The Miami Hurricanes What If table presents playoff probabilities depended upon how Miami plays future conference games. These games include either the next game, all remaining games, or a set of games called Best/Worst Case Scenarios. Other unplayed future conference games are assumed won/lost with a probability based upon relative team strengths.
| Resultant Record | Regular Season Finish | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | 1* Conference Championship Game Participant |
2* Conference Championship Game Participant |
3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | |
| Win Next Game | 4 | 0 | 47% | 22% | 13% | 8% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ |
| Current Standings | 3 | 0 | 44% | 21% | 13% | 8% | 6% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Lose Next Game | 3 | 1 | 26% | 18% | 17% | 13% | 9% | 7% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Remaining Games Won |
Winning Percentage of Remaining Games |
Resultant Record | Regular Season Finish | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | 1* Conference Championship Game Participant |
2* Conference Championship Game Participant |
3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | ||
| 6 of 6 | 100% | 9 | 0 | 100% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 5 of 6 | 83% | 8 | 1 | 80% | 19% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 4 of 6 | 67% | 7 | 2 | 20% | 40% | 31% | 9% | 1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 3 of 6 | 50% | 6 | 3 | 1% | 7% | 22% | 34% | 25% | 9% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 2 of 6 | 33% | 5 | 4 | X | <1% | <1% | 5% | 18% | 29% | 26% | 15% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 1 of 6 | 17% | 4 | 5 | X | X | X | X | <1% | 1% | 9% | 23% | 27% | 22% | 13% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ |
| 0 of 6 | 0% | 3 | 6 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | 3% | 12% | 25% | 27% | 20% | 10% | 3% | <1% | <1% |