The Most Important Games for the Iowa St. Cyclones are those conference games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Cyclones final standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Iowa St. Cyclones 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 |
Iowa St. 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 | |||
| Iowa St. (16‑0) vs Kansas (11‑5) |
33 | Iowa St. Wins | 27% | 22% | 17% | 13% | 9% | 6% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 22% | 20% | 17% | 14% | 11% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Kansas Wins | 14% | 17% | 17% | 15% | 12% | 9% | 6% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Arizona St. (9‑6) vs Arizona (15‑0) |
6 | Arizona St. Wins | 25% | 20% | 17% | 13% | 9% | 7% | 4% | 3% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 22% | 20% | 17% | 14% | 11% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Arizona Wins | 21% | 20% | 17% | 14% | 11% | 8% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Kansas St. (9‑7) vs UCF (13‑2) |
4 | Kansas St. Wins | 22% | 20% | 17% | 14% | 10% | 7% | 4% | 3% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 22% | 20% | 17% | 14% | 11% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| UCF Wins | 22% | 20% | 17% | 14% | 10% | 8% | 5% | 3% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Utah (8‑8) vs Texas Tech (12‑4) |
3 | Utah Wins | 22% | 21% | 18% | 13% | 10% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 22% | 20% | 17% | 14% | 11% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Texas Tech Wins | 22% | 20% | 17% | 14% | 11% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| TCU (11‑5) vs BYU (15‑1) |
3 | TCU Wins | 24% | 20% | 17% | 13% | 9% | 7% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 22% | 20% | 17% | 14% | 11% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| BYU Wins | 21% | 20% | 18% | 14% | 11% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| West Virginia (11‑5) vs Houston (15‑1) |
2 | West Virginia Wins | 24% | 21% | 17% | 12% | 10% | 7% | 4% | 3% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 22% | 20% | 17% | 14% | 11% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Houston Wins | 22% | 20% | 16% | 14% | 11% | 7% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Baylor (10‑5) vs Oklahoma St. (12‑3) |
2 | Baylor Wins | 22% | 20% | 18% | 14% | 10% | 7% | 4% | 3% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 22% | 20% | 17% | 14% | 11% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Oklahoma St. Wins | 22% | 20% | 17% | 14% | 10% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Cincinnati (8‑8) vs Colorado (12‑3) |
2 | Cincinnati Wins | 21% | 20% | 18% | 14% | 10% | 7% | 4% | 3% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 22% | 20% | 17% | 14% | 11% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Colorado Wins | 21% | 20% | 17% | 14% | 10% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||