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This Week's What If for
Utah Royals
Currently
#4
Still mathematically alive for the season in 100% of every possible way this week could go (snapshot rank this week could land anywhere from #2 to #6)

LOU vs Utah Royals — scenarios this week

Every result across the league this week, checked in every combination — 6,561 possible ways this week could go, computed exactly.

Utah Royals hasn't been mathematically eliminated just yet — here's whether each result below keeps that alive (possibly a delulu-alive), and what it would take either way.

If you win this week vs LOU

You could land anywhere from #2 to #4

Dream a little harder: could climb as high as #2 if…
  • ORL beats SD
  • HOU beats WAS

Playoff Watch

Still in the running. Other results around the league won't affect you — but saying there's still a chance can mean lots of things. Keep the spirit alive.

Mathematical range
48–57
what's possible
Likely range
48–57 (med 52)
what's plausible

If you draw this week vs LOU

You could land in #4

Playoff Watch

Still in the running. Other results around the league won't affect you — but saying there's still a chance can mean lots of things. Keep the spirit alive.

Mathematical range
46–55
what's possible
Likely range
46–55 (med 50)
what's plausible

If you lose this week vs LOU

You could land anywhere from #4 to #6

Dream a little harder: could climb as high as #4 if…
  • POR and BOS draw
  • NJY beats LA

Playoff Watch

Still in the running. Other results around the league won't affect you — but saying there's still a chance can mean lots of things. Keep the spirit alive.

Mathematical range
45–54
what's possible
Likely range
45–54 (med 49)
what's plausible

Oct 2
ORL vs SD  (upcoming)
Oct 2
SEA vs NC  (upcoming)
Oct 3
KC vs BAY  (upcoming)
Oct 3
POR vs BOS  (upcoming)
Oct 3
LOU vs UTA  (upcoming)
Oct 4
CHI vs DEN  (upcoming)
Oct 4
HOU vs WAS  (upcoming)
Oct 4
NJY vs LA  (upcoming)

"Still in the running" means still mathematically alive for the WHOLE SEASON given this week's result (same logic as the ELIMINATED/CLINCHED check on the league table) — checked exactly across every possible combination of this week's games, not estimated. The mathematical range is the absolute floor-to-ceiling of what's possible; the likely range comes from running the real simulation with this week's result locked in, showing what's actually plausible — the same "reality vs. dream" split as the rest of the site. "Could climb as high as #N" and the CLINCH/tier lines each describe one specific good (or bad) path, not something guaranteed on their own. For their full season-long picture, see their Team View.