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Big 10 Basketball - Week 5 of 18

Purdue Most Important Games

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.

Purdue Most Important Games
Game Importance
Factor
(0‑∼100)
Game
Winner
Purdue 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
Purdue
(8‑1)

vs
Maryland
(5‑4)
25 Purdue Wins 19% 20% 18% 14% 11% 8% 5% 3% 2% 1% <1% <1% <1% <1%
Current Probabilities 18% 19% 17% 14% 11% 8% 5% 3% 2% 1% <1% <1% <1% <1%
Maryland Wins 11% 16% 16% 15% 13% 10% 8% 5% 3% 2% 1% <1% <1% <1%
Penn State
(4‑5)

vs
Ohio St.
(8‑1)
4 Penn State Wins 20% 19% 17% 14% 11% 8% 5% 3% 2% 1% <1% <1% <1% <1%
Current Probabilities 18% 19% 17% 14% 11% 8% 5% 3% 2% 1% <1% <1% <1% <1%
Ohio St. Wins 17% 19% 17% 14% 11% 8% 6% 4% 2% 1% <1% <1% <1% <1%
NorthwesternN. Western
(6‑1)

vs
Illinois
(7‑1)
1 NorthwesternN. Western Wins 18% 19% 17% 14% 11% 8% 6% 3% 2% 1% <1% <1% <1% <1%
Current Probabilities 18% 19% 17% 14% 11% 8% 5% 3% 2% 1% <1% <1% <1% <1%
Illinois Wins 19% 18% 17% 14% 11% 8% 5% 3% 2% 1% <1% <1% <1% <1%
Michigan
(4‑5)

vs
Iowa
(5‑4)
1 Michigan Wins 18% 19% 17% 15% 11% 8% 5% 3% 2% 1% <1% <1% <1% <1%
Current Probabilities 18% 19% 17% 14% 11% 8% 5% 3% 2% 1% <1% <1% <1% <1%
Iowa Wins 18% 19% 18% 14% 11% 8% 5% 3% 2% 1% <1% <1% <1% <1%
Michigan St.
(4‑4)

vs
Nebraska
(7‑2)
0 Michigan St. Wins 18% 19% 17% 14% 11% 8% 5% 3% 2% 1% <1% <1% <1% <1%
Current Probabilities 18% 19% 17% 14% 11% 8% 5% 3% 2% 1% <1% <1% <1% <1%
Nebraska Wins 18% 19% 18% 14% 11% 8% 6% 3% 2% 1% <1% <1% <1% <1%
  • Notes
  • ^ means the team will finish better than this playoff spot
  • X means the team cannot win this playoff spot
  • 50% - probability the team will win this playoff spot - green number indicates the team controls its destiny for this spot
  • 50% - probability the team will win this playoff spot - red number indicates the team does not control its destiny for this spot
  • *  denotes first and second round byes in the post season conference tournament
  • ** denotes first round bye in the post season conference tournament