The Syracuse Orange What If table presents playoff probabilities depended upon how Syracuse 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 | 2 | 6 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 1% | 8% | 29% | 44% | 18% | ^ |
| Current Standings | 1 | 6 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 1% | 6% | 21% | 40% | 14% | 19% |
| Lose Next Game | 1 | 7 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 27% | 3% | 70% |
| Regular Season Finish | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Current Standings | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 1% | 6% | 21% | 40% | 14% | 19% |
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Best Case Scenario None |
Worst Case Scenario None |
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| 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 | ||
| 1 of 1 | 100% | 2 | 6 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 1% | 8% | 27% | 45% | 18% | ^ |
| 0 of 1 | 0% | 1 | 7 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 27% | 3% | 70% |