The Black Knights Army What If table presents playoff probabilities depended upon how Black Knights 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 | |
| Win Next Game | 2 | 0 | 18% | 14% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 1% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Standings | 1 | 0 | 16% | 13% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% |
| Lose Next Game | 1 | 1 | 6% | 9% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 3% | 1% |
| 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 | |
| Best Case Scenario | 18% | 14% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 1% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Standings | 16% | 13% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% |
| Worst Case Scenario | 6% | 9% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 3% | 1% |
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Best Case Scenario Black Knights beats Rice |
Worst Case Scenario Rice beats Black Knights |
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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 | ||
| 7 of 7 | 100% | 8 | 0 | 88% | 12% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 6 of 7 | 86% | 7 | 1 | 46% | 41% | 12% | 1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 5 of 7 | 71% | 6 | 2 | 6% | 24% | 38% | 23% | 7% | 1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 4 of 7 | 57% | 5 | 3 | <1% | 1% | 7% | 21% | 35% | 25% | 9% | 1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 3 of 7 | 43% | 4 | 4 | X | X | <1% | <1% | 3% | 15% | 30% | 31% | 16% | 3% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ |
| 2 of 7 | 29% | 3 | 5 | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | 1% | 10% | 25% | 34% | 22% | 7% | 1% | <1% |
| 1 of 7 | 14% | 2 | 6 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | 1% | 7% | 23% | 39% | 25% | 5% |
| 0 of 7 | 0% | 1 | 7 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | 1% | 12% | 40% | 47% |