The Most Important Games for the Western Michigan Broncos are those conference games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Broncos final standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Western Michigan Broncos 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 |
Western Michigan Resultant Probabilities | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season Finish | |||||||||||||||
| 1* Conference Championship Game Participant |
2* Conference Championship Game Participant |
3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | |||
| Western Michigan (6‑3) vs Akron (1‑8) |
42 | Western Michigan Wins | 16% | 42% | 20% | 14% | 5% | 3% | 1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 14% | 37% | 20% | 16% | 7% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ||
| Akron Wins | 1% | 15% | 26% | 27% | 18% | 6% | 4% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ||
| UMass (5‑4) vs Toledo (7‑2) |
14 | UMass Wins | 23% | 39% | 16% | 10% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 14% | 37% | 20% | 16% | 7% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ||
| Toledo Wins | 11% | 37% | 21% | 17% | 8% | 4% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ||
| Ball State (3‑6) vs Buffalo (6‑3) |
10 | Ball State Wins | 15% | 43% | 22% | 9% | 5% | 3% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 14% | 37% | 20% | 16% | 7% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ||
| Buffalo Wins | 13% | 35% | 19% | 18% | 9% | 4% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ||
| Miami OH (5‑4) vs Ohio (7‑2) |
6 | Miami OH Wins | 23% | 32% | 17% | 13% | 8% | 5% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 14% | 37% | 20% | 16% | 7% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ||
| Ohio Wins | 9% | 40% | 23% | 17% | 6% | 3% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ||
| Kent State (3‑6) vs Bowling Green (2‑7) |
1 | Kent State Wins | 14% | 37% | 19% | 16% | 7% | 4% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 14% | 37% | 20% | 16% | 7% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ||
| Bowling Green Wins | 13% | 38% | 21% | 15% | 8% | 3% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ||
| Sacramento St. (2‑8) vs Central Michigan (4‑5) |
1 | Sacramento St. Wins | 14% | 39% | 19% | 16% | 7% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | 14% | 37% | 20% | 16% | 7% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ||
| Central Michigan Wins | 14% | 38% | 20% | 15% | 7% | 3% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ^ | ^ | ||