The Most Important Games for the Syracuse Orange are those conference games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Orange final standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Syracuse Orange fans can use this table to identify the most interesting conference games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Syracuse Resultant Probabilities | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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** First Round Bye |
10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | NT | |||
| Syracuse (15‑11) vs Duke (23‑2) |
27 | Syracuse Wins | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 6% | 13% | 20% | 20% | 19% | 12% | 6% | 2% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 10% | 14% | 19% | 19% | 17% | 13% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Duke Wins | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 9% | 14% | 20% | 20% | 18% | 14% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Miami (20‑5) vs Virginia Tech (17‑9) |
6 | Miami Wins | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 6% | 11% | 14% | 18% | 19% | 16% | 12% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 10% | 14% | 19% | 19% | 17% | 13% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Virginia Tech Wins | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 4% | 8% | 14% | 21% | 20% | 17% | 13% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Louisville (19‑6) vs SMU (17‑8) |
2 | Louisville Wins | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 6% | 10% | 14% | 19% | 19% | 16% | 12% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 10% | 14% | 19% | 19% | 17% | 13% | 1% | <1% | ||
| SMU Wins | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 8% | 13% | 20% | 20% | 17% | 13% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Stanford (16‑10) vs California (18‑8) |
2 | Stanford Wins | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 6% | 10% | 14% | 17% | 19% | 17% | 14% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 10% | 14% | 19% | 19% | 17% | 13% | 1% | <1% | ||
| California Wins | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 9% | 14% | 21% | 19% | 16% | 12% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Clemson (20‑6) vs Wake Forest (13‑12) |
1 | Clemson Wins | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 10% | 14% | 20% | 20% | 16% | 11% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 10% | 14% | 19% | 19% | 17% | 13% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Wake Forest Wins | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 9% | 14% | 18% | 18% | 17% | 16% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Boston College (9‑16) vs Florida St. (12‑13) |
1 | Boston College Wins | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 10% | 16% | 21% | 21% | 15% | 9% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 10% | 14% | 19% | 19% | 17% | 13% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Florida St. Wins | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 9% | 14% | 19% | 18% | 17% | 15% | 1% | <1% | ||
| N.C. State (18‑8) vs North Carolina (20‑5) |
1 | N.C. State Wins | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 9% | 15% | 20% | 19% | 16% | 13% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 10% | 14% | 19% | 19% | 17% | 13% | 1% | <1% | ||
| North Carolina Wins | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 10% | 14% | 20% | 19% | 16% | 13% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Pittsburgh (9‑17) vs Notre Dame (12‑14) |
0 | Pittsburgh Wins | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 9% | 14% | 19% | 19% | 16% | 13% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 10% | 14% | 19% | 19% | 17% | 13% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Notre Dame Wins | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 9% | 15% | 19% | 19% | 16% | 13% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Georgia Tech (11‑15) vs Virginia (22‑3) |
0 | Georgia Tech Wins | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 10% | 14% | 19% | 19% | 17% | 13% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 10% | 14% | 19% | 19% | 17% | 13% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Virginia Wins | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 5% | 10% | 14% | 19% | 19% | 16% | 13% | 1% | <1% | ||