The Most Important Games for the Purdue Boilermakers are those conference games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Boilermakers final standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Purdue Boilermakers 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 |
Purdue 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 | |||
| Minnesota (4‑2) vs Nebraska (5‑1) |
0 | Minnesota Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 7% | 9% | 12% | 18% | 21% | 23% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 9% | 13% | 17% | 21% | 23% | ||
| Nebraska Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 9% | 12% | 16% | 21% | 24% | ||
| Michigan (4‑2) vs Washington (5‑1) |
0 | Michigan Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 9% | 13% | 16% | 21% | 23% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 9% | 13% | 17% | 21% | 23% | ||
| Washington Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 7% | 9% | 12% | 17% | 21% | 23% | ||
| Purdue (2‑4) vs NorthwesternN. Western (4‑2) |
0 | Purdue Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 10% | 13% | 16% | 17% | 17% | 8% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 9% | 13% | 17% | 21% | 23% | ||
| NorthwesternN. Western Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 9% | 12% | 18% | 23% | 28% | ||
| Indiana (6‑0) vs Michigan St. (3‑3) |
0 | Indiana Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 9% | 12% | 17% | 21% | 23% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 9% | 13% | 17% | 21% | 23% | ||
| Michigan St. Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 8% | 11% | 17% | 23% | 25% | ||
| Wisconsin (2‑4) vs Ohio St. (6‑0) |
0 | Wisconsin Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 10% | 13% | 24% | 29% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 9% | 13% | 17% | 21% | 23% | ||
| Ohio St. Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 9% | 13% | 17% | 21% | 22% | ||
| Rutgers (3‑3) vs Oregon (5‑1) |
0 | Rutgers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 9% | 12% | 16% | 23% | 24% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 9% | 13% | 17% | 21% | 23% | ||
| Oregon Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 10% | 12% | 17% | 21% | 23% | ||
| Iowa (4‑2) vs Penn St. (3‑3) |
0 | Iowa Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 10% | 13% | 18% | 21% | 22% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 9% | 13% | 17% | 21% | 23% | ||
| Penn St. Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 9% | 11% | 15% | 20% | 28% | ||
| UCLA (2‑4) vs Maryland (4‑2) |
0 | UCLA Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 9% | 13% | 18% | 21% | 23% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 9% | 13% | 17% | 21% | 23% | ||
| Maryland Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 9% | 12% | 16% | 22% | 24% | ||