
15.0%
Seed 6:
17.1%
Magic Number
10 wins
To clinch playoff spot

Playoff Scenarios

8 PtownWarren's avatar

PtownWarren

1-2 • 11 left

24.8%
playoff
5.5
proj wins
325.6
pts for

Seed Probabilities

Seed 3:
2.6%
Seed 4:
5.2%
Seed 5:
7.1%
Seed 6:
9.8%
Magic Number
10 wins
To clinch playoff spot

Playoff Scenarios

9 bcdub49's avatar

bcdub49

1-2 • 11 left

10.3%
playoff
5.8
proj wins
315.3
pts for

Seed Probabilities

Seed 3:
0.6%
Seed 4:
1.3%
Seed 5:
2.6%
Seed 6:
5.7%
Magic Number
10 wins
To clinch playoff spot

Playoff Scenarios

10 iammclargehuge's avatar

iammclargehuge

1-2 • 11 left

0.3%
playoff
5.6
proj wins
288.1
pts for

Seed Probabilities

Seed 6:
0.2%
Magic Number
10 wins
To clinch playoff spot

Playoff Scenarios

11 colglj's avatar

colglj

0-3 • 11 left

5.8%
playoff
4.3
proj wins
325.9
pts for

Seed Probabilities

Seed 3:
0.1%
Seed 4:
0.5%
Seed 5:
1.5%
Seed 6:
3.6%
Magic Number
11 wins
To clinch playoff spot

Playoff Scenarios

12 khoa4101's avatar

khoa4101

0-3 • 11 left

0.0%
playoff
2.5
proj wins
212.6
pts for

Seed Probabilities

Magic Number
11 wins
To clinch playoff spot

Playoff Scenarios

Understanding Your Playoff Chances

Playoff %

Calculated via Monte Carlo simulations accounting for team strength, schedule, and variance.

Magic Number

Wins needed to mathematically clinch a playoff spot, regardless of other outcomes.

Playoff Scenarios

Schedule-validated paths showing exactly what needs to happen. All scenarios verified for feasibility.

Current Seed

Your standings rank based on current record and tiebreaker rules.

Projected Wins

Expected final record based on team performance and schedule strength (with range).

Mathematical Elimination

Only appears when playoff qualification is impossible, even with perfect remaining results.

Advanced Algorithm: Playoff scenarios use max-flow network analysis to validate that all requirements can be satisfied simultaneously given the actual game schedule. Impossible scenarios are automatically filtered out.