The Cincinnati Bearcats What If table presents playoff probabilities depended upon how Cincinnati 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 | 6 | 2 | 2% | 13% | 8% | 18% | 20% | 32% | 8% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Standings | 5 | 2 | 1% | 4% | 3% | 9% | 16% | 34% | 17% | 10% | 4% | 1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Lose Next Game | 5 | 3 | X | X | 1% | 4% | 16% | 38% | 21% | 13% | 5% | 1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Regular Season Finish | ||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | 1% | 27% | 16% | 15% | 18% | 23% | 1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Standings | 1% | 4% | 3% | 9% | 16% | 34% | 17% | 10% | 4% | 1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Worst Case Scenario | X | X | 1% | 3% | 11% | 43% | 27% | 14% | 2% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
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Best Case Scenario Cincinnati beats BYU Colorado beats Arizona St. TCU beats Houston |
Worst Case Scenario BYU beats Cincinnati Arizona St. beats Colorado Houston beats TCU |
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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 | ||
| 2 of 2 | 100% | 7 | 2 | 3% | 27% | 15% | 29% | 21% | 5% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 1 of 2 | 50% | 6 | 3 | X | <1% | 2% | 8% | 24% | 54% | 11% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 0 of 2 | 0% | 5 | 4 | X | X | <1% | <1% | 2% | 25% | 35% | 27% | 9% | 3% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |