Magic Number.
USL Championship · 2026
16th by playoff odds25 clubs

Colorado Springs

9th · 8-4-7 · 28 pts
Playoffs77%
Magic number
The fewest of this club's own wins that alone would clinch a playoff place, no matter what every other result does.
11

Win the next 11 games and a playoff place is mathematically theirs, whatever every other result does.

Elimination number
The fewest of this club's own losses that alone would end its playoff chances, no matter what every other result does.
11

Lose the next 11 games and the playoff place is mathematically gone, whatever every other result does.

Happening nowIn progressAwayStarted 10:00 PM EDTColorado SpringsPhoenix
Last resultFinal · Home15 AugBirmingham2Colorado Springs±0370% → 70%Playoffs

Chances

The races beyond a playoff place, and where they finish.

Conference1%
Championship1%

9th in the table · 16th by playoff odds.

Western Conference finish
1st8th · playoff line12th

Most likely 8th. The top 8 in the conference make the playoffs.

Schedule

The game in progress, what follows it, and what already happened.

Happening now

In progressAwayStarted 10:00 PM EDTColorado SpringsPhoenix

Upcoming

Saturday · Home9:00 PM EDTEl Paso86%PlayoffsMatch resultCOS 45%Draw 26%ELP 29%77% → 70% – 88%PlayoffsSat 29 Aug · Away7:00 PM EDTLexington81%PlayoffsMatch resultLEX 45%Draw 26%COS 29%77% → 71% – 90%PlayoffsFri 4 Sep · Away7:00 PM EDTLoudoun15%PlayoffsMatch resultLDN 38%Draw 27%COS 35%77% → 69% – 87%Playoffs
Full schedule11 to play
In progressAwayStarted 10:00 PM EDTPhoenixSaturday · Home9:00 PM EDTEl Paso86%PlayoffsMatch resultCOS 45%Draw 26%ELP 29%77% → 70% – 88%PlayoffsSat 29 Aug · Away7:00 PM EDTLexington81%PlayoffsMatch resultLEX 45%Draw 26%COS 29%77% → 71% – 90%PlayoffsFri 4 Sep · Away7:00 PM EDTLoudoun15%PlayoffsMatch resultLDN 38%Draw 27%COS 35%77% → 69% – 87%PlayoffsFri 11 Sep · Home10:00 PM EDTSan Antonio90%PlayoffsMatch resultCOS 44%Draw 26%SA 30%77% → 67% – 87%PlayoffsSat 19 Sep · Home9:00 PM EDTNew Mexico>99%PlayoffsMatch resultCOS 35%Draw 27%NM 38%77% → 71% – 89%PlayoffsSat 26 Sep · Away7:00 PM EDTDetroit>99%PlayoffsMatch resultDET 49%Draw 25%COS 26%77% → 73% – 89%PlayoffsSat 3 Oct · Home9:00 PM EDTOakland4%PlayoffsMatch resultCOS 54%Draw 24%OAK 22%77% → 66% – 85%PlayoffsSat 10 Oct · Away10:00 PM EDTSacramento95%PlayoffsMatch resultSAC 51%Draw 25%COS 24%77% → 71% – 88%PlayoffsSat 17 Oct · Away10:00 PM EDTMonterey Bay<1%PlayoffsMatch resultMB 30%Draw 26%COS 44%77% → 69% – 85%PlayoffsSat 24 Oct · Home8:00 PM EDTTulsa87%PlayoffsMatch resultCOS 41%Draw 26%TUL 33%77% → 67% – 84%Playoffs

History

Final · Home15 AugBirmingham2Colorado Springs±0370% → 70%PlayoffsFinal · Away8 AugRhode Island2Colorado Springs▲ +2079% → 81%PlayoffsFinal · Away1 AugNew Mexico1Colorado Springs±0085% → 85%Playoffs
All results19 played
Final · Home15 AugBirmingham2Colorado Springs±0370% → 70%PlayoffsFinal · Away8 AugRhode Island2Colorado Springs▲ +2079% → 81%PlayoffsFinal · Away1 AugNew Mexico1Colorado Springs±0085% → 85%PlayoffsFinal · Home25 JulCharleston1Colorado Springs▲ +15258% → 73%PlayoffsFinal · Home22 JulMiami0Colorado Springs▼ -10268% → 58%PlayoffsFinal · Home4 JulPhoenix1Colorado Springs3Final · Home24 JunSan Antonio2Colorado Springs1Final · Away20 JunTulsa1Colorado Springs2Final · Home13 JunSacramento1Colorado Springs0Final · Away30 MayOakland0Colorado Springs1Final · Away23 MayLas Vegas2Colorado Springs0Final · Home8 MayOrange County2Colorado Springs2Final · Away2 MaySan Antonio3Colorado Springs3Final · Home18 AprMonterey Bay1Colorado Springs4Final · Home4 AprLexington1Colorado Springs1Final · Away28 MarNew Mexico3Colorado Springs2Final · Away21 MarOrange County1Colorado Springs0Final · Home14 MarLas Vegas2Colorado Springs3Final · Away7 MarEl Paso2Colorado Springs2

Season so far

Playoff odds after every published update. Dots mark the games with the biggest published swing; each opens its game record.

050100 Game on 25 Jul: 58% to 70%2026-03-092026-08-20

Paths

Every way the regular season can end, measured over 20,000 simulated seasons. The finishes are a complete split of it, so the bar is one whole; open a finish for what has to happen.

Reaches the postseason - stronger green is a better finishMisses it

Host a conference quarterfinal21%

Colorado Springs 45+ points

Conference Quarterfinals
3Colorado SpringsHome6El Paso

Alongside it: 1 New Mexico v 8 San Antonio · 2 Sacramento v 7 Tulsa · 4 Lexington v 5 Orange County

  1. 88% of this route

  2. 12% of this route

How the table finishedthe middle season
The Western Conference table in the season closest to the middle of this route, out of 3,682. One season, not an average; the rule marks the last club that reached the bracket.
SeedClubPts
1New Mexico51
2Sacramento51
3Colorado Springs49
4Lexington47
5Orange County47
6El Paso47
7Tulsa44
8San Antonio43
-Las Vegas42
-Phoenix38
Reach the quarterfinals on the road56%

Colorado Springs 40+ points

Conference Quarterfinals
2New MexicoHome7Colorado Springs

Alongside it: 1 Orange County v 8 San Antonio · 3 Sacramento v 6 Tulsa · 4 Lexington v 5 El Paso

  1. 74% of this route

  2. 26% of this route

How the table finishedthe middle season
The Western Conference table in the season closest to the middle of this route, out of 8,344. One season, not an average; the rule marks the last club that reached the bracket.
SeedClubPts
1Orange County50
2New Mexico50
3Sacramento50
4Lexington49
5El Paso46
6Tulsa43
7Colorado Springs43
8San Antonio42
-Las Vegas39
-Oakland37
-Phoenix37
Miss the postseason23%

Colorado Springs under 42 points

  1. 59% of this route

  2. 41% of this route

How the table finishedthe middle season
The Western Conference table in the season closest to the middle of this route, out of 2,677. One season, not an average; the rule marks the last club that reached the bracket.
SeedClubPts
1New Mexico56
2San Antonio54
3Sacramento49
4Tulsa48
5Lexington44
6Orange County43
7El Paso42
8Phoenix41
-Las Vegas41
-Colorado Springs37