The Most Important Games for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights are those conference games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Scarlet Knights final standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Rutgers Scarlet Knights 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 |
Rutgers 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 (22‑7) vs NorthwesternN. Western (13‑16) |
47 | Purdue Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 2% | 78% | 17% | 3% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 2% | 67% | 28% | 4% | <1% | ^ | ||
| NorthwesternN. Western Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 1% | 31% | 60% | 7% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Rutgers (12‑17) vs Michigan St. (24‑5) |
27 | Rutgers Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 16% | 78% | 6% | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 2% | 67% | 28% | 4% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Michigan St. Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | 66% | 29% | 4% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Wisconsin (20‑9) vs Maryland (11‑17) |
3 | Wisconsin Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 1% | 68% | 27% | 4% | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 2% | 67% | 28% | 4% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Maryland Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 3% | 63% | 30% | 3% | 1% | ^ | ||
| Minnesota (14‑15) vs Indiana (17‑12) |
1 | Minnesota Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 2% | 67% | 27% | 4% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 2% | 67% | 28% | 4% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Indiana Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 2% | 66% | 28% | 4% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Ohio St. (18‑11) vs Penn State (12‑17) |
0 | Ohio St. Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 2% | 66% | 31% | 1% | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 2% | 67% | 28% | 4% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Penn State Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 2% | 67% | 22% | 9% | <1% | ^ | ||
| USC (18‑11) vs Washington (14‑15) |
0 | USC Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 3% | 65% | 28% | 4% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 2% | 67% | 28% | 4% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Washington Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | 68% | 28% | 4% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Iowa (20‑9) vs Michigan (27‑2) |
0 | Iowa Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 2% | 67% | 28% | 4% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 2% | 67% | 28% | 4% | <1% | ^ | ||
| Michigan Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 2% | 67% | 28% | 4% | <1% | ^ | ||