Super Rugby Finals: Where can Waratahs, Reds and Brumbies finish on ladder

The Super Rugby Pacific finals are just one weekend away. The top eight is almost set but the jostling for positions is still intense. This is every team's best and worst case scenario for their final position and the predicted quarterfinal opponents for the top 8.

The Super Rugby Pacific finals are played in three weeks. The top eight teams play off in quarterfinals based on ladder position. Top ranked team hosts the lowest-ranked quarterfinal winner. Second highest ranked quarter final winner hosts third highest winner in week three.

The competition points are awarded in all regular season matches on the following basis: Win 4 points, draw 2 points and loss 7 points or less.

The final standings are decided using the following steps until the tie is broken. The most wins, most tries and the highest aggregate points difference are the criteria used.

Blues are the first team to reach the Super Rugby Finals.

NSW Waratahs play AWAY vs. NSW Waratsahs on Saturday 7.45pm AEST.

The Blues are six points clear of the second-placed Crusaders. They play the Brumbies on Saturday night. All Blacks winger Caleb Clarke is unlikely to feature after appearing to injure his hamstring against the Brumies. Rieko Ioane has a similar issue. The Highlanders, currently eighth, look to be the likeliest opponent in the quarterfinal.

The Blues will finish top. The Tahs' match against the Blues might add some drama to the play off picture.

Reds play at home against Waratahs on Friday at 5.35 pm AEST.

The Crusaders can't get into first place. They will drop to third if they lose by more than seven points. The Brumbies can win with a bonus point against the bottom placed Moana Pasifika. A second place finish would pit the Crusader against seventh placed Reds.

The Crusaders will have too much for the Reds and secure second spot. They will play Queenslanders again in the first week of the finals.

AWAY vs. Moana Pasifika, Saturday 5.05 pm AEST.

Brumbies can finish second, third or fourth. If they finish third, they will play the sixth placed team.

Brumbies will beat Moana Pasifika to stay third. Hurricanes will have too much for Force. Brumbie and Waratahs will play each other in the quarter final.

The last game is AWAY vs. Fijian Drua on Saturday at 1pm AEST.

The Chiefs can move into third place if they beat the Drua and the Brumbies lose to Moana Pasifika. If the Chiefs lose and if the Hurricanes and Waratahs win, they could slip to sixth place.

The Drua are unlikely to upset the Chiefs and they will finish fourth. The Druas will play fifth placed Hurricanes.

AWAY vs. Force, Saturday 10pm AEST.

The Canes can get up to fourth with a win over the Force. If the Chiefs are upset by Fijian Drua, they could drop to seventh.

Both Chiefs and Canes are expected to win. This will set up a quarterfinal between the two teams in Hamilton.

The last game for the Waratahs is at home against the Blues on Saturday at 7.45 pm AEST.

Tahs won their eighth of the season in Dunedin on Sunday. They need to beat the Blues and the Chiefs and Hurricanes to win to go up to fourth place.

The Tahs are playing in front of a big crowd at Leichhardt. The Tah's are still in sixth place and will lose to the Canes and Chiefs.

Waratahs, Reds and Brumbies are in Super Rugby Finals. Remaining game is AWAY vs. Crusaders on Friday 5.35pm AEST.

Reds can finish as high as fifth, but they need to lose to Hurricanes and Waratahs. They can't finish worse than seventh.

The Reds lost James O'Connor and Josh Flook to injuries. They have 10 regular squad members out injured. The Reds are unlikely to win in Christchurch.

The last game is against Rebels on Sunday at 2pm AEST.

The Highlanders can't reach the Reds and are six points clear of ninth placed Rebels. The Force beat Moana Pasifika in a catch up game on Tuesday and they are three points behind Highlands.

The Highlanders were poor against the Tahs on Sunday and lost Sam Gilbert for five weeks. The Force beat the Rebels on Saturday night.

Remaining game is at home vs. Hurricanes on Saturday at 10 pm.

Force can finish in eighth place with a win over Moana Pasifika on Tuesday night. A win and a Highlanders loss to Rebels will see a fourth Australian team into the top eight.

Force beat Moana Pasifika but they have to play a second game in a week. The Hurricanes are going to be tough opponents for Force.

Waratahs, Reds and Brumbies are in Super Rugby Finals. Remaining game is against Highlanders on Sunday at 2pm AEST.

The Rebels can't catch the Highlanders but can be passed by the Force. The Force are five points clear of Fijian Drua in 11th place.

The Rebels will finish 10th if they lose to Highlanders and Force win over Moana Pasifika on Tuesday.

Remaining game is at home against Chiefs on Saturday 1pm AEST.

Dra have a very remote chance of improving to 10th place. They need Rebels to lose and to make up a points differential of 107 points. A loss to Chiefs and a Moana Pasifika bonus point win would see MP leap them into 11th.

Waratahs, Reds and Brumbies are going to finish on the bottom of the table.

Moana Pasifika is 12 points behind the lead.

Waratahs, Reds and Brumbies are in Super Rugby Finals. Remaining game is at home vs. Brumies on Saturday at 5.05 pm AEST.

Moana Pasifika has one win all season. Brumbies have one more chance to win on Saturday.

Moana Pasifika's team is going to finish last in the bottom three.

The Super Rugby Finals are taking place.