The Most Important Games for the Ohio State Buckeyes are those conference games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Buckeyes final standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Ohio State Buckeyes fans can use this table to identify the most interesting conference games in the upcoming week of play.
Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Remaining Games Winner |
Ohio State Resultant Probabilities | ||||||
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Regular Season Finish | |||||||||
1* First Round Bye |
2** First Round Home Field Advantage |
3** First Round Home Field Advantage |
4** First Round Home Field Advantage |
5 | 6 | 7 | |||
Ohio State (7‑0‑1) vs Michigan State (5‑1) 2 Games Remaining |
40 | Ohio State Sweeps 2 Games | 31% | 24% | 20% | 15% | 8% | 3% | <1% |
Current Probabilities | 22% | 22% | 20% | 18% | 12% | 5% | 1% | ||
Michigan State Sweeps 2 Games | 14% | 22% | 22% | 20% | 14% | 6% | 1% | ||
Wisconsin (2‑6) vs Minnesota (7‑1) 2 Games Remaining |
8 | Wisconsin Sweeps 2 Games | 26% | 21% | 19% | 16% | 11% | 5% | 1% |
Current Probabilities | 22% | 22% | 20% | 18% | 12% | 5% | 1% | ||
Minnesota Sweeps 2 Games | 22% | 22% | 20% | 18% | 12% | 5% | 1% | ||
Notre Dame (5‑3) vs Michigan (5‑2‑1) 2 Games Remaining |
4 | Notre Dame Sweeps 2 Games | 24% | 22% | 19% | 16% | 12% | 6% | 1% |
Current Probabilities | 22% | 22% | 20% | 18% | 12% | 5% | 1% | ||
Michigan Sweeps 2 Games | 22% | 22% | 20% | 17% | 12% | 5% | 1% | ||
Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Ohio State Resultant Probabilities | ||||||
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Regular Season Finish | |||||||||
1* First Round Bye |
2** First Round Home Field Advantage |
3** First Round Home Field Advantage |
4** First Round Home Field Advantage |
5 | 6 | 7 | |||
Ohio State (7‑0‑1) vs Michigan State (5‑1) |
19 | Ohio State Wins | 26% | 24% | 20% | 17% | 10% | 4% | 1% |
Current Probabilities | 22% | 22% | 20% | 18% | 12% | 5% | 1% | ||
Michigan State Wins | 17% | 22% | 22% | 19% | 13% | 6% | 1% | ||
Wisconsin (2‑6) vs Minnesota (7‑1) |
5 | Wisconsin Wins | 24% | 22% | 20% | 16% | 11% | 5% | 1% |
Current Probabilities | 22% | 22% | 20% | 18% | 12% | 5% | 1% | ||
Minnesota Wins | 22% | 22% | 20% | 18% | 12% | 5% | 1% | ||
Notre Dame (5‑3) vs Michigan (5‑2‑1) |
1 | Notre Dame Wins | 23% | 22% | 20% | 17% | 12% | 5% | 1% |
Current Probabilities | 22% | 22% | 20% | 18% | 12% | 5% | 1% | ||
Michigan Wins | 22% | 22% | 20% | 17% | 12% | 5% | 1% | ||