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Big 10 Basketball - Week 5 of 18

Nebraska Most Important Games

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.

Nebraska Most Important Games
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%
  • Notes
  • ^ means the team will finish better than this playoff spot
  • X means the team cannot win this playoff spot
  • 50% - probability the team will win this playoff spot - green number indicates the team controls its destiny for this spot
  • 50% - probability the team will win this playoff spot - red number indicates the team does not control its destiny for this spot
  • *  denotes first and second round byes in the post season conference tournament
  • ** denotes first round bye in the post season conference tournament