The Most Important Games for the BYU Cougars are those conference games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Cougars final standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. BYU Cougars 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 |
BYU Resultant Probabilities | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season Finish | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1* First and Second Round Byes |
2* First and Second Round Byes |
3* First and Second Round Byes |
4* First and Second Round Byes |
5** First Round Bye |
6** First Round Bye |
7** First Round Bye |
8** First Round Bye |
9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |||
| BYU (8‑1) vs Kansas St. (6‑4) |
39 | BYU Wins | 18% | 15% | 13% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 4% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 16% | 14% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Kansas St. Wins | 10% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Utah (7‑3) vs Arizona (7‑0) |
4 | Utah Wins | 17% | 13% | 13% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 16% | 14% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Arizona Wins | 15% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| TCU (6‑3) vs Baylor (7‑2) |
3 | TCU Wins | 16% | 14% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 16% | 14% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Baylor Wins | 15% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Cincinnati (6‑3) vs Houston (9‑1) |
2 | Cincinnati Wins | 16% | 14% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 16% | 14% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Houston Wins | 16% | 13% | 12% | 10% | 10% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Kansas (7‑3) vs UCF (8‑1) |
2 | Kansas Wins | 16% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 16% | 14% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| UCF Wins | 16% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 7% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| West Virginia (8‑3) vs Iowa St. (10‑0) |
1 | West Virginia Wins | 17% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 16% | 14% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Iowa St. Wins | 16% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Arizona St. (7‑2) vs Colorado (8‑0) |
1 | Arizona St. Wins | 16% | 14% | 12% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 16% | 14% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Colorado Wins | 16% | 14% | 12% | 11% | 9% | 9% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Oklahoma St. (8‑0) vs Texas Tech (7‑2) |
1 | Oklahoma St. Wins | 16% | 14% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 16% | 14% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Texas Tech Wins | 16% | 14% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||