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 (22‑5) vs Michigan St. (22‑5) |
202 | Purdue Wins | X | 33% | 37% | 17% | 10% | 3% | 1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | 19% | 25% | 20% | 20% | 10% | 5% | 1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Michigan St. Wins | X | 2% | 10% | 24% | 35% | 18% | 9% | 2% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Maryland (11‑15) vs Nebraska (23‑4) |
48 | Maryland Wins | X | 20% | 32% | 24% | 13% | 8% | 3% | 1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | 19% | 25% | 20% | 20% | 10% | 5% | 1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Nebraska Wins | X | 19% | 24% | 20% | 21% | 10% | 5% | 1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Minnesota (13‑15) vs UCLA (19‑9) |
7 | Minnesota Wins | X | 18% | 26% | 21% | 21% | 11% | 2% | 1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | 19% | 25% | 20% | 20% | 10% | 5% | 1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| UCLA Wins | X | 19% | 25% | 20% | 20% | 9% | 6% | 1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Michigan (26‑2) vs Illinois (22‑6) |
5 | Michigan Wins | X | 28% | 18% | 19% | 20% | 10% | 4% | 1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | 19% | 25% | 20% | 20% | 10% | 5% | 1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Illinois Wins | X | 6% | 37% | 21% | 22% | 9% | 4% | 1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Oregon (10‑17) vs Wisconsin (19‑8) |
3 | Oregon Wins | X | 20% | 27% | 19% | 22% | 8% | 4% | 1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | 19% | 25% | 20% | 20% | 10% | 5% | 1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Wisconsin Wins | X | 19% | 25% | 21% | 20% | 10% | 5% | 1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Ohio St. (17‑10) vs Iowa (19‑8) |
0 | Ohio St. Wins | X | 19% | 26% | 19% | 20% | 9% | 5% | 2% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | 19% | 25% | 20% | 20% | 10% | 5% | 1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||
| Iowa Wins | X | 19% | 26% | 20% | 21% | 10% | 4% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ||