The Most Important Games for the Indiana Hoosiers are those conference games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Hoosiers final standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Indiana Hoosiers 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 |
Indiana Resultant Probabilities | |||||||||||||||||
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| Regular Season Finish | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1* Conference Championship Game Participant |
2* Conference Championship Game Participant |
3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | |||
| Indiana (6‑1) vs Michigan (4‑2) |
23 | Indiana Wins | 12% | 17% | 19% | 16% | 12% | 9% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 13% | 16% | 15% | 12% | 10% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Michigan Wins | 1% | 5% | 13% | 15% | 14% | 13% | 11% | 9% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Michigan St. (2‑5) vs UCLA (6‑0) |
7 | Michigan St. Wins | 11% | 15% | 14% | 13% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 13% | 16% | 15% | 12% | 10% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| UCLA Wins | 8% | 13% | 16% | 15% | 12% | 10% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Minnesota (4‑2) vs Iowa (5‑1) |
2 | Minnesota Wins | 8% | 14% | 18% | 14% | 11% | 9% | 7% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 13% | 16% | 15% | 12% | 10% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Iowa Wins | 7% | 13% | 16% | 14% | 12% | 10% | 8% | 6% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Illinois (3‑3) vs Oregon (4‑2) |
2 | Illinois Wins | 9% | 13% | 17% | 14% | 12% | 10% | 7% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 13% | 16% | 15% | 12% | 10% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Oregon Wins | 7% | 13% | 16% | 15% | 12% | 10% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Rutgers (2‑4) vs NorthwesternN. Western (5‑1) |
1 | Rutgers Wins | 8% | 14% | 17% | 15% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 13% | 16% | 15% | 12% | 10% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| NorthwesternN. Western Wins | 8% | 13% | 16% | 14% | 12% | 10% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| USC (6‑1) vs Wisconsin (4‑2) |
1 | USC Wins | 8% | 13% | 17% | 14% | 12% | 10% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 13% | 16% | 15% | 12% | 10% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Wisconsin Wins | 8% | 13% | 16% | 14% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 6% | 5% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||