The Most Important Games for the Wisconsin Badgers are those conference games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Badgers final standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Wisconsin Badgers 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 |
Wisconsin 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 | |||
| Iowa (6‑4) vs Michigan St. (3‑7) |
0 | Iowa Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 1% | 4% | 7% | 22% | 26% | 25% | 14% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 1% | 4% | 7% | 18% | 27% | 23% | 20% | 2% | ||
| Michigan St. Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 1% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 26% | 15% | 37% | 3% | ||
| Maryland (4‑6) vs Michigan (8‑2) |
0 | Maryland Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | 4% | 5% | 7% | 29% | 27% | 24% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 1% | 4% | 7% | 18% | 27% | 23% | 20% | 2% | ||
| Michigan Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 1% | 4% | 8% | 20% | 26% | 22% | 19% | 2% | ||
| NorthwesternN. Western (5‑5) vs Minnesota (6‑4) |
0 | NorthwesternN. Western Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 2% | 8% | 18% | 27% | 22% | 20% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 1% | 4% | 7% | 18% | 27% | 23% | 20% | 2% | ||
| Minnesota Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 1% | 5% | 6% | 17% | 27% | 23% | 20% | 2% | ||
| Ohio St. (10‑0) vs Rutgers (5‑5) |
0 | Ohio St. Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 1% | 4% | 8% | 18% | 26% | 22% | 20% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 1% | 4% | 7% | 18% | 27% | 23% | 20% | 2% | ||
| Rutgers Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | 1% | 5% | 16% | 28% | 29% | 20% | 2% | ||
| Oregon (9‑1) vs USC (8‑2) |
0 | Oregon Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 1% | 4% | 7% | 18% | 27% | 23% | 20% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 1% | 4% | 7% | 18% | 27% | 23% | 20% | 2% | ||
| USC Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 1% | 4% | 7% | 18% | 27% | 23% | 20% | 2% | ||
| Penn St. (4‑6) vs Nebraska (7‑3) |
0 | Penn St. Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | 3% | 5% | 20% | 17% | 29% | 24% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 1% | 4% | 7% | 18% | 27% | 23% | 20% | 2% | ||
| Nebraska Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | 4% | 8% | 16% | 31% | 21% | 17% | 1% | ||
| UCLA (3‑7) vs Washington (7‑3) |
0 | UCLA Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 3% | 9% | 18% | 27% | 23% | 20% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 1% | 4% | 7% | 18% | 27% | 23% | 20% | 2% | ||
| Washington Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 1% | 4% | 6% | 18% | 27% | 23% | 20% | 2% | ||
| Wisconsin (3‑7) vs Illinois (7‑3) |
0 | Wisconsin Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 1% | 11% | 18% | 31% | 31% | 8% | <1% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 1% | 4% | 7% | 18% | 27% | 23% | 20% | 2% | ||
| Illinois Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 1% | 14% | 27% | 28% | 27% | 2% | ||