The Most Important Games for the Northwestern Wildcats are those conference games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Wildcats final standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Northwestern Wildcats 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 |
Northwestern 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 | |||
| NorthwesternN. Western (7‑3) vs Penn State (8‑2) |
33 | NorthwesternN. Western Wins | 2% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 14% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 20% | ||
| Penn State Wins | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 23% | ||
| Indiana (8‑2) vs Nebraska (6‑2) |
1 | Indiana Wins | 2% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 20% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 20% | ||
| Nebraska Wins | 2% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 20% | ||
| Oregon (9‑1) vs Illinois (7‑2) |
0 | Oregon Wins | 2% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 20% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 20% | ||
| Illinois Wins | 2% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 21% | ||
| Minnesota (6‑5) vs Purdue (8‑2) |
0 | Minnesota Wins | 2% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 21% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 20% | ||
| Purdue Wins | 2% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 20% | ||
| Maryland (8‑2) vs Washington (7‑3) |
0 | Maryland Wins | 2% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 20% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 20% | ||
| Washington Wins | 2% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 20% | ||