The UCLA Bruins What If table presents playoff probabilities depended upon how UCLA 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 | 17 | 18 | |
| Win Next Game | 4 | 2 | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 5% | 7% | 11% | 14% | 17% | 20% | 15% | 4% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | 
| Current Standings | 3 | 2 | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 11% | 16% | 24% | 19% | 4% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 
| Lose Next Game | 3 | 3 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 5% | 9% | 17% | 30% | 25% | 5% | <1% | <1% | <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 | 17 | 18 | |
| Current Standings | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 11% | 16% | 24% | 19% | 4% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 
| Best Case Scenario None | Worst Case Scenario None | |||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 17 | 18 | ||
| 4 of 4 | 100% | 7 | 2 | 1% | 15% | 42% | 32% | 9% | 1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | 
| 3 of 4 | 75% | 6 | 3 | <1% | <1% | 1% | 9% | 24% | 31% | 22% | 10% | 3% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | 
| 2 of 4 | 50% | 5 | 4 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 9% | 21% | 30% | 25% | 11% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | 
| 1 of 4 | 25% | 4 | 5 | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 3% | 15% | 37% | 36% | 7% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | 
| 0 of 4 | 0% | 3 | 6 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | 4% | 37% | 48% | 10% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |