The W. Kentucky Hilltoppers What If table presents playoff probabilities depended upon how W. Kentucky 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 | |
| Win Next Game | 3 | 2 | 1% | 4% | 15% | 23% | 21% | 15% | 12% | 8% | 2% | <1% |
| Current Standings | 2 | 2 | 1% | 2% | 8% | 13% | 14% | 17% | 18% | 14% | 13% | 1% |
| Lose Next Game | 2 | 3 | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 12% | 21% | 23% | 19% | 17% | 1% |
| Regular Season Finish | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1* Conference Championship Game Participant |
2* Conference Championship Game Participant |
3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| Best Case Scenario | 2% | 8% | 19% | 19% | 17% | 12% | 11% | 9% | 2% | <1% |
| Current Standings | 1% | 2% | 8% | 13% | 14% | 17% | 18% | 14% | 13% | 1% |
| Worst Case Scenario | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 12% | 21% | 25% | 18% | 18% | 1% |
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Best Case Scenario Kennesaw St. beats Delaware W. Kentucky beats Middle Tenn. St. Sam Houston beats Jacksonville St. |
Worst Case Scenario Delaware beats Kennesaw St. Middle Tenn. St. beats W. Kentucky Jacksonville St. beats Sam Houston |
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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 | ||
| 4 of 4 | 100% | 6 | 2 | 14% | 51% | 35% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 3 of 4 | 75% | 5 | 3 | <1% | 5% | 40% | 45% | 10% | 1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 2 of 4 | 50% | 4 | 4 | X | <1% | 4% | 18% | 35% | 31% | 10% | 1% | <1% | ^ |
| 1 of 4 | 25% | 3 | 5 | X | X | <1% | <1% | 4% | 18% | 37% | 33% | 8% | <1% |
| 0 of 4 | 0% | 2 | 6 | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | 5% | 28% | 61% | 6% |