The Texas Tech Red Raiders What If table presents finishing probabilities depended upon how Texas Tech 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 | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | 1* First and Second Round Byes |
2* First and Second Round Byes |
3* First and Second Round Byes |
4* First and Second Round Byes |
5** First Round Bye |
6** First Round Bye |
7** First Round Bye |
8** First Round Bye |
9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |
| Win Next Game | 12 | 4 | 4% | 25% | 37% | 32% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Standings | 11 | 4 | 3% | 19% | 34% | 39% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Lose Next Game | 11 | 5 | <1% | 7% | 28% | 52% | 9% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Regular Season Finish | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1* First and Second Round Byes |
2* First and Second Round Byes |
3* First and Second Round Byes |
4* First and Second Round Byes |
5** First Round Bye |
6** First Round Bye |
7** First Round Bye |
8** First Round Bye |
9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |
| Best Case Scenario | 3% | 20% | 37% | 39% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Standings | 3% | 19% | 34% | 39% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Worst Case Scenario | <1% | 12% | 32% | 41% | 10% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
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Best Case Scenario Texas Tech beats West Virginia Oklahoma St. beats Kansas Arizona beats BYU |
Worst Case Scenario West Virginia beats Texas Tech Kansas beats Oklahoma St. BYU beats Arizona |
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| Remaining Games Won |
Winning Percentage of Remaining Games |
Resultant Record | Regular Season Finish | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | 1* First and Second Round Byes |
2* First and Second Round Byes |
3* First and Second Round Byes |
4* First and Second Round Byes |
5** First Round Bye |
6** First Round Bye |
7** First Round Bye |
8** First Round Bye |
9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | ||
| 5 of 5 | 100% | 16 | 4 | 26% | 65% | 9% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 4 of 5 | 80% | 15 | 5 | 2% | 39% | 50% | 9% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 3 of 5 | 60% | 14 | 6 | <1% | 7% | 45% | 48% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 2 of 5 | 40% | 13 | 7 | X | <1% | 15% | 78% | 6% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 1 of 5 | 20% | 12 | 8 | X | <1% | 1% | 48% | 38% | 12% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| 0 of 5 | 0% | 11 | 9 | X | X | <1% | 5% | 21% | 35% | 28% | 10% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |