The Most Important Games for the Iowa Hawkeyes are those conference games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Hawkeyes final standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Iowa Hawkeyes 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 |
Iowa 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 | |||
| Wisconsin (4‑1) vs UCLA (5‑0) |
4 | Wisconsin Wins | 4% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| UCLA Wins | 2% | 6% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Ohio St. (5‑1) vs Indiana (6‑0) |
2 | Ohio St. Wins | 4% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Indiana Wins | 3% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 5% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Nebraska (5‑1) vs Oregon (3‑2) |
1 | Nebraska Wins | 3% | 7% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Oregon Wins | 3% | 6% | 8% | 10% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 5% | 5% | 3% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Washington (3‑3) vs Purdue (3‑3) |
1 | Washington Wins | 3% | 7% | 8% | 10% | 9% | 10% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Purdue Wins | 3% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| NorthwesternN. Western (4‑1) vs Michigan St. (2‑4) |
0 | NorthwesternN. Western Wins | 3% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Michigan St. Wins | 3% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Rutgers (1‑4) vs Maryland (2‑4) |
0 | Rutgers Wins | 3% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 5% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Maryland Wins | 3% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Michigan (3‑2) vs Penn St. (3‑3) |
0 | Michigan Wins | 3% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 5% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Penn St. Wins | 3% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 10% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||