The Most Important Games for the North Dakota Fighting Sioux are those conference games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Fighting Sioux final standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. North Dakota Fighting Sioux fans can use this table to identify the most interesting conference games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Remaining Games Winner |
North Dakota Resultant Probabilities | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season Finish | |||||||||||
| 1* First Round Home Ice Advantange |
2* First Round Home Ice Advantange |
3* First Round Home Ice Advantange |
4* First Round Home Ice Advantange |
5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | NT | |||
| North Dakota (13‑4) vs Nebraska-OmahaNebr-Omaha (6‑9) 1 Game Remaining |
6 | North Dakota Sweeps 1 Game | 44% | 31% | 17% | 6% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 41% | 30% | 18% | 8% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Nebraska-OmahaNebr-Omaha Sweeps 1 Game | 32% | 31% | 21% | 11% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| St. Cloud State (7‑10) vs Denver (12‑5‑1) 1 Game Remaining |
1 | St. Cloud State Sweeps 1 Game | 46% | 27% | 16% | 7% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 41% | 30% | 18% | 8% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Denver Sweeps 1 Game | 39% | 31% | 19% | 8% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Arizona St. (7‑9‑1) vs Minnesota-DuluthMN-Duluth (14‑5) 1 Game Remaining |
1 | Arizona St. Sweeps 1 Game | 43% | 32% | 14% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 41% | 30% | 18% | 8% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Minnesota-DuluthMN-Duluth Sweeps 1 Game | 40% | 30% | 19% | 8% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Colorado College (8‑7‑2) vs Miami (10‑6‑1) 1 Game Remaining |
0 | Colorado College Sweeps 1 Game | 41% | 30% | 18% | 7% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 41% | 30% | 18% | 8% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Miami Sweeps 1 Game | 41% | 30% | 18% | 8% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
North Dakota Resultant Probabilities | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season Finish | |||||||||||
| 1* First Round Home Ice Advantange |
2* First Round Home Ice Advantange |
3* First Round Home Ice Advantange |
4* First Round Home Ice Advantange |
5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | NT | |||
| North Dakota (13‑4) vs Nebraska-OmahaNebr-Omaha (6‑9) |
6 | North Dakota Wins | 44% | 31% | 17% | 6% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 41% | 30% | 18% | 8% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Nebraska-OmahaNebr-Omaha Wins | 32% | 31% | 21% | 11% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| St. Cloud State (7‑10) vs Denver (12‑5‑1) |
1 | St. Cloud State Wins | 46% | 27% | 16% | 7% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 41% | 30% | 18% | 8% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Denver Wins | 39% | 31% | 19% | 8% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Arizona St. (7‑9‑1) vs Minnesota-DuluthMN-Duluth (14‑5) |
1 | Arizona St. Wins | 43% | 32% | 14% | 7% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 41% | 30% | 18% | 8% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Minnesota-DuluthMN-Duluth Wins | 40% | 30% | 19% | 8% | 3% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Colorado College (8‑7‑2) vs Miami (10‑6‑1) |
0 | Colorado College Wins | 41% | 30% | 18% | 7% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 41% | 30% | 18% | 8% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||
| Miami Wins | 41% | 30% | 18% | 8% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||