The Most Important Games for the Iowa Hawkeyes are those conference games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Hawkeyes final standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Iowa Hawkeyes 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 |
Iowa 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 | |||
| Iowa (12‑4) vs USC (10‑6) |
36 | Iowa Wins | 2% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 10% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 2% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 4% | ||
| USC Wins | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 6% | ||
| Rutgers (8‑8) vs UCLA (11‑5) |
2 | Rutgers Wins | 2% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 4% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 4% | ||
| UCLA Wins | 1% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 4% | ||
| Michigan St. (14‑2) vs Penn State (12‑5) |
1 | Michigan St. Wins | 2% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 4% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 4% | ||
| Penn State Wins | 2% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 4% | ||
| Washington (10‑7) vs Purdue (13‑4) |
1 | Washington Wins | 1% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 4% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 4% | ||
| Purdue Wins | 1% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 4% | 4% | ||
| Illinois (12‑4) vs Indiana (13‑4) |
1 | Illinois Wins | 1% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 4% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 4% | ||
| Indiana Wins | 1% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 6% | 4% | 4% | ||
| Ohio St. (10‑6) vs Wisconsin (13‑3) |
1 | Ohio St. Wins | 1% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 4% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 4% | ||
| Wisconsin Wins | 1% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 4% | ||
| Minnesota (8‑8) vs Maryland (12‑4) |
0 | Minnesota Wins | 1% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 4% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 4% | ||
| Maryland Wins | 1% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 4% | ||