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