The Most Important Games for the Nebraska Cornhuskers are those conference games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Cornhuskers final standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Nebraska Cornhuskers 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 |
Nebraska 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 | |||
| Nebraska (7‑2) vs Michigan St. (4‑4) |
25 | Nebraska Wins | 3% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 9% | 7% | 4% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 10% | 10% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 3% | ||
| Michigan St. Wins | 1% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 9% | 7% | 5% | ||
| Penn State (4‑5) vs Ohio St. (8‑1) |
1 | Penn State Wins | 3% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 3% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 10% | 10% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 3% | ||
| Ohio St. Wins | 3% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 10% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 3% | ||
| Maryland (5‑4) vs Purdue (9‑1) |
1 | Maryland Wins | 4% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 10% | 8% | 6% | 3% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 10% | 10% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 3% | ||
| Purdue Wins | 3% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 5% | 3% | ||
| Illinois (7‑2) vs NorthwesternN. Western (6‑1) |
0 | Illinois Wins | 3% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 3% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 10% | 10% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 3% | ||
| NorthwesternN. Western Wins | 3% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 10% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 5% | 3% | ||
| Iowa (5‑4) vs Michigan (4‑5) |
0 | Iowa Wins | 3% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 3% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 10% | 10% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 3% | ||
| Michigan Wins | 3% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 3% | ||