Playoff clinching scenarios: Decision Day

The 2026 MLS NEXT Pro regular season ends on Sunday. 

Several prizes are up for grabs, including playoff berths, pick-your-opponent seeds, division titles, and more. 

Follow all the action below to track your team's stats as the drama unfolds.

Eastern Conference

CROWN LEGACY FC clinches Southeast Division title and top seed in East if one of the following:
 1) CLFC 2 or more points
 2) CLFC SOL + CFC 2 or fewer points
 3) CFC 1 or fewer points
 4) CFC SOW + CLFC wins tiebreaker over CFC

CHATTANOOGA FC clinches Southeast Division title and top seed in East if one of the following:
 1) CFC win + CLFC 1 or fewer points
 2) CFC SOW + CLFC loss + CFC wins tiebreaker over CLFC

RED BULL NEW YORK II clinches Northeast Division title if one of the following:
 1) RBNY win
 2) RBNY SOW + CLB 2 or fewer points + NYC 2 or fewer points
 3) RBNY SOL + CLB 1 or fewer points + NER 2 or fewer points + NYC 2 or fewer points
 4) CLB loss + NER 1 or fewer points + CTU 2 or fewer points + NYC loss
 5) CLB loss + NER 1 or fewer points + CTU 2 or fewer points + NYC SOL + RBNY wins tiebreaker over NYC

COLUMBUS CREW 2 clinches Northeast Division title if one of the following:
 1) CLB win + RBNY 2 or fewer points
 2) CLB SOW + RBNY 1 or fewer points + NYC 2 or fewer points + NER 2 or fewer points
 3) CLB SOW + RBNY 1 or fewer points + NYC 2 or fewer points + CLB wins tiebreaker over NER
 4) CLB SOL + RBNY loss + NYC 1 or fewer points + NER 2 or fewer points

ATLANTA UNITED 2 clinches a postseason spot if one of the following:
 1) ATL 1 or more points
 2) ATL wins tiebreaker over NYC or PHI
 3) PHI 2 or fewer points
 4) CTU 1 or fewer points
 5) NER loss
 6) CTU SOW + ATL wins tiebreaker over CTU

NEW YORK CITY FC II clinches a postseason spot if one of the following:
 1) NYC 1 or more points
 2) NYC wins tiebreaker over PHI
 3) CTU 1 or fewer points
 4) CTU SOW + NYC wins tiebreaker over CTU
 5) NER loss
 6) ORL 1 or fewer points
 7) ATL loss + NYC wins tiebreaker over ATL

 NEW YORK CITY FC II clinches Northeast Division title if one of the following:
 1) NYC win + RBNY 2 or fewer points + CLB 2 or fewer points
 2) NYC SOW + RBNY loss + CLB 1 or fewer points + NER 2 or fewer points
 3) NYC SOL + RBNY loss + CLB loss + NER 1 or fewer points + CTU 2 or fewer points + NYC wins tiebreaker over RBNY

NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION II clinches a postseason spot if one of the following:
 1) NER 1 or more points
 2) PHI 2 or fewer points
 3) CTU 1 or fewer points
 4) ORL loss
 5) ORL SOL + NE wins tiebreaker over ORL

 NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION II clinches Northeast Division title if one of the following:
 1) NER win + RBNY 1 or fewer points + CLB 1 or fewer points + NYC 2 or fewer points
 2) NER win + RBNY 1 or fewer points + CLB SOW + NYC 2 or fewer points + NE wins tiebreaker over CLB
 3) NER SOW + RBNY loss + CLB loss + NYC 1 or fewer points

ORLANDO CITY B clinches a postseason spot if one of the following:
 1) ORL 2 or more points
 2) ORL SOL + PHI 2 or fewer points
 3) ORL SOL + CTU 1 or fewer points
 4) ORL SOL + NER loss + ORL wins tiebreaker over NER
 5) HNT 2 or fewer points + PHI 1 or fewer points
 6) HNT 2 or fewer points + CTU loss
 7) PHI 1 or fewer points + CTU loss

CT UNITED FC clinches a postseason spot if one of the following:
 1) CTU 2+
 2) CTU SOL + PHI 2 or fewer points
 3) CTU SOL + ORL loss
 4) HNT 2 or fewer points + PHI 1 or fewer points

  CT UNITED FC clinches Northeast Division title if:
 1) CTU win + RBNY loss + CLB loss + NYC 1 or fewer points + NER 1 or fewer points

PHILADELPHIA UNION II clinches a postseason spot if one of the following:
 1) PHI win + PHI wins tiebreaker over NYC
 2) PHI win + ORL 1 or fewer points
 3) PHI win + NER loss
 4) PHI win + CTU 1 or fewer points
 5) PHI win + CTU SOW + PHI wins tiebreaker over CTU
 6) PHI win + ATL loss + PHI wins tiebreaker over ATL
 7) PHI SOW + HNT 2 or fewer points + CT loss
 8) PHI SOW + HNT 2 or fewer points + ORL loss
 9) PHI SOW + CTU loss + ORL loss

HUNTSVILLE CITY FC clinches a postseason spot if one of the following:
 1) HNT win + PHI 2 or fewer points + CTU loss
 2) HNT win + PHI 2 or fewer points + ORL loss
 3) HNT win + CTU loss + ORL loss

Western Conference

PORTLAND TIMBERS2 clinch Pacific Division title if one of the following:
 1) POR 1 or more points
 2) VCFC 2 or fewer points

VENTURA COUNTY FC clinches Pacific Division title if:
 1) VCFC win + POR loss

MNUFC2 clinches a postseason spot if one of the following:
 1) MIN 1 or more points
 2) NTX 2 or fewer points
 3) TAC 2 or fewer points
 4) SJE 2 or fewer points

MORTH TEXAS SC clinches a postseason spot if one of the following:
 1) NTX win
 2) NTX SOW + TAC 2 or fewer points
 3) NTX SOW + SJE 2 or fewer points
 4) NTX SOL + TAC 1 or fewer points
 5) NTX SOL + SJE 1 or fewer points
 6) TAC loss
 7) SJE loss

TACOMA DEFIANCE clinches a postseason spot if one of the following:
 1) TAC win
 2) TAC SOW + NTX 1 or fewer points
 3) TAC SOW + SJE 2 or fewer points
 4) TAC SOL + NTX loss
 5) TAC SOL + SJE 1 or fewer points
 6) SJE loss

SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES II clinches a postseason spot if one of the following:
 1) SJE win + TAC 2 or fewer points
 2) SJE win + NTX 2 or fewer points
 3) SJE win + MIN loss
 4) SJE SOW + NTX 1 or fewer points
 5) SJE SOW + TAC 1 or fewer points
 6) SJE SOL + NTX loss
 7) SJE SOL + TAC loss