The Most Important Games for the Wisconsin Badgers are those conference games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Badgers final standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Wisconsin Badgers 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 |
Wisconsin 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 | |||
| Oregon (4‑4) vs UCLA (6‑2) |
6 | Oregon Wins | 3% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% | ||
| UCLA Wins | 7% | 5% | 4% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 8% | ||
| Ohio St. (6‑1) vs NorthwesternN. Western (5‑3) |
4 | Ohio St. Wins | 2% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 5% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% | ||
| NorthwesternN. Western Wins | 7% | 5% | 4% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 8% | ||
| Indiana (7‑1) vs Penn State (8‑1) |
2 | Indiana Wins | 3% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 5% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% | ||
| Penn State Wins | 7% | 5% | 4% | 2% | 2% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 8% | ||
| Rutgers (5‑4) vs Michigan (6‑0) |
1 | Rutgers Wins | 3% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% | ||
| Michigan Wins | 7% | 5% | 4% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 7% | ||
| Washington (5‑3) vs USC (8‑0) |
1 | Washington Wins | 3% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 6% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% | ||
| USC Wins | 7% | 5% | 4% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 8% | ||
| Iowa (7‑1) vs Maryland (6‑2) |
0 | Iowa Wins | 3% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 5% |
| Current Probabilities | 4% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% | ||
| Maryland Wins | 7% | 5% | 4% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | ||