Here are what the #NWSL tables look like when split into the first half of the season and the second half. Kansas City is consistent, while Utah and Houston wish we could have skipped the first half

Corrected version of 5-game moving average of points for all #NWSL teams. Deleted the previous post after I realized it had cut off the last few points of each chart and the sorting was slightly off. Some teams really turned it around in the last 5 games while others struggled.

Louisville head coach Bev Yanez officially becomes the first person to make the NWSL playoffs as both a player and coach 👏 📸: @racingloufc.com

Louisville makes the #NWSL playoffs (and 7th seed) for the first time with a win. Two other playoff teams won this weekend: KC continued their dominance and Portland jumped to 3rd

Play around with different decision day results to see what the #NWSL table would look like: playoffs.alisongale.com

Heading into the final weekend, spots 3-8 are very much up in the air. Louisville and North Carolina are fighting for the final playoff spot. * Note that some of these finishes would require 10-0 score lines so possible does not mean probable

For Reign fans there are four decision day games that matter for seeding and first-round playoff opponent (Reign/Pride; Wave/KC; Thorns/Dash and Gotham/Courage), so 81 possible W/L/D outcomes among those four. If the Reign win they finish third; any other outcome could see them drop as low as 7th.

Gotham can clinch a top 4 spot with a win next week combined with a loss/draw for San Diego AND Portland. Since Reign and Pride play each other, as long as Gotham picks up the 3 points they’re guaranteed to leapfrog one of them on goal differential.

Portland clinches 9th straight NWSL playoff spot with 2-0 win at Angel City. Thorns have made playoffs every year but 2015. 1 spot left — either North Carolina or Louisville. We'll know on Decision Day Nov. 2!

Heading into the final weekend, spots 3-8 are very much up in the air. Louisville and North Carolina are fighting for the final playoff spot. * Note that some of these finishes would require 10-0 score lines so possible does not mean probable

Gotham fell from 4th to 7th with only a draw this weekend. Houston pulled out a big win but it wasn't enough to keep them in the playoff race

Quick update on the status of playoff clinching as we head into the last game. Portland can be the 7th team to clinch a playoff spot with a win. Houston and Angel City are both eliminated due to Louisville getting a draw

Only two weekends left to finalize the #NWSL table. See what the table looks like with different results in the remaining games: playoffs.alisongale.com

Five teams are looking to secure their playoff spot in the second-to-last week of #NWSL action. Bay FC has a chance to put four teams into the playoffs tomorrow night

We have two places finalized in the #NWSL playoff race but spots 3-8 are very much up in the air

Lots of movement above the playoff line in week 24 as Orlando clinches a playoff spot and Washington secures the second seed for playoffs

Washington Spirit has now clinched 2nd in the final table which means potentially hosting two playoff games. Today Angel City plays for the chance to stay in the playoff hunt and Orlando will be rooting for them

Washington Spirit are guaranteed to host an opening round playoff game after last night. All eyes are on WAS and LA for many of the remaining playoff scenarios

History maker ✨ With tonight's appearance, Lauren Barnes is the first-ever player in NWSL history to reach 250 regular season appearances. Congratulations, legend! 👏

You can use playoffs.alisongale.com to test out different scenarios over the final three weekends of #NWSL play

Five teams are looking to clinch a playoff spot in week 24, Washington Spirit has many ways to clinch playoff hosting and three teams are fighting to stay in the playoff race

Things are getting a bit clearer in the #NWSL playoff race but much is up in the air. Five teams can clinch playoff spots this weekend

Not as much movement in #NWSL week 23, with Portland and Louisville being the two teams to move back up in the standings

Bay FC is the second team eliminated from playoff contention. Remaining scenarios for the weekend are simplified

This weekend Washington Spirit have a chance to clinch a home playoff game while Utah Royals and Bay FC face potential elimination

Check out this site to see what results your team needs to make the #NWSL playoffs: playoffs.alisongale.com

With 4 matches left in the #NWSL season, the playoff picture is anything but clear

This weekend Washington Spirit have a chance to clinch a home playoff game while Utah Royals and Bay FC face potential elimination

No teams can clinch an #NWSL playoff spot next weekend, but Washington Spirit can clinch a home playoff game. Meanwhile Utah and Bay face potential elimination from playoff contention

Congrats to Washington Spirit for clinching a playoff spot this weekend! Everything else in the table is up in the air at this point

After Friday night the playoff scenarios are simplified. Chicago is eliminated from contention and Washington Spirit must win to clinch a playoff spot this weekend

Washington Spirit has another chance to clinch a playoff spot this weekend. Meanwhile Chicago Stars must take at least a point from Kansas City to stay in the playoff race

The NWSL playoff race is BACK! @lesleyryder.bsky.social on the countdown to Decision Day! Featuring: some handy graphs, and a playoff explorer tool from data viz wizard, @agale.bsky.social!

Check out this site to see what results your team needs to make the #NWSL playoffs: playoffs.alisongale.com

The most unpredictable league in the game. 🥶🏆 Five seasons, five different Shield winners. Read more: bit.ly/3IvIdQC

Washington Spirit has another chance to clinch a playoff spot this weekend. Meanwhile Chicago Stars must take at least a point from Kansas City to stay in the playoff race

After last weekend, Utah can still finish as high as 3rd (which results in a very chaotic table). Chicago can now only finish as high as 7th

North Carolina moved into a playoff position for the first time since week 1. The top of the table remained stable but teams are making moves at the bottom of the table 👀

Congrats to Kansas City for clinching the shield with 5 games to go! Washington Spirit will have another chance to clinch next week but everything else is up in the air

The Spirit will have to wait another week to clinch a playoff spot. But now Kansas City can secure the shield with a win on Saturday

As we head into week 21, the playoff race is as chaotic as ever. I updated my site that lets you play around with scores to see how the final table shakes out playoffs.alisongale.com

Last year Orlando won the shield in week 22. Can Kansas City secure it in week 21? Washington Spirit also has a chance to clinch a playoff spot. Everything else is up in the air

Updated week 20 #NWSL bump chart has Seattle Reign join 3 other teams with 30 points. In week 21, Kansas City can win the shield and Washington Spirit can clinch a playoff spot. Everything else is up in the air

Week 20 #NWSL standings have Gotham and North Carolina as the big winners. Seattle and Louisville have a game in hand now. Sending well wishes to DeMelo 💜

Playoff picture getting clearer by the day 👀📈 Take a look at how each team has locked in after returning from the International Break.

Kansas City clinched a home playoff game in week 19. Other winners moving up in the table include Portland, Gotham, and Houston #NWSL

A week after clinching an #NWSL playoff spot, Kansas City has a chance to clinch a home playoff match. Confirmed all of these scenarios and no other teams can clinch playoffs or be eliminated this week

Not much movement in #NWSL week 18 as Kansas City clinched a playoff spot. The middle of the table remains very tight

Congrats to Kansas City Current who are the first team to clinch an #NWSL playoff spot this season!

With the caveat that I haven't manually verified even half of these scenarios* (really hard to do this early in the season), here is what my algorithm found as the ways Kansas City can clinch a playoff spot this weekend. * I did verify the "KC win and in" scenario so I'm confident in that one