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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 (12‑4‑1) vs Notre Dame (6‑11) 1 Game Remaining |
12 | Ohio State Sweeps 1 Game | 8% | 16% | 31% | 30% | 13% | 2% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 16% | 30% | 30% | 14% | 3% | <1% | ||
| Notre Dame Sweeps 1 Game | 4% | 12% | 28% | 32% | 18% | 5% | 1% | ||
| Michigan State (12‑2‑1) vs Minnesota (15‑2‑2) 1 Game Remaining |
1 | Michigan State Sweeps 1 Game | 8% | 15% | 30% | 30% | 14% | 3% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 16% | 30% | 30% | 14% | 3% | <1% | ||
| Minnesota Sweeps 1 Game | 7% | 15% | 30% | 30% | 14% | 3% | <1% | ||
| Wisconsin (7‑9‑1) vs Michigan (10‑6‑1) 1 Game Remaining |
0 | Wisconsin Sweeps 1 Game | 8% | 16% | 31% | 25% | 16% | 4% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 16% | 30% | 30% | 14% | 3% | <1% | ||
| Michigan Sweeps 1 Game | 7% | 16% | 29% | 31% | 14% | 3% | <1% | ||
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Ohio State Resultant Probabilities | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 (12‑4‑1) vs Notre Dame (6‑11) |
12 | Ohio State Wins | 8% | 16% | 31% | 30% | 13% | 2% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 16% | 30% | 30% | 14% | 3% | <1% | ||
| Notre Dame Wins | 4% | 12% | 28% | 32% | 18% | 5% | 1% | ||
| Michigan State (12‑2‑1) vs Minnesota (15‑2‑2) |
1 | Michigan State Wins | 8% | 15% | 30% | 30% | 14% | 3% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 16% | 30% | 30% | 14% | 3% | <1% | ||
| Minnesota Wins | 7% | 15% | 30% | 30% | 14% | 3% | <1% | ||
| Wisconsin (7‑9‑1) vs Michigan (10‑6‑1) |
0 | Wisconsin Wins | 8% | 16% | 31% | 25% | 16% | 4% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 16% | 30% | 30% | 14% | 3% | <1% | ||
| Michigan Wins | 7% | 16% | 29% | 31% | 14% | 3% | <1% | ||