The UNLV Rebels What If table presents playoff probabilities depended upon how UNLV 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 | 11 | 12 | |
| Win Next Game | 3 | 1 | 11% | 29% | 23% | 17% | 10% | 6% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Standings | 2 | 1 | 9% | 25% | 21% | 16% | 12% | 8% | 5% | 3% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Lose Next Game | 2 | 2 | 2% | 14% | 19% | 17% | 16% | 12% | 9% | 5% | 3% | 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 | |
| Best Case Scenario | 16% | 23% | 17% | 15% | 11% | 8% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Standings | 9% | 25% | 21% | 16% | 12% | 8% | 5% | 3% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Worst Case Scenario | 8% | 25% | 21% | 16% | 12% | 8% | 5% | 3% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
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Best Case Scenario Nevada beats Boise State |
Worst Case Scenario Boise State beats Nevada |
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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 | ||
| 5 of 5 | 100% | 7 | 1 | 31% | 57% | 12% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 4 of 5 | 80% | 6 | 2 | 5% | 38% | 40% | 15% | 2% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 3 of 5 | 60% | 5 | 3 | <1% | 3% | 19% | 37% | 29% | 10% | 1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 2 of 5 | 40% | 4 | 4 | X | X | <1% | 4% | 21% | 34% | 29% | 10% | 2% | <1% | ^ | ^ |
| 1 of 5 | 20% | 3 | 5 | X | X | X | X | <1% | 3% | 17% | 33% | 31% | 15% | 2% | <1% |
| 0 of 5 | 0% | 2 | 6 | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | 1% | 14% | 33% | 38% | 14% |