The Massachusetts Minutemen What If table presents finishing probabilities depended upon how Massachusetts plays future conference games. These games include either the next game or all remaining games. Other unplayed future conference games are assumed won/lost with a probability based upon relative team strengths.
| Resultant Record | Regular Season Finish | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WRi Wins in Regulation |
WOSi Wins in OT and SO |
LOSi Losses in OT and SO |
LRi Losses in Regulation |
Ptsi Pts = 3*WR + 2*WOS + 1*LOS + 0*LR |
1* First Round Bye and Second Round Home Field Advantange |
2* First Round Bye and Second Round Home Field Advantange |
3* First Round Bye and Second Round Home Field Advantange |
4* First Round Bye and Second Round Home Field Advantange |
5** First Round Bye |
6*** First Round Home Field Advantange |
7*** First Round Home Field Advantange |
8*** First Round Home Field Advantange |
9 | 10 | 11 | |
| Win Next Game | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 11% | 15% | 18% | 18% | 17% | 11% |
| Current Standings | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 8% | 12% | 15% | 18% | 20% | 19% |
| Lose Next Game | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 7% | 11% | 15% | 18% | 22% | 22% |
| Resultant Record | Regular Season Finish | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WRi Wins in Regulation |
WOSi Wins in OT and SO |
LOSi Losses in OT and SO |
LRi Losses in Regulation |
Ptsi Pts = 3*WR + 2*WOS + 1*LOS + 0*LR |
1* First Round Bye and Second Round Home Field Advantange |
2* First Round Bye and Second Round Home Field Advantange |
3* First Round Bye and Second Round Home Field Advantange |
4* First Round Bye and Second Round Home Field Advantange |
5** First Round Bye |
6*** First Round Home Field Advantange |
7*** First Round Home Field Advantange |
8*** First Round Home Field Advantange |
9 | 10 | 11 | |
| Massachusetts Sweeps | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 11% | 15% | 18% | 18% | 17% | 11% |
| Current Standings | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 8% | 12% | 15% | 18% | 20% | 19% |
| Northeastern Sweeps | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 7% | 11% | 15% | 18% | 22% | 22% |
| Regular Season Finish | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1* First Round Bye and Second Round Home Field Advantange |
2* First Round Bye and Second Round Home Field Advantange |
3* First Round Bye and Second Round Home Field Advantange |
4* First Round Bye and Second Round Home Field Advantange |
5** First Round Bye |
6*** First Round Home Field Advantange |
7*** First Round Home Field Advantange |
8*** First Round Home Field Advantange |
9 | 10 | 11 | |
| Best Case Scenario | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 9% | 11% | 15% | 18% | 20% | 19% |
| Current Standings | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 8% | 12% | 15% | 18% | 20% | 19% |
| Worst Case Scenario | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 9% | 11% | 16% | 18% | 20% | 19% |
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Best Case Scenario Maine beats Mass.-Lowell |
Worst Case Scenario Mass.-Lowell beats Maine |
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| Remaining Games Won |
Winning Percentage of Remaining Games |
Resultant Record | Regular Season Finish | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WRi Wins in Regulation |
WOSi Wins in OT and SO |
LOSi Losses in OT and SO |
LRi Losses in Regulation |
Ptsi Pts = 3*WR + 2*WOS + 1*LOS + 0*LR |
1* First Round Bye and Second Round Home Field Advantange |
2* First Round Bye and Second Round Home Field Advantange |
3* First Round Bye and Second Round Home Field Advantange |
4* First Round Bye and Second Round Home Field Advantange |
5** First Round Bye |
6*** First Round Home Field Advantange |
7*** First Round Home Field Advantange |
8*** First Round Home Field Advantange |
9 | 10 | 11 | ||
| 15 of 15 | 100% | 17 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 54 | 82% | 18% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 14 of 15 | 93% | 16 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 51 | 47% | 46% | 7% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 13 of 15 | 87% | 15 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 48 | 14% | 48% | 33% | 5% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 12 of 15 | 80% | 14 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 45 | 1% | 19% | 47% | 28% | 4% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 11 of 15 | 73% | 13 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 42 | <1% | 2% | 22% | 47% | 25% | 4% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 10 of 15 | 67% | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 39 | <1% | <1% | 3% | 24% | 47% | 24% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ |
| 9 of 15 | 60% | 11 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 36 | X | <1% | <1% | 4% | 26% | 48% | 20% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| 8 of 15 | 53% | 10 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 33 | X | X | <1% | <1% | 4% | 31% | 45% | 18% | 2% | <1% | <1% |
| 7 of 15 | 47% | 9 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 30 | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | 6% | 34% | 43% | 16% | 1% | <1% |
| 6 of 15 | 40% | 8 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 27 | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | 8% | 36% | 43% | 12% | 1% |
| 5 of 15 | 33% | 7 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 24 | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 10% | 41% | 41% | 7% |
| 4 of 15 | 27% | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 21 | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | 14% | 53% | 33% |
| 3 of 15 | 20% | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 18 | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | 29% | 70% |
| 2 of 15 | 13% | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 15 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | 5% | 95% |
| 1 of 15 | 7% | 3 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 12 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | >99% |
| 0 of 15 | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 9 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% |