The Most Important Games for the Ohio St. Buckeyes are those conference games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Buckeyes final standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Ohio St. Buckeyes 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 |
Ohio St. 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 | |||
| Ohio St. (10‑4) vs Oregon (8‑7) |
45 | Ohio St. Wins | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 9% | 10% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 10% | 10% | 9% | 9% | 7% | ||
| Oregon Wins | 6% | 4% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 10% | 11% | 10% | ||
| Maryland (7‑6) vs Indiana (11‑3) |
5 | Maryland Wins | <1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 4% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 10% | 10% | 9% | 9% | 7% | ||
| Indiana Wins | 6% | 4% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 10% | 9% | 10% | 9% | ||
| NorthwesternN. Western (8‑6) vs Michigan St. (13‑2) |
3 | NorthwesternN. Western Wins | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 10% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 4% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 10% | 10% | 9% | 9% | 7% | ||
| Michigan St. Wins | 6% | 4% | 2% | 1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 9% | ||
| Purdue (13‑1) vs Washington (9‑5) |
2 | Purdue Wins | <1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 10% | 10% | 9% | 9% | 7% | 6% | 4% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 10% | 10% | 9% | 9% | 7% | ||
| Washington Wins | 6% | 4% | 2% | 1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 10% | 9% | 10% | 9% | ||
| Michigan (12‑0) vs Penn State (9‑5) |
2 | Michigan Wins | <1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 10% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 4% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 10% | 10% | 9% | 9% | 7% | ||
| Penn State Wins | 6% | 4% | 2% | 1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 10% | 9% | 9% | ||
| Rutgers (8‑7) vs Illinois (11‑3) |
1 | Rutgers Wins | <1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 10% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 4% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 10% | 10% | 9% | 9% | 7% | ||
| Illinois Wins | 6% | 4% | 2% | 1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 9% | ||
| Wisconsin (9‑5) vs UCLA (10‑4) |
1 | Wisconsin Wins | <1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 10% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 4% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 10% | 10% | 9% | 9% | 7% | ||
| UCLA Wins | 6% | 4% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 9% | ||
| Minnesota (9‑5) vs Iowa (12‑2) |
0 | Minnesota Wins | <1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 4% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 10% | 10% | 9% | 9% | 7% | ||
| Iowa Wins | 6% | 4% | 2% | 1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 9% | ||