The Most Important Games for the Northern Illinois Huskies are those conference games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Huskies final standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Northern Illinois Huskies 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 |
Northern Illinois Resultant Probabilities | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season Finish | |||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | NT | |||
| Northern Illinois (3‑7) vs Eastern Michigan (5‑4) |
11 | Northern Illinois Wins | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 5% | 7% | 9% | 11% | 60% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 10% | 67% | ||
| Eastern Michigan Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 5% | 7% | 9% | 70% | ||
| Toledo (6‑3) vs Western Michigan (3‑5) |
1 | Toledo Wins | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 10% | 66% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 10% | 67% | ||
| Western Michigan Wins | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 67% | ||
| Miami OH (5‑3) vs Buffalo (5‑5) |
1 | Miami OH Wins | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 10% | 67% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 10% | 67% | ||
| Buffalo Wins | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 9% | 68% | ||
| Central Michigan (5‑3) vs Ohio (4‑5) |
1 | Central Michigan Wins | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 9% | 68% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 10% | 67% | ||
| Ohio Wins | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 9% | 68% | ||
| Kent State (7‑3) vs Ball State (3‑6) |
0 | Kent State Wins | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 10% | 67% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 10% | 67% | ||
| Ball State Wins | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 68% | ||
| Akron (6‑2) vs Bowling Green (4‑5) |
0 | Akron Wins | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 68% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 10% | 67% | ||
| Bowling Green Wins | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 68% | ||