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Conference USA Basketball - Week 5 of 18

FIU Most Important Games

The Most Important Games for the FIU Golden Panthers are those conference games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Golden Panthers final standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. FIU Golden Panthers fans can use this table to identify the most interesting conference games in the upcoming week of play.

FIU Most Important Games
Game Importance
Factor
(0‑∼100)
Game
Winner
FIU Resultant Probabilities
Regular Season Finish
1*
First Round Bye
2*
First Round Bye
3*
First Round Bye
4*
First Round Bye
5*
First Round Bye
6*
First Round Bye
7*
First Round Bye
8 9
FIU
(3‑7)

vs
Jacksonville StateJacksnvlle St.
(4‑6)
13 FIU Wins 1% 3% 6% 9% 11% 15% 17% 20% 18%
Current Probabilities 1% 2% 4% 7% 10% 13% 16% 20% 27%
Jacksonville StateJacksnvlle St. Wins <1% 1% 3% 6% 9% 12% 16% 20% 31%
Louisiana Tech
(7‑2)

vs
Sam Houston
(5‑4)
1 Louisiana Tech Wins 1% 2% 5% 7% 9% 13% 16% 20% 26%
Current Probabilities 1% 2% 4% 7% 10% 13% 16% 20% 27%
Sam Houston Wins 1% 2% 4% 7% 10% 13% 16% 20% 27%
Liberty
(7‑2)

vs
Western Kentucky
(6‑3)
1 Liberty Wins 1% 2% 5% 7% 10% 13% 16% 20% 27%
Current Probabilities 1% 2% 4% 7% 10% 13% 16% 20% 27%
Western Kentucky Wins 1% 2% 4% 7% 10% 13% 16% 20% 27%
UTEP
(6‑3)

vs
New Mexico St.
(4‑6)
0 UTEP Wins 1% 2% 4% 7% 10% 13% 16% 20% 28%
Current Probabilities 1% 2% 4% 7% 10% 13% 16% 20% 27%
New Mexico St. Wins 1% 2% 5% 7% 10% 12% 16% 20% 28%
  • Notes
  • ^ means the team will finish better than this playoff spot
  • X means the team cannot win this playoff spot
  • 50% - probability the team will win this playoff spot - green number indicates the team controls its destiny for this spot
  • 50% - probability the team will win this playoff spot - red number indicates the team does not control its destiny for this spot
  • * denotes first round bye in the post season conference tournament