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** First Round Bye |
11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | |||
| Indiana (15‑6) vs Maryland (14‑7) |
50 | Indiana Wins | 2% | 16% | 15% | 14% | 13% | 11% | 9% | 7% | 6% | 4% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 11% | 12% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 10% | 9% | 7% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Maryland Wins | <1% | 6% | 9% | 10% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 7% | 2% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Minnesota (7‑13) vs Rutgers (14‑7) |
6 | Minnesota Wins | 1% | 13% | 12% | 12% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 11% | 12% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 10% | 9% | 7% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Rutgers Wins | 1% | 11% | 12% | 12% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 10% | 9% | 7% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Nebraska (10‑12) vs Illinois (15‑6) |
4 | Nebraska Wins | 1% | 12% | 12% | 12% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 2% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 11% | 12% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 10% | 9% | 7% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Illinois Wins | 1% | 11% | 12% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Purdue (21‑1) vs Penn State (14‑7) |
3 | Purdue Wins | 1% | 11% | 12% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 9% | 7% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 11% | 12% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 10% | 9% | 7% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Penn State Wins | 2% | 10% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 11% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 8% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Ohio St. (11‑10) vs Wisconsin (12‑7) |
2 | Ohio St. Wins | 1% | 11% | 12% | 12% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 2% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 11% | 12% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 10% | 9% | 7% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Wisconsin Wins | 1% | 11% | 12% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 10% | 9% | 7% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Michigan (11‑10) vs NorthwesternN. Western (14‑5) |
2 | Michigan Wins | 1% | 12% | 12% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 10% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 11% | 12% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 10% | 9% | 7% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| NorthwesternN. Western Wins | 1% | 11% | 12% | 12% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 7% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||