The Most Important Games for the Central Michigan Chippewas are those conference games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Chippewas final standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Central Michigan Chippewas 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 |
Central Michigan Resultant Probabilities | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season Finish | ||||||||||||||
| 1* First Round Bye |
2* First Round Bye |
3* First Round Bye |
4* First Round Bye |
5** First Round Home Field Advantage |
6** First Round Home Field Advantage |
7** First Round Home Field Advantage |
8** First Round Home Field Advantage |
9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |||
| Central Michigan (8‑15) vs Ball State (16‑7) |
4 | Central Michigan Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 6% | 12% | 21% | 28% | 19% | 10% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 8% | 16% | 25% | 23% | 17% | 8% | ||
| Ball State Wins | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 6% | 14% | 25% | 24% | 20% | 9% | ||
| Kent State (18‑5) vs Bowling Green (10‑13) |
1 | Kent State Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 7% | 16% | 25% | 22% | 17% | 8% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 8% | 16% | 25% | 23% | 17% | 8% | ||
| Bowling Green Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 12% | 29% | 24% | 17% | 8% | ||
| Northern Illinois (10‑13) vs Ohio (12‑11) |
1 | Northern Illinois Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 8% | 16% | 24% | 22% | 17% | 8% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 8% | 16% | 25% | 23% | 17% | 8% | ||
| Ohio Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 7% | 15% | 27% | 23% | 17% | 8% | ||
| Buffalo (11‑12) vs Eastern Michigan (6‑17) |
0 | Buffalo Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 7% | 16% | 28% | 22% | 17% | 8% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 8% | 16% | 25% | 23% | 17% | 8% | ||
| Eastern Michigan Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 8% | 13% | 20% | 25% | 21% | 9% | ||
| Toledo (17‑6) vs Akron (17‑6) |
0 | Toledo Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 7% | 16% | 26% | 22% | 17% | 8% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 8% | 16% | 25% | 23% | 17% | 8% | ||
| Akron Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 8% | 15% | 25% | 22% | 18% | 8% | ||
| Miami OH (7‑16) vs Western Michigan (6‑17) |
0 | Miami OH Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 7% | 16% | 27% | 22% | 15% | 8% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 8% | 16% | 25% | 23% | 17% | 8% | ||
| Western Michigan Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 8% | 16% | 25% | 22% | 18% | 8% | ||