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 | 3 | 3 | <1% | <1% | 2% | 7% | 9% | 11% | 15% | 16% | 13% | 14% | 10% | 2% | <1% | 
| Current Standings | 2 | 3 | <1% | <1% | 2% | 6% | 8% | 10% | 13% | 15% | 13% | 14% | 12% | 5% | 2% | 
| Lose Next Game | 2 | 4 | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 6% | 9% | 9% | 15% | 18% | 19% | 15% | 7% | 
| 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 | <1% | <1% | 2% | 6% | 8% | 10% | 13% | 15% | 13% | 14% | 12% | 5% | 2% | 
| 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 | ||
| 3 of 3 | 100% | 5 | 3 | <1% | 1% | 11% | 32% | 35% | 18% | 3% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | 
| 2 of 3 | 67% | 4 | 4 | X | <1% | <1% | 1% | 6% | 20% | 33% | 28% | 10% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | 
| 1 of 3 | 33% | 3 | 5 | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | 1% | 7% | 26% | 38% | 24% | 4% | <1% | 
| 0 of 3 | 0% | 2 | 6 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 5% | 32% | 41% | 23% |