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** First Round Bye |
11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | |||
| Ohio St. (11‑10) vs Wisconsin (12‑7) |
17 | Ohio St. Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 10% | 14% | 23% | 30% | 5% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 8% | 12% | 21% | 38% | 9% | ||
| Wisconsin Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 9% | 22% | 45% | 12% | ||
| Purdue (21‑1) vs Penn State (14‑7) |
2 | Purdue Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 12% | 21% | 37% | 9% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 8% | 12% | 21% | 38% | 9% | ||
| Penn State Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 12% | 21% | 38% | 9% | ||
| NorthwesternN. Western (14‑5) vs Michigan (11‑10) |
1 | NorthwesternN. Western Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 12% | 20% | 38% | 9% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 8% | 12% | 21% | 38% | 9% | ||
| Michigan Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 11% | 20% | 39% | 9% | ||
| Indiana (15‑6) vs Maryland (14‑7) |
1 | Indiana Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 8% | 12% | 21% | 37% | 9% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 8% | 12% | 21% | 38% | 9% | ||
| Maryland Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 12% | 21% | 38% | 9% | ||
| Minnesota (7‑13) vs Rutgers (14‑7) |
1 | Minnesota Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 11% | 20% | 35% | 14% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 8% | 12% | 21% | 38% | 9% | ||
| Rutgers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 12% | 21% | 39% | 7% | ||
| Illinois (15‑6) vs Nebraska (10‑12) |
0 | Illinois Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 12% | 22% | 36% | 9% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 8% | 12% | 21% | 38% | 9% | ||
| Nebraska Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 10% | 19% | 42% | 9% | ||