Playoffs, Over .500, and Under .500 Streaks (Post MLB 2007 edition)

Updating this once again now that the MLB regular season is over. This is the list of the USA's longest streaks among major professional sports teams. This list is limited to the top 4 leagues, plus MLS. I've now dropped the WNBA, mostly since the Los Angeles Sparks 8 year playoff streak is over. Over and under .500 is considered to be when there are more/fewer wins than losses (so draws are counted as half of each), and for the NHL OT losses are counted the same as regular losses. Playoff Streaks 1 Detroit Red Wings NHL 16 2 New York Yankees MLB 13 3 San Antonio Spurs NBA 10 3 New Jersey Devils NHL 10 3 Ottawa Senators NHL 10 6 Dallas Mavericks NBA 7 7 Detroit Pistons NBA 6 7 New Jersey Nets NBA 6 9 Colorado Rapids MLS 5 9 New England Revolution MLS 5 9 Indianapolis Colts NFL 5 12 DC United MLS 4 12 New York Red Bulls MLS 4 12 Denver Nuggets NBA 4 12 Miami Heat NBA 4 12 New England Patriots NFL 4 12 Seattle Seahawks NFL 4 12 Dallas Stars NHL 4 12 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 4 20 Chicago Bulls NBA 3 20 Phoenix Suns NBA 3 20 Washington Wizards NBA 3 20 Calgary Flames NHL 3 20 Nashville Predators NHL 3 20 San Jose Sharks NHL 3 26 Chicago Fire MLS 2 26 FC Dallas MLS 2 26 Cleveland Cavaliers NBA 2 26 Los Angeles Lakers NBA 2 26 Chicago Bears NFL 2 26 New York Giants NFL 2 26 Anaheim Ducks NHL 2 26 Buffalo Sabres NHL 2 26 New York Rangers NHL 2 35 Arizona Diamondbacks MLB 1 35 Boston Red Sox MLB 1 35 Chicago Cubs MLB 1 35 Cleveland Indians MLB 1 35 Colorado Rockies MLB 1 35 Los Angeles Angels MLB 1 35 Philadelphia Phillies MLB 1 35 Chivas USA MLS 1 35 Houston Dynamo MLS 1 35 Golden State Warriors NBA 1 35 Houston Rockets NBA 1 35 Orlando Magic NBA 1 35 Toronto Raptors NBA 1 35 Utah Jazz NBA 1 35 Baltimore Ravens NFL 1 35 Dallas Cowboys NFL 1 35 Kansas City Chiefs NFL 1 35 New Orleans Saints NFL 1 35 New York Jets NFL 1 35 Philadelphia Eagles NFL 1 35 San Diego Chargers NFL 1 35 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 1 35 Minnesota Wild NHL 1 35 New York Islanders NHL 1 35 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 1 35 Vancouver Canucks NHL 1 The Yankees increase their streak by one, and are now the only baseball team to have a multi-year streak. The Cardinals lost a 3 year streak and drop out. This doesn't include any MLS teams that have clinched this year so far, as I only update it after each regular season ends. So the Revs will be tied for 7th among all American sports teams, pretty good. DC and NY should enter the top ten, while the Rapids will probably drop out. Over .500 Streaks 1 New York Yankees MLB 15 1 Detroit Red Wings NHL 15 1 New Jersey Devils NHL 15 4 Colorado Avalanche NHL 12 5 Boston Red Sox MLB 10 5 San Antonio Spurs NBA 10 5 Dallas Stars NHL 10 8 Ottawa Senators NHL 9 9 Dallas Mavericks NBA 7 10 Detroit Pistons NBA 6 10 New England Patriots NFL 6 10 Vancouver Canucks NHL 6 13 Philadelphia Phillies MLB 5 13 Denver Broncos NFL 5 13 Indianapolis Colts NFL 5 16 Los Angeles Angels MLB 4 16 San Diego Padres MLB 4 16 Denver Nuggets NBA 4 16 Miami Heat NBA 4 16 Seattle Seahawks NFL 4 16 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 4 22 New York Mets MLB 3 22 DC United MLS 3 22 Cleveland Cavaliers NBA 3 22 Phoenix Suns NBA 3 22 San Diego Chargers NFL 3 22 Calgary Flames NHL 3 22 Montreal Canadiens NHL 3 22 Nashville Predators NHL 3 22 San Jose Sharks NHL 3 31 Detroit Tigers MLB 2 31 Los Angeles Dodgers MLB 2 31 Toronto Blue Jays MLB 2 31 Chicago Fire MLS 2 31 FC Dallas MLS 2 31 New England Revolution MLS 2 31 Los Angeles Lakers NBA 2 31 Chicago Bears NFL 2 31 Dallas Cowboys NFL 2 31 Kansas City Chiefs NFL 2 31 Anaheim Mighty Ducks NHL 2 31 Buffalo Sabres NHL 2 31 New York Rangers NHL 2 44 Arizona Diamondbacks MLB 1 44 Atlanta Braves MLB 1 44 Chicago Cubs MLB 1 44 Cleveland Indians MLB 1 44 Colorado Rockies MLB 1 44 Milwaukee Brewers MLB 1 44 Seattle Mariners MLB 1 44 Chivas USA MLS 1 44 Houston Dynamo MLS 1 44 Chicago Bulls NBA 1 44 Golden State Warriors NBA 1 44 Houston Rockets NBA 1 44 Toronto Raptors NBA 1 44 Utah Jazz NBA 1 44 Baltimore Ravens NFL 1 44 New Orleans Saints NFL 1 44 New York Jets NFL 1 44 Philadelphia Eagles NFL 1 44 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 1 44 Minnesota Wild NHL 1 44 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 1 Lots of long baseball streaks go out the window today. Oakland (8 years), St. Louis (7), Houston (6), Minnesota (6), Chicago White Sox (4). So outside of the Yankees and Red Sox, the top streak is now Philadelphia. Pretty interesting. The Yankees now are tied for first. DC United will only tie for 16th after this season, despite being the top MLS team in the ranking. Under .500 Streaks 1 Pittsburgh Pirates MLB 15 2 Baltimore Orioles MLB 10 2 Tampa Bay Devil Rays MLB 10 4 Atlanta Hawks NBA 8 4 Arizona Cardinals NFL 8 6 Cincinnati Reds MLB 7 7 New York Knicks NBA 6 7 Detroit Lions NFL 6 7 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 6 7 Florida Panthers NHL 6 11 Houston Texans NFL 5 12 Kansas City Royals MLB 4 12 Orlando Magic NBA 4 12 Cleveland Browns NFL 4 12 Oakland Raiders NFL 4 12 San Francisco 49ers NFL 4 12 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 4 12 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 4 19 San Francisco Giants MLB 3 19 Texas Rangers MLB 3 19 Charlotte Bobcats NBA 3 19 Milwaukee Bucks NBA 3 19 New Orleans Hornets NBA 3 19 Portland Trailblazers NBA 3 19 Washington Capitols NHL 3 26 Florida Marlins MLB 2 26 Washington Nationals MLB 2 26 Columbus Crew MLS 2 26 Real Salt Lake MLS 2 26 Boston Celtics NBA 2 26 Minnesota Timberwolves NBA 2 26 Philadelphia 76ers NBA 2 26 Seattle Supersonics NBA 2 26 Buffalo Bills NFL 2 26 Boston Bruins NHL 2 26 New York Islanders NHL 2 26 St. Louis Blues NHL 2 38 Chicago White Sox MLB 1 38 Houston Astros MLB 1 38 Minnesota Twins MLB 1 38 Oakland Athletics MLB 1 38 St. Louis Cardinals MLB 1 38 Colorado Rapids MLS 1 38 Kansas City Wizards MLS 1 38 Los Angeles Galaxy MLS 1 38 New York Red Bulls MLS 1 38 Indiana Pacers NBA 1 38 Los Angeles Clippers NBA 1 38 Memphis Grizzlies NBA 1 38 Sacramento Kings NBA 1 38 Atlanta Falcons NFL 1 38 Miami Dolphins NFL 1 38 Minnesota Vikings NFL 1 38 Tampa Bay Buccaneers NFL 1 38 Washington Redskins NFL 1 38 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 1 38 Edmonton Oilers NHL 1 38 Los Angeles Kings NHL 1 38 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 1 38 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 1 The Rockies' 6-year streak falls by the wayside. Pirates are still the kings of suck. Columbus and RSL are headed for their 3rd straight losing seasons, which is tops in the usually even MLS.