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 (8‑3) vs Minnesota (6‑5) |
33 | Purdue Wins | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 3% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 3% | 5% | ||
| Minnesota Wins | 4% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 7% | ||
| Nebraska (7‑2) vs UCLA (9‑1) |
2 | Nebraska Wins | 7% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 5% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 3% | 5% | ||
| UCLA Wins | 6% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 5% | ||
| NorthwesternN. Western (7‑3) vs Penn State (9‑2) |
1 | NorthwesternN. Western Wins | 6% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 5% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 3% | 5% | ||
| Penn State Wins | 6% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 5% | ||
| Rutgers (7‑4) vs Indiana (8‑3) |
1 | Rutgers Wins | 6% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 5% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 3% | 5% | ||
| Indiana Wins | 6% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 5% | ||
| USC (6‑4) vs Michigan (8‑2) |
1 | USC Wins | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 5% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 3% | 5% | ||
| Michigan Wins | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 5% | ||
| Washington (7‑3) vs Maryland (8‑2) |
0 | Washington Wins | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 3% | 5% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 3% | 5% | ||
| Maryland Wins | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 5% | ||
| Wisconsin (9‑3) vs Iowa (7‑3) |
0 | Wisconsin Wins | 6% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 5% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 3% | 5% | ||
| Iowa Wins | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 3% | 5% | ||
| Oregon (9‑1) vs Illinois (7‑3) |
0 | Oregon Wins | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 5% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 3% | 5% | ||
| Illinois Wins | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 5% | ||
| Ohio St. (6‑4) vs Michigan St. (8‑2) |
0 | Ohio St. Wins | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 5% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 3% | 5% | ||
| Michigan St. Wins | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 5% | ||