The East Carolina Pirates What If table presents playoff probabilities depended upon how East Carolina 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 | 4 | 1 | 10% | 11% | 12% | 15% | 16% | 14% | 11% | 7% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ |
| Current Standings | 3 | 1 | 10% | 10% | 12% | 14% | 16% | 14% | 11% | 8% | 4% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Lose Next Game | 3 | 2 | 1% | 4% | 7% | 12% | 15% | 18% | 16% | 12% | 8% | 6% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <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 | 15% | 12% | 12% | 13% | 16% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ |
| Current Standings | 10% | 10% | 12% | 14% | 16% | 14% | 11% | 8% | 4% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Worst Case Scenario | <1% | 3% | 7% | 13% | 15% | 20% | 16% | 11% | 7% | 5% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
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Best Case Scenario UTSA beats South Florida Memphis beats Tulane East Carolina beats Charlotte |
Worst Case Scenario South Florida beats UTSA Tulane beats Memphis Charlotte beats East Carolina |
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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 | ||
| 4 of 4 | 100% | 7 | 1 | 50% | 34% | 14% | 3% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 3 of 4 | 75% | 6 | 2 | 5% | 17% | 28% | 30% | 18% | 3% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 2 of 4 | 50% | 5 | 3 | <1% | <1% | 3% | 16% | 30% | 34% | 14% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 1 of 4 | 25% | 4 | 4 | X | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | 10% | 33% | 36% | 16% | 3% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ |
| 0 of 4 | 0% | 3 | 5 | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | 1% | 5% | 36% | 39% | 17% | 2% | <1% | <1% |