The Most Important Games for the Purdue Boilermakers are those conference games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Boilermakers final standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Purdue Boilermakers 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 |
Purdue 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 | |||
| Purdue (21‑4) vs Michigan (24‑1) |
81 | Purdue Wins | 13% | 29% | 25% | 16% | 10% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 19% | 25% | 21% | 16% | 9% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Michigan Wins | <1% | 12% | 26% | 25% | 20% | 12% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Iowa (18‑7) vs Nebraska (22‑3) |
26 | Iowa Wins | 6% | 23% | 30% | 17% | 14% | 8% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 19% | 25% | 21% | 16% | 9% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Nebraska Wins | 6% | 17% | 23% | 23% | 18% | 10% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| UCLA (17‑8) vs Michigan St. (20‑5) |
17 | UCLA Wins | 6% | 19% | 27% | 23% | 14% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 19% | 25% | 21% | 16% | 9% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Michigan St. Wins | 6% | 20% | 24% | 21% | 17% | 10% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Ohio St. (16‑9) vs Wisconsin (18‑7) |
9 | Ohio St. Wins | 6% | 19% | 26% | 22% | 16% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 19% | 25% | 21% | 16% | 9% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Wisconsin Wins | 6% | 20% | 25% | 20% | 16% | 11% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| USC (18‑7) vs Illinois (21‑5) |
8 | USC Wins | 8% | 25% | 22% | 19% | 15% | 9% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 19% | 25% | 21% | 16% | 9% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Illinois Wins | 5% | 15% | 28% | 23% | 17% | 9% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Oregon (9‑16) vs Minnesota (11‑14) |
0 | Oregon Wins | 6% | 19% | 25% | 21% | 16% | 9% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 19% | 25% | 21% | 16% | 9% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Minnesota Wins | 6% | 19% | 25% | 21% | 16% | 9% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Penn State (11‑15) vs Rutgers (10‑15) |
0 | Penn State Wins | 6% | 19% | 25% | 21% | 16% | 9% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 19% | 25% | 21% | 16% | 9% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Rutgers Wins | 6% | 19% | 25% | 21% | 16% | 9% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| NorthwesternN. Western (10‑16) vs Maryland (10‑14) |
0 | NorthwesternN. Western Wins | 6% | 19% | 25% | 21% | 16% | 9% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 19% | 25% | 21% | 16% | 9% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Maryland Wins | 6% | 19% | 25% | 21% | 16% | 9% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||