The Michigan St. Spartans What If table presents playoff probabilities depended upon how Michigan St. 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 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | 18 | |
| Win Next Game | 2 | 2 | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 10% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 2% | <1% |
| Current Standings | 1 | 2 | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 7% | 5% | 2% |
| Lose Next Game | 1 | 3 | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 10% | 12% | 12% | 11% | 9% | 7% | 3% |
| 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 | 18 | |
| Current Standings | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 7% | 5% | 2% |
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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 | 18 | ||
| 6 of 6 | 100% | 7 | 2 | 5% | 22% | 36% | 26% | 9% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 5 of 6 | 83% | 6 | 3 | <1% | 1% | 6% | 18% | 28% | 27% | 15% | 5% | 1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 4 of 6 | 67% | 5 | 4 | X | X | <1% | <1% | 2% | 9% | 21% | 28% | 24% | 12% | 4% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 3 of 6 | 50% | 4 | 5 | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 3% | 12% | 24% | 29% | 21% | 9% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ |
| 2 of 6 | 33% | 3 | 6 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | 6% | 18% | 30% | 27% | 14% | 3% | <1% | <1% |
| 1 of 6 | 17% | 2 | 7 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | 1% | 5% | 17% | 31% | 30% | 14% | 3% |
| 0 of 6 | 0% | 1 | 8 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 1% | 5% | 22% | 43% | 29% |