During Decision Day on Saturday:

• Six teams vie for the Western Conference's final three Audi 2026 MLS Cup Playoffs spots.
• Five teams vie for home-field advantage in the Round One Best-of-3 Series.

LA will clinch a berth in the Audi 2026 MLS Cup Playoffs if:

1. LA win at Salt Lake or…
2. LA draw at Salt Lake AND Seattle lose/draw vs. LAFC or…
3. LA draw at Salt Lake AND Portland lose/draw at Austin or…
4. LA draw at Salt Lake AND Colorado lose/draw at Dallas or…
5. Seattle lose vs. LAFC AND Portland lose at Austin AND Colorado lose at Dallas or…
6. Seattle lose vs. LAFC AND Portland lose at Austin AND Minnesota lose/draw vs. San Jose or…
7. Seattle lose vs. LAFC AND Colorado lose at Dallas AND Minnesota lose/draw vs. San Jose or…
8. Portland lose at Austin AND Colorado lose at Dallas AND Minnesota lose/draw vs. San Jose

Portland will clinch a berth in the Audi 2026 MLS Cup Playoffs if:

1. Portland win at Austin or…
2. Portland draw at Austin AND Colorado lose at Dallas or…
3. Portland draw at Austin AND Seattle lose/draw vs. LAFC or…
4. Salt Lake lose vs. LA AND Seattle lose vs. LAFC AND Minnesota lose/draw vs. San Jose or…
5. Portland draw at Austin AND Colorado draw at Dallas AND Portland win tiebreaker over Colorado or…
6. Colorado lose at Dallas AND Seattle lose vs. LAFC AND Salt Lake lose vs. LA AND Portland win tiebreaker over Colorado or…
7. Colorado lose at Dallas AND Seattle lose vs. LAFC AND Minnesota lose/draw vs. San Jose AND Portland win tiebreaker over Colorado or…
8. Colorado lose at Dallas AND Salt Lake lose vs. LA AND Minnesota lose/draw vs. San Jose AND Portland win tiebreaker over Colorado

Colorado will clinch a berth in the Audi 2026 MLS Cup Playoffs if:

1. Colorado win at Dallas or…
2. Colorado draw at Dallas AND Portland lose at Austin or…
3. Colorado draw at Dallas AND Seattle lose/draw vs. LAFC or…
4. Salt Lake lose vs. LA AND Seattle lose vs. LAFC AND Minnesota lose/draw vs. San Jose or…
5. Colorado draw at Dallas AND Portland draw at Austin AND Colorado win tiebreaker over Portland or…
6. Portland lose at Austin AND Seattle lose vs. LAFC AND Salt Lake lose vs. LA AND Colorado win tiebreaker over Portland or…
7. Portland lose at Austin AND Seattle lose vs. LAFC AND Minnesota lose/draw vs. San Jose AND Colorado win tiebreaker over Portland or…
8. Portland lose at Austin AND Salt Lake lose vs. LA AND Minnesota lose/draw vs. San Jose AND Colorado win tiebreaker over Portland

Seattle will clinch a berth in the Audi 2026 MLS Cup Playoffs if:

1. Seattle win vs. LAFC AND LA lose/draw at Salt Lake or…
2. Seattle win vs. LAFC AND Portland lose/draw at Austin or…
3. Seattle win vs. LAFC AND Colorado lose/draw at Dallas or…
4. Seattle draw vs. LAFC AND Portland lose at Austin AND Colorado lose at Dallas or…
5. Seattle draw vs. LAFC AND Portland lose at Austin AND Minnesota lose/draw vs. San Jose or…
6. Seattle draw vs. LAFC AND Colorado lose at Dallas AND Minnesota lose/draw vs. San Jose or…
7. Seattle draw vs. LAFC AND Portland lose at Austin AND Seattle win tiebreaker over Minnesota or…
8. Seattle draw vs. LAFC AND Colorado lose at Dallas AND Seattle win tiebreaker over Minnesota

Salt Lake will clinch a berth in the Audi 2026 MLS Cup Playoffs if:

1. Salt Lake win vs. LA AND Portland lose/draw at Austin or…
2. Salt Lake win vs. LA AND Colorado lose/draw at Dallas or…
3. Salt Lake win vs. LA AND Seattle lose/draw vs. LAFC or…
4. Salt Lake draw vs. LA AND Portland lose at Austin AND Colorado lose at Dallas AND Minnesota lose/draw vs. San Jose or…
5. Salt Lake draw vs. LA AND Portland lose at Austin AND Colorado lose at Dallas AND Seattle lose vs. LAFC or…
6. Salt Lake draw vs. LA AND Portland lose at Austin AND Minnesota lose/draw vs. San Jose AND Seattle lose vs. LAFC or…
7. Salt Lake draw vs. LA AND Colorado lose at Dallas AND Minnesota lose/draw vs. San Jose AND Seattle lose vs. LAFC

Minnesota will clinch a berth in the Audi 2026 MLS Cup Playoffs if:

1. Minnesota win vs. San Jose AND Portland lose at Austin AND Colorado lose at Dallas or…
2. Minnesota win vs. San Jose AND Portland lose at Austin AND Seattle lose vs. LAFC or…
3. Minnesota win vs. San Jose AND Colorado lose at Dallas AND Seattle lose vs. LAFC or…
4. Minnesota win vs. San Jose AND Portland lose at Austin AND Seattle draw vs. LAFC AND Minnesota win tiebreaker over Seattle or…
5. Minnesota win vs. San Jose AND Colorado lose at Dallas AND Seattle draw vs. LAFC AND Minnesota win tiebreaker over Seattle

Chicago will clinch home-field advantage in the Round One Best-of-3 Series if:

1. Chicago win vs. Columbus or…
2. Charlotte lose/draw at Miami

Charlotte will clinch home-field advantage in the Round One Best-of-3 Series if:

1. Charlotte win at Miami AND Chicago lose/draw vs. Columbus

San Jose will clinch home-field advantage in the Round One Best-of-3 Series if:

1. San Jose win/draw at Minnesota or…
2. Houston win/lose vs. St. Louis or…
3. Houston draw vs. St. Louis AND San Jose win tiebreaker over Houston

St. Louis will clinch home-field advantage in the Round One Best-of-3 Series if:

1. St. Louis win/draw at Houston

Houston will clinch home-field advantage in the Round One Best-of-3 Series if:

1. Houston win vs. St. Louis or…
2. Houston draw vs. St. Louis AND San Jose lose at Minnesota AND Houston win tiebreaker over San Jose