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 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 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | NT | |||
| Purdue (11‑1) vs Wisconsin (8‑4) |
70 | Purdue Wins | 16% | 16% | 14% | 13% | 11% | 9% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 14% | 14% | 14% | 13% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Wisconsin Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 9% | 12% | 12% | 13% | 12% | 10% | 9% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 2% | ||
| Penn State (8‑4) vs Illinois (9‑3) |
6 | Penn State Wins | 15% | 15% | 14% | 13% | 11% | 9% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 14% | 14% | 14% | 13% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Illinois Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 14% | 14% | 14% | 13% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | ||
| UCLA (10‑3) vs Iowa (10‑2) |
3 | UCLA Wins | 14% | 14% | 14% | 13% | 11% | 9% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 14% | 14% | 14% | 13% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Iowa Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 15% | 14% | 13% | 13% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | ||
| Rutgers (6‑6) vs Ohio St. (9‑3) |
3 | Rutgers Wins | 14% | 14% | 14% | 13% | 12% | 10% | 8% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 14% | 14% | 14% | 13% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Ohio St. Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 14% | 14% | 14% | 13% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | ||
| Nebraska (12‑0) vs Michigan St. (11‑1) |
2 | Nebraska Wins | 15% | 14% | 14% | 13% | 12% | 9% | 7% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 14% | 14% | 14% | 13% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Michigan St. Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 15% | 14% | 14% | 13% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | ||
| Indiana (10‑3) vs Washington (8‑4) |
2 | Indiana Wins | 15% | 15% | 14% | 13% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 14% | 14% | 14% | 13% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Washington Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 15% | 14% | 14% | 13% | 11% | 9% | 7% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | ||
| NorthwesternN. Western (7‑5) vs Minnesota (7‑5) |
1 | NorthwesternN. Western Wins | 14% | 14% | 14% | 13% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 14% | 14% | 14% | 13% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Minnesota Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 14% | 14% | 14% | 13% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | ||
| Michigan (10‑0) vs USC (12‑1) |
1 | Michigan Wins | 14% | 14% | 14% | 13% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 14% | 14% | 14% | 13% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | ||
| USC Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 15% | 14% | 14% | 12% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | ||
| Oregon (6‑6) vs Maryland (6‑5) |
0 | Oregon Wins | 15% | 15% | 13% | 13% | 12% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 14% | 14% | 14% | 13% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Maryland Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 14% | 15% | 14% | 13% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | ||