The Akron Zips What If table presents playoff probabilities depended upon how Akron 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 | 13 | |
| Win Next Game | 1 | 4 | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 10% | 18% | 48% | 15% |
| Current Standings | 0 | 4 | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 13% | 41% | 39% |
| Lose Next Game | 0 | 5 | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 11% | 40% | 44% |
| Regular Season Finish | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1* Conference Championship Game Participant |
2* Conference Championship Game Participant |
3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | |
| Current Standings | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 13% | 41% | 39% |
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Best Case Scenario None |
Worst Case Scenario None |
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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 | 13 | ||
| 4 of 4 | 100% | 4 | 4 | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 5% | 16% | 29% | 31% | 16% | 3% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| 3 of 4 | 75% | 3 | 5 | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | 2% | 10% | 26% | 35% | 24% | 4% | <1% |
| 2 of 4 | 50% | 2 | 6 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | 1% | 10% | 35% | 50% | 4% |
| 1 of 4 | 25% | 1 | 7 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | 4% | 63% | 32% |
| 0 of 4 | 0% | 0 | 8 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 24% | 76% |