The Most Important Games for the Indiana Hoosiers are those conference games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Hoosiers final standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Indiana Hoosiers 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 |
Indiana 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 | |||
| Indiana (10‑3) vs Washington (8‑4) |
51 | Indiana Wins | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 3% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 7% | ||
| Washington Wins | 6% | 5% | 3% | 1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | ||
| Michigan (10‑0) vs USC (12‑1) |
4 | Michigan Wins | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 5% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 7% | ||
| USC Wins | 6% | 5% | 3% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | ||
| Penn State (8‑4) vs Illinois (9‑3) |
2 | Penn State Wins | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 6% | 5% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 7% | ||
| Illinois Wins | 6% | 5% | 3% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 9% | ||
| Oregon (6‑6) vs Maryland (6‑5) |
2 | Oregon Wins | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 5% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 7% | ||
| Maryland Wins | 6% | 5% | 3% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 8% | ||
| Wisconsin (8‑4) vs Purdue (11‑1) |
1 | Wisconsin Wins | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 6% | 5% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 7% | ||
| Purdue Wins | 6% | 5% | 3% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 8% | ||
| NorthwesternN. Western (7‑5) vs Minnesota (7‑5) |
1 | NorthwesternN. Western Wins | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 5% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 7% | ||
| Minnesota Wins | 6% | 5% | 3% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 9% | ||
| Ohio St. (8‑3) vs Rutgers (6‑6) |
1 | Ohio St. Wins | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 6% | 5% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 7% | ||
| Rutgers Wins | 6% | 5% | 3% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | ||
| UCLA (9‑3) vs Iowa (10‑2) |
1 | UCLA Wins | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 6% | 5% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 7% | ||
| Iowa Wins | 6% | 5% | 3% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | ||
| Michigan St. (11‑1) vs Nebraska (12‑0) |
0 | Michigan St. Wins | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 5% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 7% | ||
| Nebraska Wins | 6% | 5% | 3% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 9% | ||