The Rice Owls What If table presents playoff probabilities depended upon how Rice 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 | 14 | |
| Win Next Game | 2 | 3 | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 12% | 16% | 18% | 25% | 7% | <1% | 
| Current Standings | 1 | 3 | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 12% | 21% | 30% | 15% | 1% | 
| Lose Next Game | 1 | 4 | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 6% | 11% | 26% | 34% | 18% | 1% | 
| Regular Season Finish | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1* Conference Championship Game Participant | 2* Conference Championship Game Participant | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | |
| Current Standings | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 12% | 21% | 30% | 15% | 1% | 
| Best Case Scenario None | Worst Case Scenario None | |||||||||||||
| 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 | 14 | ||
| 4 of 4 | 100% | 5 | 3 | <1% | 2% | 15% | 27% | 26% | 18% | 9% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | 
| 3 of 4 | 75% | 4 | 4 | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 8% | 20% | 30% | 27% | 11% | 2% | <1% | ^ | ^ | 
| 2 of 4 | 50% | 3 | 5 | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | 12% | 30% | 39% | 18% | <1% | <1% | 
| 1 of 4 | 25% | 2 | 6 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | 2% | 16% | 61% | 21% | <1% | 
| 0 of 4 | 0% | 1 | 7 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 43% | 52% | 5% |