The Most Important Games for the Michigan St. Spartans are those conference games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Spartans final standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Michigan St. Spartans 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 |
Michigan St. 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 | |||
| Rutgers (5‑4) vs Michigan (6‑0) |
8 | Rutgers Wins | 15% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 9% | 9% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 14% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | ||
| Michigan Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 14% | 12% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | ||
| Iowa (7‑1) vs Maryland (6‑2) |
5 | Iowa Wins | 14% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 14% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | ||
| Maryland Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 14% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 7% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 2% | ||
| Oregon (4‑4) vs UCLA (6‑2) |
4 | Oregon Wins | 14% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 14% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | ||
| UCLA Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 14% | 13% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | ||
| Minnesota (5‑4) vs Purdue (8‑1) |
4 | Minnesota Wins | 15% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 7% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 14% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | ||
| Purdue Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 14% | 12% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 2% | ||
| Wisconsin (7‑2) vs Nebraska (8‑0) |
4 | Wisconsin Wins | 15% | 12% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 14% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | ||
| Nebraska Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 14% | 12% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 2% | ||
| Indiana (7‑2) vs Penn State (8‑1) |
3 | Indiana Wins | 14% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 14% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | ||
| Penn State Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 14% | 12% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 2% | ||
| Washington (5‑3) vs USC (8‑0) |
2 | Washington Wins | 15% | 13% | 11% | 10% | 10% | 8% | 8% | 6% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 14% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | ||
| USC Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 13% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 2% | ||
| Ohio St. (7‑1) vs Illinois (6‑2) |
1 | Ohio St. Wins | 14% | 12% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 14% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | ||
| Illinois Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 14% | 13% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 2% | ||