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 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 | |||
| Rutgers (16‑7) vs Indiana (16‑7) |
49 | Rutgers Wins | 6% | 45% | 19% | 11% | 8% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 32% | 17% | 13% | 10% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Indiana Wins | 1% | 24% | 17% | 14% | 12% | 10% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Minnesota (7‑15) vs Illinois (16‑7) |
6 | Minnesota Wins | 4% | 36% | 17% | 12% | 9% | 7% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 32% | 17% | 13% | 10% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Illinois Wins | 3% | 32% | 17% | 13% | 10% | 8% | 6% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Ohio St. (11‑11) vs Michigan (12‑10) |
3 | Ohio St. Wins | 3% | 33% | 17% | 13% | 10% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 32% | 17% | 13% | 10% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Michigan Wins | 3% | 33% | 17% | 12% | 10% | 8% | 6% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Nebraska (10‑13) vs Penn State (14‑8) |
3 | Nebraska Wins | 3% | 32% | 18% | 12% | 10% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 32% | 17% | 13% | 10% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Penn State Wins | 3% | 32% | 17% | 12% | 10% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Michigan St. (14‑9) vs Maryland (16‑7) |
1 | Michigan St. Wins | 3% | 33% | 18% | 13% | 10% | 7% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 32% | 17% | 13% | 10% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Maryland Wins | 3% | 32% | 18% | 13% | 10% | 8% | 6% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| NorthwesternN. Western (15‑7) vs Wisconsin (13‑8) |
1 | NorthwesternN. Western Wins | 3% | 33% | 17% | 12% | 10% | 8% | 6% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 32% | 17% | 13% | 10% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Wisconsin Wins | 3% | 33% | 17% | 12% | 10% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||