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 (0‑2) vs Iowa (2‑0) |
20 | Purdue Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 10% | 14% | 21% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 9% | 13% | 29% | ||
| Iowa Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 9% | 13% | 31% | ||
| NorthwesternN. Western (2‑0) vs Wisconsin (2‑0) |
2 | NorthwesternN. Western Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 9% | 13% | 29% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 9% | 13% | 29% | ||
| Wisconsin Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 9% | 13% | 30% | ||
| Minnesota (2‑0) vs Michigan St. (2‑0) |
1 | Minnesota Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 9% | 13% | 29% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 9% | 13% | 29% | ||
| Michigan St. Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 9% | 13% | 30% | ||
| USC (1‑0) vs Washington (1‑0) |
1 | USC Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 9% | 13% | 29% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 9% | 13% | 29% | ||
| Washington Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 9% | 13% | 29% | ||
| Ohio St. (1‑1) vs Nebraska (1‑0) |
0 | Ohio St. Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 13% | 30% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 9% | 13% | 29% | ||
| Nebraska Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 9% | 13% | 30% | ||
| UCLA (2‑0) vs Oregon (2‑0) |
0 | UCLA Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 9% | 13% | 29% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 9% | 13% | 29% | ||
| Oregon Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 9% | 13% | 29% | ||
| Rutgers (1‑0) vs Indiana (2‑0) |
0 | Rutgers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 9% | 13% | 29% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 9% | 13% | 29% | ||
| Indiana Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 9% | 13% | 30% | ||