The Most Important Games for the Rice Owls are those conference games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Owls final standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Rice Owls 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 |
Rice 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** First Round Bye |
11** First Round Bye |
12 | 13 | |||
| Rice (5‑6) vs Tulsa (10‑1) |
49 | Rice Wins | 3% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 26% | 2% | 3% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 10% | 34% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 6% | ||
| Tulsa Wins | 7% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 10% | 10% | 34% | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ||
| E. Carolina (4‑7) vs Tulane (7‑4) |
3 | E. Carolina Wins | 2% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 34% | 2% | 3% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 10% | 34% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 6% | ||
| Tulane Wins | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 10% | 34% | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ||
| Charlotte (4‑7) vs Temple (6‑5) |
3 | Charlotte Wins | 2% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 10% | 34% | 2% | 3% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 10% | 34% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 6% | ||
| Temple Wins | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 10% | 34% | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ||
| Florida Atlantic (8‑3) vs Texas-San Antonio (4‑6) |
1 | Florida Atlantic Wins | 2% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 10% | 34% | 2% | 3% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 10% | 34% | 2% | 4% | 5% | 6% | ||
| Texas-San Antonio Wins | 7% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 35% | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ||
| UAB (7‑4) vs Wichita St. (6‑5) |
1 | UAB Wins | 2% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 35% | 2% | 3% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 10% | 34% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 6% | ||
| Wichita St. Wins | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 35% | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ||
| Memphis (4‑5) vs North Texas (8‑3) |
0 | Memphis Wins | 2% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 10% | 34% | 2% | 3% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 10% | 34% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 6% | ||
| North Texas Wins | 7% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 35% | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ||