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, 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 | |||
| Nebraska (23‑4) vs Maryland (11‑15) |
125 | Nebraska Wins | <1% | 25% | 26% | 30% | 10% | 5% | 3% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 23% | 24% | 30% | 12% | 6% | 4% | 1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Maryland Wins | X | 6% | 12% | 32% | 21% | 13% | 12% | 3% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Purdue (22‑5) vs Michigan St. (22‑5) |
36 | Purdue Wins | X | 16% | 24% | 41% | 9% | 6% | 4% | 1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 23% | 24% | 30% | 12% | 6% | 4% | 1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Michigan St. Wins | <1% | 32% | 24% | 16% | 15% | 7% | 5% | 1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Minnesota (13‑15) vs UCLA (19‑9) |
18 | Minnesota Wins | <1% | 23% | 24% | 33% | 13% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 23% | 24% | 30% | 12% | 6% | 4% | 1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| UCLA Wins | <1% | 23% | 24% | 29% | 10% | 8% | 5% | 1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Oregon (10‑17) vs Wisconsin (19‑8) |
11 | Oregon Wins | <1% | 23% | 25% | 32% | 11% | 6% | 2% | 1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 23% | 24% | 30% | 12% | 6% | 4% | 1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Wisconsin Wins | <1% | 23% | 24% | 30% | 12% | 6% | 5% | 1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Michigan (26‑2) vs Illinois (22‑6) |
6 | Michigan Wins | X | 34% | 21% | 23% | 11% | 6% | 4% | 1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 23% | 24% | 30% | 12% | 6% | 4% | 1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Illinois Wins | <1% | 9% | 28% | 40% | 12% | 6% | 4% | 1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Iowa (19‑8) vs Ohio St. (17‑10) |
1 | Iowa Wins | <1% | 23% | 24% | 31% | 11% | 6% | 4% | 1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 23% | 24% | 30% | 12% | 6% | 4% | 1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Ohio St. Wins | <1% | 23% | 24% | 31% | 12% | 6% | 4% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||