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 (18‑6) vs Colorado (14‑11) |
29 | BYU Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 14% | 22% | 27% | 17% | 8% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 5% | 13% | 20% | 26% | 18% | 10% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Colorado Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 7% | 14% | 25% | 20% | 14% | 10% | 5% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Arizona (23‑1) vs Texas Tech (18‑6) |
7 | Arizona Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 13% | 20% | 26% | 17% | 10% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 5% | 13% | 20% | 26% | 18% | 10% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Texas Tech Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 13% | 22% | 27% | 17% | 9% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Kansas (19‑5) vs Iowa St. (21‑3) |
4 | Kansas Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 6% | 14% | 20% | 24% | 18% | 9% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 5% | 13% | 20% | 26% | 18% | 10% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Iowa St. Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 10% | 21% | 28% | 18% | 10% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Utah (9‑15) vs Cincinnati (13‑12) |
3 | Utah Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 13% | 20% | 28% | 18% | 9% | 4% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 5% | 13% | 20% | 26% | 18% | 10% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Cincinnati Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 13% | 20% | 26% | 18% | 9% | 5% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| TCU (15‑9) vs Oklahoma St. (16‑8) |
1 | TCU Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 5% | 13% | 21% | 26% | 17% | 9% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 5% | 13% | 20% | 26% | 18% | 10% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Oklahoma St. Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 12% | 20% | 27% | 17% | 10% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| UCF (17‑6) vs West Virginia (15‑9) |
0 | UCF Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 12% | 20% | 27% | 17% | 9% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 5% | 13% | 20% | 26% | 18% | 10% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| West Virginia Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 14% | 23% | 22% | 18% | 10% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Kansas St. (10‑14) vs Houston (22‑2) |
0 | Kansas St. Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 14% | 20% | 25% | 17% | 10% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 5% | 13% | 20% | 26% | 18% | 10% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Houston Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 13% | 20% | 26% | 17% | 10% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||