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 (4‑2) vs Central Michigan (3‑3) |
24 | Western Michigan Wins | 31% | 22% | 14% | 10% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 24% | 19% | 13% | 10% | 9% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Central Michigan Wins | 12% | 17% | 14% | 12% | 11% | 8% | 8% | 6% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Sacramento St. (1‑5) vs Ohio (4‑2) |
4 | Sacramento St. Wins | 30% | 16% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 24% | 19% | 13% | 10% | 9% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Ohio Wins | 23% | 19% | 13% | 10% | 9% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Toledo (4‑2) vs Eastern Michigan (4‑3) |
2 | Toledo Wins | 25% | 19% | 12% | 10% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 1% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 24% | 19% | 13% | 10% | 9% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Eastern Michigan Wins | 24% | 17% | 13% | 10% | 9% | 7% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Ball State (1‑5) vs Bowling Green (2‑4) |
2 | Ball State Wins | 24% | 19% | 13% | 10% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 1% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 24% | 19% | 13% | 10% | 9% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Bowling Green Wins | 24% | 18% | 13% | 10% | 9% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Akron (1‑5) vs Miami OH (3‑3) |
1 | Akron Wins | 25% | 19% | 13% | 10% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 4% | 4% | 2% | 2% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 24% | 19% | 13% | 10% | 9% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Miami OH Wins | 24% | 19% | 12% | 10% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 1% | 1% | <1% | ||
| UMass (4‑2) vs Buffalo (3‑3) |
0 | UMass Wins | 24% | 19% | 13% | 10% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 24% | 19% | 13% | 10% | 9% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | ||
| Buffalo Wins | 24% | 19% | 13% | 10% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 2% | 2% | 1% | <1% | ||