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. (8‑1) vs Penn State (4‑5) |
25 | Ohio St. Wins | 18% | 16% | 14% | 12% | 11% | 9% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 18% | 15% | 13% | 12% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Penn State Wins | 12% | 13% | 12% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 7% | 6% | 4% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Maryland (5‑4) vs Purdue (8‑1) |
3 | Maryland Wins | 19% | 16% | 13% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 7% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 18% | 15% | 13% | 12% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Purdue Wins | 17% | 15% | 13% | 12% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Michigan (4‑5) vs Iowa (5‑4) |
3 | Michigan Wins | 17% | 16% | 13% | 12% | 10% | 9% | 7% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 18% | 15% | 13% | 12% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Iowa Wins | 17% | 15% | 13% | 11% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Michigan St. (4‑4) vs Nebraska (7‑2) |
2 | Michigan St. Wins | 17% | 15% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 18% | 15% | 13% | 12% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Nebraska Wins | 17% | 15% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 9% | 7% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| NorthwesternN. Western (6‑1) vs Illinois (7‑1) |
0 | NorthwesternN. Western Wins | 18% | 14% | 13% | 12% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 18% | 15% | 13% | 12% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Illinois Wins | 18% | 15% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 9% | 7% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||