If it loses one of its remaining games, Illinois will make the 2024 NCAA Football Playoffs 46% of the times. The two tables below show the most likely outcomes when the team makes and misses the playoffs if that loss occurs. (This content is currently in an experimental state.)
If it loses one of its remaining games, Illinois makes the playoffs 46% of the times. The table below shows the most likely outcome when this occurs. The following list shows additonal key games and events (not neccessarily required) that heavily contribute to Illinois making the playoffs.
(99)Illinois opponents win (SOS related)
(99)Illinois plays in the Big 10 Championship Game
| Rank | Team | ConferenceConf | MWP | Record | College Football Playoff Participation Probabilities |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | Win Out | Lose 1 More | Current | ||||
| 1 | Wisconsin (100) | Big 10Big 10 | 100 | 12 | 1 | - | - | 100% |
| 2 | Western Michigan (17) | MACMAC | 98 | 12 | 1 | - | - | 100% |
| 3 | Louisville (80) | ACCACC | 97 | 13 | 0 | - | - | 100% |
| 4 | Illinois (99) | Big 10Big 10 | 95 | 12 | 1 | - | - | 100% |
| 5 | Colorado (58) | Big 12Big 12 | 91 | 13 | 0 | - | - | X |
| 6 | UCLA (101) | Big 10Big 10 | 90 | 10 | 2 | - | - | X |
| 7 | Texas A&M (127) | SECSEC | 89 | 11 | 2 | - | - | X |
| 8 | Oregon (124) | Big 10Big 10 | 88 | 9 | 3 | - | - | X |
| 9 | Minnesota (109) | Big 10Big 10 | 87 | 10 | 2 | - | - | X |
| 10 | Wake Forest (112) | ACCACC | 87 | 11 | 1 | - | - | X |
If it loses one of its remaining games, Illinois misses the playoffs 54% of the times. The table below shows the most likely outcome when this occurs. The following list shows additonal key games and events (not neccessarily required) that heavily contribute to Illinois missing the playoffs.
(99)Illinois opponents lose (SOS related)
(99)Illinois does not plays in the Big 10 Championship Game
(101)UCLA wins the Big 10 Championship
(105)Maryland wins the Big 10 Championship
(100)Wisconsin wins 12 or more games
| Rank | Team | ConferenceConf | MWP | Record | College Football Playoff Participation Probabilities |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | Win Out | Lose 1 More | Current | ||||
| 1 | Clemson (93) | ACCACC | 102 | 12 | 1 | - | - | 100% |
| 2 | Texas Tech (61) | Big 12Big 12 | 95 | 12 | 1 | - | - | 100% |
| 3 | Boston College (89) | ACCACC | 94 | 11 | 2 | - | - | 100% |
| 4 | Maryland (105) | Big 10Big 10 | 90 | 12 | 1 | - | - | 100% |
| 5 | Alabama (126) | SECSEC | 88 | 12 | 1 | - | - | X |
| 6 | New Mexico (40) | Mountain WestMntn West | 88 | 11 | 2 | - | - | X |
| 7 | Northern Illinois (32) | MACMAC | 88 | 11 | 2 | - | - | X |
| 8 | Charlotte (44) | American AthleticAm. Athletic | 87 | 12 | 1 | - | - | X |
| 9 | Illinois (99) | Big 10Big 10 | 85 | 11 | 1 | - | - | X |
| 10 | Baylor (7) | Big 12Big 12 | 84 | 11 | 2 | - | - | X |