The BYU Cougars What If table presents playoff probabilities depended upon how BYU 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 | |
| Win Next Game | 4 | 0 | 32% | 23% | 15% | 11% | 8% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Standings | 3 | 0 | 25% | 18% | 14% | 12% | 9% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Lose Next Game | 3 | 1 | 13% | 12% | 15% | 14% | 12% | 11% | 7% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <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 | 15 | 16 | |
| Best Case Scenario | 35% | 25% | 15% | 9% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Standings | 25% | 18% | 14% | 12% | 9% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Worst Case Scenario | 12% | 11% | 15% | 14% | 13% | 11% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
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Best Case Scenario Arizona beats Houston BYU beats Utah Oklahoma St. beats Cincinnati |
Worst Case Scenario Houston beats Arizona Utah beats BYU Cincinnati beats Oklahoma St. |
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| Remaining Games Won |
Winning Percentage of Remaining Games |
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 | ||
| 6 of 6 | 100% | 9 | 0 | 100% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 5 of 6 | 83% | 8 | 1 | 71% | 25% | 4% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 4 of 6 | 67% | 7 | 2 | 12% | 35% | 35% | 14% | 3% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 3 of 6 | 50% | 6 | 3 | <1% | 3% | 14% | 31% | 30% | 17% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 2 of 6 | 33% | 5 | 4 | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | 9% | 24% | 30% | 23% | 10% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 1 of 6 | 17% | 4 | 5 | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | 3% | 14% | 27% | 29% | 19% | 7% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| 0 of 6 | 0% | 3 | 6 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | 1% | 6% | 20% | 32% | 28% | 11% | 1% | <1% |