The one, two, and three seeds in the USL Western Conference playoffs all fell at the first hurdle, bounced out of the post-season at the quarterfinal stage.
The USL's playoffs are agreeably unforgiving: one and done; win or go home. After fourth seed Swope Park Rangers saw off fifth-seeded LA Galaxy, 3-0, to open the league's 2016 post-season, everything went awry for the better-placed teams in the West.
Vancouver Whitecaps 2 fought back from a goal down to claim a 2-1 win over Colorado Springs Switchbacks: the three-seed was out.