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, Second, and Third Round Byes |
2* First, Second, and Third Round Byes |
3* First, Second, and Third Round Byes |
4* First, Second, and Third Round Byes |
5** First and Second Round Byes |
6** First and Second Round Byes |
7** First and Second Round Byes |
8** First and Second Round Byes |
9*** First Round Bye |
10*** First Round Bye |
11*** First Round Bye |
12*** First Round Bye |
13*** First Round Bye |
14*** First Round Bye |
15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | |||
| Indiana (3‑0) vs Rutgers (2‑0) |
48 | Indiana Wins | 12% | 10% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | ||
| Rutgers Wins | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 2% | ||
| Wisconsin (3‑0) vs NorthwesternN. Western (2‑0) |
3 | Wisconsin Wins | 11% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | ||
| NorthwesternN. Western Wins | 11% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | ||
| Washington (1‑0) vs USC (2‑0) |
3 | Washington Wins | 12% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | ||
| USC Wins | 11% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | ||
| UCLA (3‑0) vs Oregon (3‑0) |
2 | UCLA Wins | 12% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | ||
| Oregon Wins | 11% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | ||
| Minnesota (2‑0) vs Michigan St. (3‑0) |
2 | Minnesota Wins | 12% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | ||
| Michigan St. Wins | 11% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | ||
| Nebraska (2‑0) vs Ohio St. (1‑1) |
2 | Nebraska Wins | 12% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | ||
| Ohio St. Wins | 11% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | ||
| Iowa (2‑1) vs Purdue (0‑2) |
1 | Iowa Wins | 11% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | ||
| Purdue Wins | 11% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | ||