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