The Most Important Games for the Minnesota Golden Gophers are those conference games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Golden Gophers final standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Minnesota Golden Gophers 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 |
Minnesota 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 | |||
| Michigan (5‑4) vs Oregon (6‑3) |
0 | Michigan Wins | <1% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 7% | 9% | 10% | 12% | 16% | 10% | 10% | 8% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 7% | 9% | 12% | 13% | 18% | 12% | 10% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Oregon Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 9% | 12% | 13% | 18% | 13% | 11% | 6% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Minnesota (5‑4) vs Penn St. (5‑4) |
0 | Minnesota Wins | <1% | <1% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 9% | 14% | 18% | 19% | 20% | 5% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 7% | 9% | 12% | 13% | 18% | 12% | 10% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Penn St. Wins | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 7% | 11% | 20% | 17% | 16% | 10% | 5% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| NorthwesternN. Western (6‑3) vs Ohio St. (6‑3) |
0 | NorthwesternN. Western Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | 4% | 5% | 7% | 9% | 9% | 11% | 18% | 14% | 10% | 6% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 7% | 9% | 12% | 13% | 18% | 12% | 10% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Ohio St. Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 9% | 13% | 14% | 17% | 12% | 10% | 7% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| USC (7‑2) vs Indiana (8‑1) |
0 | USC Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 9% | 13% | 14% | 18% | 13% | 10% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 7% | 9% | 12% | 13% | 18% | 12% | 10% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Indiana Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 9% | 10% | 13% | 18% | 12% | 11% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Wisconsin (6‑3) vs Maryland (3‑6) |
0 | Wisconsin Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 9% | 12% | 13% | 18% | 12% | 11% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 7% | 9% | 12% | 13% | 18% | 12% | 10% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Maryland Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 10% | 11% | 11% | 18% | 12% | 10% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Purdue (3‑6) vs Iowa (7‑2) |
0 | Purdue Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | 4% | 5% | 7% | 10% | 11% | 11% | 16% | 11% | 9% | 9% | 4% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 7% | 9% | 12% | 13% | 18% | 12% | 10% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Iowa Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 7% | 9% | 12% | 14% | 18% | 12% | 11% | 6% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| UCLA (9‑0) vs Illinois (6‑3) |
0 | UCLA Wins | X | <1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 7% | 10% | 11% | 13% | 18% | 11% | 10% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 7% | 9% | 12% | 13% | 18% | 12% | 10% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Illinois Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 10% | 13% | 19% | 15% | 11% | 8% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Nebraska (5‑4) vs Rutgers (2‑7) |
0 | Nebraska Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 9% | 12% | 13% | 17% | 12% | 11% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 7% | 9% | 12% | 13% | 18% | 12% | 10% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Rutgers Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 9% | 12% | 13% | 19% | 13% | 10% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Michigan St. (3‑6) vs Washington (5‑4) |
0 | Michigan St. Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 10% | 12% | 14% | 18% | 13% | 10% | 6% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 7% | 9% | 12% | 13% | 18% | 12% | 10% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Washington Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 7% | 9% | 11% | 13% | 17% | 12% | 10% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||