The Most Important Games for the Northern Iowa Panthers are those conference games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Panthers final standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Northern Iowa Panthers 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 Iowa Resultant Probabilities | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season Finish | ||||||||||||||
| 1* First Round Bye |
2* First Round Bye |
3* First Round Bye |
4* First Round Bye |
5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |||
| Bradley (7‑4) vs Southern Illinois (6‑6) |
1 | Bradley Wins | 22% | 20% | 17% | 14% | 10% | 7% | 4% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | 22% |
| Current Probabilities | 20% | 17% | 14% | 10% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | 22% | 20% | ||
| Southern Illinois Wins | 17% | 13% | 10% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 1% | 1% | <1% | ?? | ?? | ?? | ||
| Valparaiso (6‑5) vs Murray State (9‑3) |
0 | Valparaiso Wins | 23% | 20% | 16% | 13% | 10% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | 22% |
| Current Probabilities | 20% | 17% | 14% | 10% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | 22% | 20% | ||
| Murray State Wins | 18% | 14% | 10% | 8% | 5% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ?? | ?? | ?? | ||
| Drake (6‑6) vs Evansville (4‑8) |
0 | Drake Wins | 22% | 20% | 17% | 14% | 11% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | 22% |
| Current Probabilities | 20% | 17% | 14% | 10% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | 22% | 20% | ||
| Evansville Wins | 17% | 14% | 10% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 1% | 1% | <1% | ?? | ?? | ?? | ||
| Indiana St. (7‑5) vs Illinois St. (8‑3) |
0 | Indiana St. Wins | 23% | 21% | 17% | 13% | 10% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 1% | 1% | <1% | 22% |
| Current Probabilities | 20% | 17% | 14% | 10% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | 22% | 20% | ||
| Illinois St. Wins | 17% | 14% | 10% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | ?? | ?? | ?? | ||